Middleton

Common English placename

Middleton is a common English place name and surname, from Old English meaning "middle settlement" or "middle farm." As a place name, it appears across England and in American towns named after them or after people bearing the surname.

Notable bearers include the playwright Thomas Middleton and Catherine Middleton, Princess of Wales.

surname

Kate

Feminine name, shortened

lineage · heritage · ancestry · family · dynasty · bloodline · kinship · descendants · forebears · patronymic

placename

Wisconsin

Midwestern dairy state

borough · village · settlement · municipality · locality · parish · community · residents · mainstreet · downtown

Categories
Opposites
social origin in royal context

MiddletonWindsor

British monarchy's surname

blue blood · aristocracy · nobility · old money · landed gentry

royal spouse public image

MiddletonMeghan Markle

Diana · rebel · disruptor · nonconformist

toponymic meaning (literal)

Middletonfrontier

Edge of settlement

periphery · margin · borderland

Phrases
Family

town, middle, midtown

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G