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Names That Mean Narrow

Updated October 2026

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Elsinore
Literary place name, English, Danish
"narrow strait"
The famous home of Hamlet in Shakespeare's great play, Elsinore is based on Kronborg Castle in eastern Denmark. Known as Helsingør in Danish, it guarded the narrow entryway to the Baltic Sea for…
Menai
Place name, Welsh
"narrow water"
An intriguing place name that appears on the map in Wales, the Menai Strait (also known as Afon Menai) is a section of sea between the island of Anglesey and the mainland. The name derives from the…
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.
Kiell
Variation of Kyle, Scottish
"narrow spit of land"
This variation of the popular Kyle places the stress on the second syllable as opposed to the first, which may appeal to parents who want a twist on a 90s favorite. A notable bearer is actor Kiell…
Glenn
Scottish
"a narrow valley"
While actress Glenn Close didn't inspire many parents to give their daughters her name in particular, she did help launch a general trend toward boy names for girls .