At a Glance
- Meaning
- Named for the Moldau (Vltava) River in the Czech Republic, where this glassy stone is found
- Origin
- Czech (place name)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- MOHL-duh-vyt
Moldavite is a Czech (place name) girl's name meaning “named for the Moldau (Vltava) River in the Czech Republic, where this glassy stone is found”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Gemstone Names for Girls.
Meaning & Origin of Moldavite
Meaning: Named for the Moldau (Vltava) River in the Czech Republic, where this glassy stone is found.
Origin: Czech (place name).
A common claim: Promoted as an 'extraterrestrial' stone from outer space said to trigger rapid personal transformation. Actually: It isn't alien material — it's terrestrial rock and sand melted by a meteorite's impact heat and cooled into glass. The origin is dramatic, but not literally from space.
How to Pronounce Moldavite
MOHL-duh-vytIPA /ˈmoʊldəvaɪt/
Popularity of Moldavite
Moldavite 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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