At a Glance
- Meaning
- A vessel or chest; used as a name evoking Noah's Ark/refuge
- Origin
- English (from Latin 'arca')
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ARK
Ark is an English (from Latin 'arca') boy's name meaning “a vessel or chest; used as a name evoking Noah's Ark/refuge”. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Boy Names That Start With A.
Meaning & Origin of Ark
Meaning: A vessel or chest; used as a name evoking Noah's Ark/refuge.
Origin: English (from Latin 'arca').
A common claim: vessel, refuge Actually: The 'Hebrew' origin tag is misleading - 'ark' is an English word (via Latin) used to translate the Hebrew story, not a direct Hebrew loanword.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ark
ARKIPA /ɑːrk/
Popularity of Ark
Ark doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Ark
Similar Names
Arlo · Ari · Aziz · Arc · Arn · Abo
