Benton

Benton is a boy's and girl's baby name of Old English origin, from the English place name meaning 'settlement in a grassland' or 'town near the bent grass,' from Old English beonet (bent grass) and tun (settlement, town).

Benton has the classic surname-as-first-name appeal that has driven names like Preston, Colton, and Weston into popularity. American artist Thomas Hart Benton — whose monumental murals depicted American life with raw, populist vigor — gives the name an artistic heritage alongside its English place-name roots.