Hutten

Just when you think you've reached the "edge" of the road on your name search, that's when the masculine title Hutten will come along. A respelling of Hutton, Hutten was once solely a place name, describing a "ridge settlement," a "high settlement," or a "settlement on a spur of land." Today, Hutten and its closest variant, Hutton, are borne as last and first names, traveling beyond their English beginnings. If sweet Hutten ever looks onto a wide expanse and wonders where they'll go next, their name will remind them to have the courage to take the next step.