Names That Mean Mountain
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Nouf
Arabic
"mountain peak"
A short and simple Arabic girl's name typically used in Muslim families.
Yama
Japanese
"mountain"
Lan
Chinese or Vietnamese
"orchid, elegant, mountain mist"
A unisex Chinese name with a range of meanings, depending on the characters used. As a Chinese female name, "orchid" and "elegant" are two main meanings. In Vietnamese, it means "orchid".
Kenya
Place name, Kikuyu
"mountain of white"
A bold and evocative African place name. The country of Kenya gets its name from Mount Kenya, referred to it as "Kirinyaga" or "Kerenyaga" by the local Kikuyu people, meaning "mountain of whiteness"…
Lan
Chinese or Vietnamese
"orchid, mountain mist"
A unisex Chinese name with a range of meanings, depending on the characters used. As a Chinese male name, "mountain mist" is one of the main reasons. In Vietnamese, it means "orchid". > In Slovenia,…
Adri
Diminutive of Adrian or Hindi
"stone, mountain"
While Adri is an Indian male name, it is more often heard throughout Europe as a diminutive of Adrian in its many forms. Pronunciation might be ay-dree or ah-dree, depending on the pronunciation of…
Montse
Catalan
"serrated mountain"
This short form is ubiquitous in its native Catalonia, but barely used elsewhere. However, we can see it appealing to parents who want to honor a Montserrat with something shorter and cuter.
Fremont
French surname
"free mountain"
Mendoza
Basque surname
"cold mountain"
Mendoza has great potential to move from a surname to a first name for either sex. It is derived from the Basque words mendi , meaning "mountain," and hotz , "cold."
Harel
Hebrew
"mountain of God"
Tahoma
Salishan, Native American
"snow-covered mountain"
Tahoma was the original name of Mount Ranier, used by the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
Summit
English word name
"highest point of a mountain"
An especially adventurous word name that conjures up mountain expeditions. As names like Everest and Zenith continue to climb, so too should Summit.
Tahoma
Salishan, Native American
"snow-covered mountain"
The Native name of Washington State's Mount Ranier.
Kenya
Place name, Kikuyu
"mountain of white"
Kenya, a name borrowed from the East African nation and theoretically unisex, is now used mostly for girls. While it's had its ups and downs since entering the US Top 1000 in 1968, it currently ranks…
Mendoza
Basque surname
"cold mountain"
Mendoza is a common Basque surname derived from the words mendi , meaning "mountain," and hotz , "cold." As a given name, it could easily be worn on a girl or a boy. Notable people who have carried…
Doone
Scottish surname
"hill, mountain"
Evocative of the sand dunes at the beach, Doone is a relatively rare surname found in Scotland, Ireland and England. It was recently used with this spelling by Olympic medalist Amanda Beard;…
Montserrat
Catalan
"serrated mountain"
Montserrat is a Catalan name meaning ‘serrated mountain’. That may not be the most appealing meaning, but the exceptional beauty of the Montserrat mountain range near Barcelona, Spain might change…
Jael
Hebrew
"mountain goat"
This attractive Old Testament option is the name of a place in northern Israel.