Inverness: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Inverness – Meaning: the mouth of the River Ness – Origin: Scottish Gaelic – Pronunciation: in-ver-NESS


Inverness is a Scottish Gaelic name meaning “the mouth of the River Ness”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Inverness

Meaning: The mouth of the River Ness.

Origin: Scottish Gaelic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Inverness

Phonetic: in-ver-NESS   IPA: /ɪnvərˈnɛs/

Popularity of Inverness

Inverness 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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