At a Glance
- Meaning
- The river's name, from Old Persian Ufrātu, meaning 'good river'
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- yoo-FRAY-teez
Euphrates is a Greek unisex name meaning “the river's name, from Old Persian Ufrātu, meaning 'good river'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Geographical Baby Names Inspired by Places Around the World.
Meaning & Origin of Euphrates
Meaning: The river's name, from Old Persian Ufrātu, meaning 'good river'.
Origin: Greek.
How to Pronounce Euphrates
yoo-FRAY-teezIPA /juːˈfreɪtiːz/
Popularity of Euphrates
Euphrates 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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