Given name & surname

Firth

“from an inlet of the sea”

Firth is used as a given name and a surname. One Scottish interpretation is “from an inlet of the sea.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Scottish interpretation is “from an inlet of the sea.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.

How it developed

From Old English fyrhþe (“forest”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Firth’s family of names

Firth has a related form in Firthe. Firth has a related form in Fyrth. Firth has a related form in Fyrthe.

Walk Firth’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Firth, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Nairn

“from the alder-tree river”

No U.S. birth series

73% boys · 27% girls

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Foret

“one who lives near the forest”

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Finchee

“resembling the bird” · “resembling the small bird”

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Finchie

“resembling the bird” · “resembling the small bird”

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Fairlee

“from the fern clearing” · “from the bull pasture”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

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Finkelberg

“finch bird”

No U.S. birth series

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Irvett

“friend of the sea”

No U.S. birth series

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Fordyn

“from the water” · “from the river crossing”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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