Spit: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Spit – Meaning: a narrow point of land or sand that juts out into the water – Origin: Old English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SPIT


Spit is an Old English unisex name meaning “a narrow point of land or sand that juts out into the water”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.

Meaning & Origin of Spit

Meaning: A narrow point of land or sand that juts out into the water.

Origin: Old English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Spit

Phonetic: SPIT   IPA: /spɪt/

Popularity of Spit

Spit 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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