Alaska - Meaning of Alaska

What does Alaska mean?

[ 3 syll. a-las-ka, al-a-ska ] The baby girl name Alaska is pronounced AHLAESKAH †. Alaska's origin is Eskimo-Aleut, and its use, English. The name's meaning is 'the great land'.

See also the related categories, english and eskimo.

Alaska is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Alaska include A'ala (Hawaiian), Aalaiya, Aaliesha, Aalisha, Aaliya, Aaliyah (Arabic and English), Aaliyha, Aalyiah, Acalya, Accalya, Achila, Achilla, Acquilla, Adula, Adulah, Aglaia (English, German, Greek, and Russian), Aglaiah, Aglaja (Dutch and German), Aglayah, and Aglea (Greek).

† Pronunciation for Alaska: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"



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