At a Glance
- Meaning
- Short for "lapis lazuli," the deep-blue stone; Latin lapis means simply "stone"
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- LAP-is
Lapis is a Latin girl's name meaning “short for "lapis lazuli," the deep-blue stone; Latin lapis means simply "stone"”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Lapis
Meaning: Short for "lapis lazuli," the deep-blue stone; Latin lapis means simply "stone".
Origin: Latin.
How to Pronounce Lapis
LAP-isIPA /ˈlæpɪs/
Popularity of Lapis
Lapis 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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