Sound: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Sound – Meaning: a strait or channel of water linking two larger seas – Origin: Old English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SOWND


Sound is an Old English unisex name meaning “a strait or channel of water linking two larger seas”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.

Meaning & Origin of Sound

Meaning: A strait or channel of water linking two larger seas.

Origin: Old English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Sound

Phonetic: SOWND   IPA: /saʊnd/

Popularity of Sound

Sound 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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