Given name

Mississippi

Mississippi is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “of the great river; from the state of Mississippi.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Native American interpretation is “of the great river; from the state of Mississippi.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.

Mississippi’s family of names

Mississippi has a related form in Misisipi. Mississippi has a related form in Misisippi. Mississippi has a related form in Misissippi.

Walk Mississippi’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 5

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

Appears in

Similar names

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

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Native American · Place names

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Mississippi’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Mississippi

A sister for Mississippi