At a Glance: Name: Sequim – Meaning: place for hunting – Origin: Klallam – Pronunciation: SKWIM
Sequim is a Klallam name meaning “place for hunting”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.
Meaning & Origin of Sequim
Meaning: Place for hunting.
Origin: Klallam.
A common claim: quiet waters Actually: While widely promoted in local tourism as 'quiet waters,' tribal linguists translate the original Klallam word as 'a place for going to hunt.'
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Sequim
Phonetic: SKWIM IPA: /skwɪm/
Popularity of Sequim
Sequim 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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