overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

Keaton.

An English surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈkitən/
  1. An English surname.

  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

  3. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States, named after a local family.

Where this word comes from

A variant of Caton or Keeton, or a habitational name from Keaton in Ermington, Devon, possibly derived from Welsh cae (“hedge, enclosure”) + Middle English toun (“farmstead, settlement”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

Keaton has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

Keaton studioKeaton workshello, Keaton

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.