Summit: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Summit – Meaning: the highest point of a mountain or hill – Origin: Old French (from Latin summus, "highest") – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: SUM-it


Summit is an Old French (from Latin summus, "highest") boy's name meaning “the highest point of a mountain or hill”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Summit

Meaning: The highest point of a mountain or hill.

Origin: Old French (from Latin summus, "highest").

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Summit

Phonetic: SUM-it   IPA: /ˈsʌmɪt/

Popularity of Summit

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1999–2024.

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