Pit: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Pit – Meaning: Stone or rock – Origin: Greek via German – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: PIT


Pit is a Greek via German boy's name meaning “Stone or rock”. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Boy Names That Are Strong Without Being Stern.

Meaning & Origin of Pit

Meaning: Stone or rock.

Origin: Greek via German.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Pit

Phonetic: PIT   IPA: /pɪt/

Popularity of Pit

Pit 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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