At a Glance
- Meaning
- A hard, coarse-grained igneous rock, named for its grainy texture, from Latin 'granum' (grain) via Italian 'granito.'
- Origin
- Italian (from Latin)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- GRAN-it
Granite is an Italian (from Latin) boy's name meaning “A hard, coarse-grained igneous rock, named for its grainy texture, from Latin 'granum' (grain) via Italian 'granito.'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Granite
Meaning: A hard, coarse-grained igneous rock, named for its grainy texture, from Latin 'granum' (grain) via Italian 'granito.'.
Origin: Italian (from Latin).
How to Pronounce Granite
GRAN-itIPA /ˈɡrænɪt/
Popularity of Granite
Granite 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
Grant · Flint · Jasper · Everest · Dune · Stone
