At a Glance
- Meaning
- Limonite, an iron-ore mineral; used as a Hebrew gem/mineral name in the same vein as Sapir ('sapphire') or Bareket ('emerald')
- Origin
- Hebrew (from the international mineral term limonite, ultimately Greek leimon, 'meadow')
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- lee-moh-NEET
Limonit is a Hebrew (from the international mineral term limonite, ultimately Greek leimon, 'meadow') girl's name meaning “limonite, an iron-ore mineral; used as a Hebrew gem/mineral name in the same vein as Sapir ('sapphire') or Bareket ('emerald')”. It appears in our list of Jewish Baby Girl Names With Hebrew Meaning.
Meaning & Origin of Limonit
Meaning: Limonite, an iron-ore mineral; used as a Hebrew gem/mineral name in the same vein as Sapir ('sapphire') or Bareket ('emerald').
Origin: Hebrew (from the international mineral term limonite, ultimately Greek leimon, 'meadow').
A common claim: Little citrus, lemon tree Actually: This 'little lemon' meaning is a folk gloss; Limonit is actually the Hebrew word for the mineral limonite, which just sounds similar to limon (lemon).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Limonit
lee-moh-NEETIPA /limoˈnit/
Popularity of Limonit
Limonit 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 Limonit
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