Arlington

Arlington Meaning & Origin

About Arlington
The name "Arlington" is of Old English origin and is derived from the words "earl" meaning "nobleman" and "tun" meaning "town" or "settlement." Therefore, the name Arlington can be interpreted to mean "settlement of the nobleman" or "town of the nobles."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Arlington is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 67.83% and females 32.17%, based on recent birth statistics.

Arlington Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 5% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ARLNKTN
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A64052305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AA1 R L IH0 NG T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈɑrlɪŋtən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ARLNKTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A645

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Arlington in Braille

Here's how to represent Arlington in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Arlington in braille

How to Spell the Name Arlington in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Arlington using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Arlington in sign language

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