# Peyton

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #13,396

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A unisex given name:
3. A unisex given name:
4. A placename, from the surname:
5. A placename, from the surname:

## Etymology
Variant of Payton.

## Easily confused with
- **pylon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peyton-vs-pylon)
- **Python** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peyton-vs-python)
- **piston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peyton-vs-piston)
- **proton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peyton-vs-proton)
- **photon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peyton-vs-photon)
- **Preston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peyton-vs-preston)
- **pesto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pesto-vs-peyton)
- **Paton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paton-vs-peyton)
- **person** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/person-vs-peyton)
- **Patton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patton-vs-peyton)
- **Paxton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paxton-vs-peyton)
- **Payton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/payton-vs-peyton)
- **parton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parton-vs-peyton)
- **peloton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peloton-vs-peyton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`epyton`, `petyon`, `peyotn`, `peytno`, `peytonn`, `peytton`, `peyyton`, `ppeyton`, `pyeton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peyton