At a Glance: Name: 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) – 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
Phonetic: at-LAN-tuh IPA: /ætˈlæntə/
Popularity of Atlanta
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1895–2024.
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