Firth: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Firth – Meaning: a narrow sea inlet or fjord, though the surname can alternatively trace to an old word for 'forest' – Origin: Scottish/English surname (Old Norse 'fjord' or Old English 'forest') – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: FIRTH


Firth is a Scottish/English surname (Old Norse 'fjord' or Old English 'forest') boy's name meaning “a narrow sea inlet or fjord, though the surname can alternatively trace to an old word for 'forest'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Firth

Meaning: A narrow sea inlet or fjord, though the surname can alternatively trace to an old word for 'forest'.

Origin: Scottish/English surname (Old Norse 'fjord' or Old English 'forest').

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Firth

Phonetic: FIRTH   IPA: /fɜːrθ/

Popularity of Firth

Firth 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.

Lists That Include Firth

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