At a Glance
- Meaning
- Place name meaning "the sea gap" or "the big gap," later used as a given name
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic (place name)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- MOR-ven
Morven is a Scottish Gaelic (place name) girl's name meaning “place name meaning "the sea gap" or "the big gap," later used as a given name”. It appears in our list of 150+ Scottish Baby Girl Names Full of Highland Magic.
Meaning & Origin of Morven
Meaning: Place name meaning "the sea gap" or "the big gap," later used as a given name.
Origin: Scottish Gaelic (place name).
A common claim: "Great peak" or "sea gap" Actually: "Great peak" isn't accurate -- the place name actually comes from Gaelic words meaning "the big gap" or "the sea gap," not a peak.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Morven
MOR-venIPA /ˈmɔːrvən/
Popularity of Morven
Morven 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 Morven
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