Umbra: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Umbra – Meaning: shadow – Origin: Latin (word used as a modern name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: UM-bruh


Umbra is a Latin (word used as a modern name) girl's name meaning “shadow”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Umbra

Meaning: Shadow.

Origin: Latin (word used as a modern name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Umbra

Phonetic: UM-bruh   IPA: /ˈʌmbrə/

Popularity of Umbra

Umbra 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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