At a Glance: Name: Sitka – Meaning: the Tlingit place name for the Alaskan island and town of Sitka, home to the Sheetʼká Tlingit people – Origin: Tlingit – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SIT-kuh
Sitka is a Tlingit unisex name meaning “the Tlingit place name for the Alaskan island and town of Sitka, home to the Sheetʼká Tlingit people”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.
Meaning & Origin of Sitka
Meaning: The Tlingit place name for the Alaskan island and town of Sitka, home to the Sheetʼká Tlingit people.
Origin: Tlingit.
A common claim: Sitka is often introduced simply as Alaska's remote coastal town, known for its Russian colonial history. Actually: The name itself isn't Russian - it's Tlingit, naming the island long before Russia built a trading post there.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Sitka
Phonetic: SIT-kuh IPA: /ˈsɪtkə/
Popularity of Sitka
Sitka 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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