Names That Mean Mountain

Vermont

French

"green mountain"

Place-name waiting to be discovered.

Orestis

Greek

"from the mountain"

The Greek form of Orestes. An interesting and morally gray character from Greek myth, drama and literature, and a somewhat common name in Greece. It would be a handsome and unexpected choice for…

Orestes

Greek

"from the mountain"

A figure in Greek drama who murdered his mother makes for an unconventional choice for a baby name, but it has appeared on the US extended list several dozen times since records began.

Ridges

English word name

" long, narrow hilltop, or mountain range; a raised strip"

Ridge and Riggs have already made the US Top 1000, and Ridges feels like a possible progression. Rugged, rough-and-tumble, and cool, Ridges could be an unexpected root to vintage nickname Reggie.

Hammond

English from German

"mountain home"

A cross-cultural possibility, but a bit heavy and somber.

Montero

Spanish

"mountain hunter"

A Spanish occupational surname with the international flair of Mateo and the charm of Monty, Montero was originally given to those who worked as assistants and beaters for hunting parties in the…

Oreste

Italian, from Greek

"from the mountain"

The handsome Italian form of Orestes, a fun way to get to the cute nickname Ori.

Berquist

Swedish

"mountain twig"

Few Scandinavian names make the journey to America...and this one shows you why. Still, names such as Freya and Odin are making an unlikely comeback, so we wouldn't count any of the Scandinavian baby…

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…

Fremont

French surname

"free mountain"