At a Glance
- Meaning
- Great river
- Origin
- Ojibwe
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- miss-ih-SIP-ee
Mississippi is an Ojibwe unisex name meaning “great river”. It appears in our list of 175+ River Baby Names That Flow Beautifully.
Meaning & Origin of Mississippi
Meaning: Great river.
Origin: Ojibwe.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Mississippi
miss-ih-SIP-eeIPA /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/
Popularity of Mississippi
Mississippi 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 Mississippi
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