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    Colton

    KOHL-tun

    English
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Coal town; Dark settlement
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Colton does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Coal town; Dark settlement", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Colton.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1990s (0.15% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Colton transforms under pressure — coal becoming diamond, tribulation producing patience, trials yielding precious faith.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Romans 5:3-4

      "We glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope."

    • 1 Peter 1:7

      "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory."

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