Vanity: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Pride in one's own looks; from the Latin for 'emptiness'
Origin
English, from Latin vanitas
Pronunciation
VAN-ih-tee

Vanity is an English, from Latin vanitas name used mostly for girls meaning “Pride in one's own looks; from the Latin for 'emptiness'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Cool Girl Names That Are Effortlessly Confident.

Meaning & Origin of Vanity

Meaning: Pride in one's own looks; from the Latin for 'emptiness'.

Origin: English, from Latin vanitas.

How to Pronounce Vanity

VAN-ih-teeIPA /ˈvænɪti/

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