Plymouth: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Plymouth – Meaning: mouth of the River Plym – Origin: Old English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: PLIM-uth


Plymouth is an Old English unisex name meaning “mouth of the River Plym”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Plymouth

Meaning: Mouth of the River Plym.

Origin: Old English.

A common claim: plum tree ford Actually: Plymouth refers to the mouth of the River Plym, not a plum tree ford.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Plymouth

Phonetic: PLIM-uth   IPA: /ˈplɪməθ/

Popularity of Plymouth

Plymouth 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 Plymouth

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