Ark: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ark – 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

Phonetic: ARK   IPA: /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.

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