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Braxton

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
No settled meaning: a surname, perhaps from Branxton in Northumberland No settled meaning

Often said to mean 'Brock's town' or 'badger'; the references don't support that.

Origin
English surname
Popularity

US 2025: #172 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #2014

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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