Girl · Pre-Roman, through Latin
London
Say it: LUN-dun
Meaning
From the name of the English capital, from Latin Londinium, of uncertain pre-Roman origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A 21st-century place name for American girls.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2010s
In the United States
- 48,718 babies given this name since 1886
- At its height in 2013, about 1 in 507 girls
- 1,734 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Londyn
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Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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