At a Glance: Name: Split – Meaning: possibly 'a thorny broom shrub' (Greek aspalathos), said to have grown on the site – Origin: Latin/Greek (from Spalatum, possibly from Greek aspalathos) – Pronunciation: SPLIT
Split is a Latin/Greek (from Spalatum, possibly from Greek aspalathos) name meaning “possibly 'a thorny broom shrub' (Greek aspalathos), said to have grown on the site”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Split
Meaning: Possibly 'a thorny broom shrub' (Greek aspalathos), said to have grown on the site.
Origin: Latin/Greek (from Spalatum, possibly from Greek aspalathos).
A common claim: Often linked to Latin 'palatium' (palace), because Diocletian's Palace forms the city's core Actually: The 'palace' link is popular but most linguists treat it as folk etymology or a later reinforcement; Spalatum is more likely from Greek 'aspalathos,' a shrub, predating the palace's fame.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Split
Phonetic: SPLIT IPA: /splɪt/
Popularity of Split
Split 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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