Princeton

• Origin: English
• Meaning: “prince’s town.”
• Gender: Male
• First Est. Mid 2010s
• PRINTZ-tun

From the transferred use of the American place-name in New Jersey, known for its prestigious university, the town itself was named for William III, Prince of Orange. The name is created out of the English elements, prince and the Anglo-Saxon, -tun, meaning “town; settlement.”

As a given-name, it first appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 boys’ names in 2011 but has not become overly common. It currently ranks in at #614 (2024).

A name that evokes old money and New England elite.

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/princeton
• https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton,_New_Jersey