Beirut: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Beirut – Meaning: "the wells," referring to the city's ancient water sources – Origin: Phoenician – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: bay-ROOT


Beirut is a Phoenician unisex name meaning “"the wells," referring to the city's ancient water sources”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Beirut

Meaning: "the wells," referring to the city's ancient water sources.

Origin: Phoenician.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Beirut

Phonetic: bay-ROOT   IPA: /beɪˈruːt/

Popularity of Beirut

Beirut 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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