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Brighton

By Sangeetha Sivaguru Senior Content Specialist
Updated: Dec 21, 2024 | 👁️ 7 Views | 🔊 15 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Olivia Musembi (Senior Content Writer)

Gender: Male

Origin: English, Hebrew

Meaning: Brighton means 'bright settlement' or 'bright town'.

Pronunciation: BRYT-uhn, ˈbraɪtən, B R AY T AH N

Popularity Rank: #19,528

On this page:

  • 1. Brighton Meanings
  • 2. Brighton Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Brighton
  • 4. Translations of Brighton
  • 5. Brighton Name Popularity
  • 6. Brighton popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Brighton
  • 8. Nicknames for Brighton
  • 9. Brighton Name Poster
  • 10. Names similar to Brighton

Brighton Meanings

  • Brighton means 'bright settlement' or 'bright town'.
    💎 40
    sangeetha on August 12, 2024
  • Bright Town
  • Bright Settlement
  • The One who is Loved
  • A Brit
  • Origin - English
    💎 25
    sangeetha on August 12, 2024
  • Origin - Hebrew

Derived from the Old English words 'bryht' meaning 'bright' and 'tun' meaning 'settlement', Brighton means 'bright settlement' or 'bright town'. It is also a city in East Sussex, England.

The name Brighton is of English, Hebrew origin and means Brighton means 'bright settlement' or 'bright town'., Bright Town, Bright Settlement, The One who is Loved, A Brit. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Brighton is commonly found in South Africa, United States of America, Botswana, and 42 more countries.

Brighton Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: BRYT-uhn

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): ˈbraɪtən

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: B R AY T AH N

B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)

R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

AY: Pronounce as in "say" (S EY)

T: Pronounce as in "top" (T AA P)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

How to pronounce Brighton?

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Translations of Brighton

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Brighton Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Brighton is recorded 2,129 times globally, ranking it as the 19,528th most common name worldwide.

Brighton is most prevalent in South Africa, with 1,742 occurrences, making it the 1,221th most popular name in the country.

In South Africa, the name Brighton is found among 1 in every 1346 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Brighton Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
South Africa#1,2211 : 1,346
United States of America#16,1621 : 16,908
Botswana#5521 : 1,463
United Kingdom#9,3991 : 9,967
Nigeria#17,7241 : 42,951

List of countries the name Brighton is rarely found

Brighton popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Brighton from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Brighton

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Nicknames for Brighton

Bright, Bri, Ton, Brighton Beach, Brighty, The Bright One, Brightspark, B, Righty, ton-ton, The Brighton Belle (ironic, playful),

Brighton Name Poster

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Names similar to Brighton

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