At a Glance
- Meaning
- A coined name, formed as a feminine-sounding version of 'Atlantic'; echoes the city name Atlanta, Georgia.
- Origin
- English/American (19th-century coinage)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- at-LAN-tuh
Atlanta is an English/American (19th-century coinage) girl's name meaning “A coined name, formed as a feminine-sounding version of 'Atlantic'; echoes the city name Atlanta, Georgia.”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.
Meaning & Origin of Atlanta
Meaning: A coined name, formed as a feminine-sounding version of 'Atlantic'; echoes the city name Atlanta, Georgia..
Origin: English/American (19th-century coinage).
A common claim: Often said to relate to Atlas or the Greek myth heroine Atalanta, 'enduring' Actually: Atlanta is actually a feminine coinage from 'Atlantic,' tied to the city name Atlanta, Georgia — not from the Greek mythological figure Atalanta or the Titan Atlas, which is a different, often-confused name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Atlanta
at-LAN-tuhIPA /ætˈlæntə/
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