At a Glance
- Meaning
- A large, slow-moving mass of ice
- Origin
- English (word name, from Old French glace / Latin glacies)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- GLAY-sher
Glacier is an English (word name, from Old French glace / Latin glacies) boy's name meaning “a large, slow-moving mass of ice”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Glacier
Meaning: A large, slow-moving mass of ice.
Origin: English (word name, from Old French glace / Latin glacies).
How to Pronounce Glacier
GLAY-sherIPA /ˈɡleɪʃər/
Popularity of Glacier
Glacier 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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Similar Names
Flint · Grant · Everest · Dune · Jasper · Crag
