Halcyon - Meaning of Halcyon

What does Halcyon mean?

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[ 3 syll. hal-cyon, ha-lcy-on ] The baby boy name Halcyon is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is HHAELSiy-ahN †. The origin of Halcyon is the Old Greek language. The name's meaning is kingfisher; calm or tranquil; happy or carefree. It is derived from the elements 'alkyon' meaning kingfisher ; 'halkyon' kingfisher ; 'hals' sea. See Halcyon for more information.

The name Halcion is a variant of Halcyon.

See also the related categories, sea, happy, and greek.

Halcyon is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Halcyon include Haelen, Haelon, Haelun, Halcion, Haelan, Hailan, Hailen, Hailon, Hailun, Hallen, Hallom, Hallon, Hallsten, Hallum, Haylan, Haylen, Haylon, Haylun, Helltun, and Hilltun.

† English pronunciation for Halcyon: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"