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 [ 2 syll. au-tum(n), aut-u-mn ] The girl name Autumn is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced AOTahM KEY. Autumn is of English origin and it is also used mainly in English. From autumn ; autumnus which means 'autumn'. The first name is derived from the name of the season, which is ultimately of the Latin autumnus ('autumn'). It has often been bestowed upon someone born in autumn. Like other season names, it was first used in 19th century. Autumn is popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1998 with 0.217% of baby girls being named Autumn. It had a ranking of #77 then. The baby name has experienced a drop in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #89 with a usage of 0.175%, but it was nevertheless the most widely used among all girl names in its family. Autumn has in the last century been mainly given to girls. Baby names that sound like Autumn include the Hebrew Adene, the German Athene, the Ewe Edem, the English and Hebrew Adama, the English Adamine, the Igbo Adamma, the English Adawna, the English Adeen, the Hebrew Adena, the German and Hebrew Adina, the German and Hebrew Adine, the English Adrina, the Spanish Aitana, the English and German Athena, the English Audrina, the Hungarian, Italian, and Hawaiian Edina, the English Idamae, the German Idona, the English Idony, and the German Iduna. KEY: Pronunciation for Autumn: AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"   |
