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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Dalton
Old English
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Usage of the Name Dalton
English
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Meaning of the Name Dalton
The name Dalton comes from a surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "valley town", "settlement in the valley" in Old English.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817 - 1911), an English botanist and explorer;
Dalton Trumbo (1905 - 1976), an American screenwriter and novelist;
Dalton McGuinty (born 1955), a Canadian lawyer and politician;
Dalton Grant (born 1966), an English high jumper.
A bearer of the surname is Timothy Dalton (born 1946), a Welsh-English actor.
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