Sutton
Pronounced SUT-un
boy
Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Sutton does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Southern settlement; South town", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Sutton.
- Meaning
- "Southern settlement; South town"
- Origin
- English
Sutton settles where God plants him — and blessed is the one who trusts the LORD. 'Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters.' Sutton is planted and settled by God.
Spiritual meaning
Sutton is planted by the waters — roots spreading, fruit in season, trust as the foundation, the settled soul whose hope is the LORD alone.
Related verses (KJV)
"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river."
Jeremiah 17:7-8 (KJV) →"And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season."
Psalm 1:3 (KJV) →