Eclipse

OriginEnglish word name

Meaning"an obscuring of light when one celestial body passes over another"

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About Eclipse

An evocative word name denoting a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun and moon are aligned so that the moon casts a shadow over the Earth (a solar eclipse), or when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a ring of light (a lunar eclipse).

Pronounced ih-KLIPS.

As of October 2026, Eclipse ranked #13905 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #9788 in 2023.