North

English word name

"cardinal direction of north"

North Origin and Meaning

The name North is a boy's name meaning "cardinal direction of north".

A lot of attention was drawn to this name when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced it as the name of their baby daughter, making it instantly unisex.

North is a word name that's long been used, albeit very quietly, a name with a certain purity and strength. It's a good choice if you're from, say, Wisconsin or Maine, love winter or are an avid skier, or if you just want a name that's both very familiar and very unusual.

North is just one of several cool names with a directional slant-others are West, Weston, and Easton.

A young Elijah Wood played the title character in the 1994 film North.

North Rank in US Top 1000

# 907 in the US

North Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2137 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name North

• 1762 Nameberry 2023

20 Names Similar to North

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Famous People Named North

• Douglass North winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

The name North in Pop Culture

• "North " 1994 film and its main character
• North "Rise of the Guardians" fandom nickname for Santa Claus
• North Callaghan a main character in "Fury on Fire" by Sophie Jordan