About Thornton
The name Thornton is of English origin and is derived from a place name meaning "thorn bush settlement" or "thorny town." It is a combination of the Old English words "thorn," referring to the thorny shrub, and "tun," meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." The name Thornton is often associated with strength, resilience, and the natural world due to its connection with the thorn bush.
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Most individuals with the name Thornton are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -25% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Thornton in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Thornton using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.