At a Glance
- 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
SOWNDIPA /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.
Lists That Include Sound
Similar Names
Cay · Firth · Inlet · Ness · Shoal · Jetty
