66%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈθɔɹn.tən/(American English) /ˈθɔːn.tən/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "thorn town" in Old English. Related Names RootThornton (surname) PopularityDetails Last ranked #987 in 1943 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural strong strange complex serious Categories Alan Wake characters, currently out of the US top 1000, directors, Louisa May Alcott characters, nature, plants, playwrights, surnames
