Trenton

This name derives from Trenton (Trent’s town), from a New Jersey city established in the 17th-century by William Trent. The name means “Trent’s town.” William Trent (1715–1787) was a fur trader and merchant based in colonial Pennsylvania. Trent originates as a location name used as a surname and given name, referring to someone who lives by the river Trent in England “dweller by the Trent river.” The river Trent traditionally marked the division of north and south England. The name Trent comes from a Celtic word, possibly meaning “strongly flooding.” More specifically, the name may be a contraction of two Celtic words, “tros” (over) and “hynt” (way). It may indeed indicate a river that is prone to flooding. The river name is recorded as early as 115-117 by Tacitus as “Trisantona, Treenta, and Treanta” in the “Historia Ecclesiastica,” and as “trente” in the Domesday Book of 1086.