At a Glance
- Meaning
- Most directly refers to Sundance, Utah (a ski resort/CDP), which likely underlies its use as a given name via pop-culture ties such as 'The Sundance Kid'
- Origin
- English (place name); from "sun" + "dance"
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- SUN-dans
Sundance is an English (place name); from "sun" + "dance" boy's name meaning “most directly refers to Sundance, Utah (a ski resort/CDP), which likely underlies its use as a given name via pop-culture ties such as 'The Sundance Kid'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Earthy Boy Names That Are Rooted in Nature.
Meaning & Origin of Sundance
Meaning: Most directly refers to Sundance, Utah (a ski resort/CDP), which likely underlies its use as a given name via pop-culture ties such as 'The Sundance Kid'.
Origin: English (place name); from "sun" + "dance".
A common claim: Often described as meaning 'the sun dance ceremony,' evoking Native American spiritual tradition. Actually: The name traces mainly to the Utah place name Sundance, not directly to the sacred Indigenous Sun Dance ceremony. Treating it as if it means that ceremony risks misattributing a culturally significant, sometimes restricted practice.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Sundance
SUN-dansIPA /ˈsʌndæns/
Popularity of Sundance
Sundance 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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