Meaning & Origin
A placename A river in central England, flowing 298 km (185 mi.) from Staffordshire, through Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, to join the Ouse at Trent Falls and form the Humber estuary. A village and civil parish (served by Queen Thorne Parish Council) in north Dorset, England . A river in Ontario, Canada, which flows into Lake Ontario and forms part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wolfe County, Kentucky. A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon. A town in Moody County, South Dakota. A town in Taylor County, Texas. A rural locality in the Shire of Denmark, Great Southern region, Western Australia.
Trent is a boy's and girl's baby name of Celtic origin, from the River Trent in central England, whose name comes from the Brittonic Celtic tri- (through) and snanto (a journey), meaning 'the traveler' or 'the one who strongly floods.'
The River Trent — England's third-longest river — flows 298 miles through the heart of England. As a given name, Trent has the crisp, confident energy of river names like Avon and Thames, but with a particularly American feel. Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor gave it an association with dark, innovative artistry.