At a Glance: Name: Shore – Meaning: land at the edge of a body of water – Origin: English (word origin debated); also an English and Ashkenazi Jewish surname – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SHOR
Shore is an English (word origin debated); also an English and Ashkenazi Jewish surname unisex name meaning “land at the edge of a body of water”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Shore
Meaning: Land at the edge of a body of water.
Origin: English (word origin debated); also an English and Ashkenazi Jewish surname.
A common claim: Old English word for land bordering the sea Actually: Labeling 'shore' as 'Old English' overstates the certainty; the word is first clearly attested in Middle English, and its ultimate root is debated rather than confirmed Old English.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Shore
Phonetic: SHOR IPA: /ʃɔːr/
Popularity of Shore
Shore 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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