Falmouth: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Falmouth – Meaning: mouth of the River Fal – Origin: Cornish/English (place name) – Pronunciation: FAL-muth


Falmouth is a Cornish/English (place name) name meaning “mouth of the River Fal”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Falmouth

Meaning: Mouth of the River Fal.

Origin: Cornish/English (place name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Falmouth

Phonetic: FAL-muth   IPA: /ˈfælməθ/

Popularity of Falmouth

Falmouth 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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