Bend: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bend – Meaning: a curve or turn, typically referring to a bend in a river (though at least one place called Bend is instead named for a curve in a railway line) – Origin: English (common word, place name) – Pronunciation: BEND


Bend is an English (common word, place name) name meaning “a curve or turn, typically referring to a bend in a river (though at least one place called Bend is instead named for a curve in a railway line)”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.

Meaning & Origin of Bend

Meaning: A curve or turn, typically referring to a bend in a river (though at least one place called Bend is instead named for a curve in a railway line).

Origin: English (common word, place name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bend

Phonetic: BEND   IPA: /bɛnd/

Popularity of Bend

Bend 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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