Cape: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cape – Meaning: a point of land jutting into the sea; also an English surname from this word – Origin: English – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KAYP


Cape is an English boy's name meaning “a point of land jutting into the sea; also an English surname from this word”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.

Meaning & Origin of Cape

Meaning: A point of land jutting into the sea; also an English surname from this word.

Origin: English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cape

Phonetic: KAYP   IPA: /keɪp/

Popularity of Cape

Cape 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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