At a Glance
- 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
SIT-kuhIPA /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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