Thankful: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Conscious of benefit received
Origin
English
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
THANK-ful

Thankful is an English girl's name meaning “Conscious of benefit received”. It appears in our list of 175+ New England Baby Names With Preppy Coastal Class.

Meaning & Origin of Thankful

Meaning: Conscious of benefit received.

Origin: English.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Thankful

THANK-fulIPA /ˈθæŋkfəl/

Popularity of Thankful

Thankful 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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