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The Name Newton - Origin and Meaning of Newton
  



The Name Newton - Origin and Meaning of Newton


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Newton

Old English

Usage of the Name Newton

English

Meaning of the Name Newton

The name Newton comes from a surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "new settlement" in Old English.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Newton D. Baker (1871 - 1937), an American politician; Newton Arvin (1900 - 1963), an American literary critic and historian; Newton da Costa (born 1929), a Brazilian mathematician and philosopher. A bearer of the surname is Isaac Newton (1643 - 1727), an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and alchemist.
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