At a Glance
- Meaning
- 'endless plains,' from a Maasai phrase describing the vast grassland
- Origin
- Maasai (place name)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- sehr-en-GET-ee
Serengeti is a Maasai (place name) girl's name meaning “'endless plains,' from a Maasai phrase describing the vast grassland”. It appears in our list of 200+ Geographical Baby Names Inspired by Places Around the World.
Meaning & Origin of Serengeti
Meaning: 'endless plains,' from a Maasai phrase describing the vast grassland.
Origin: Maasai (place name).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Serengeti
sehr-en-GET-eeIPA /ˌsɛrənˈɡɛti/
Popularity of Serengeti
Serengeti 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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