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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Arlington is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 67.83% and females 32.17%, based on recent birth statistics.
The popularity of the name has increased by 5% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Arlington in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
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.