Names That Mean Stone
17 names whose etymology relates to “stone” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
MargaretFrom the name of 3rd century Saint Margaret the Virgin, from Middle English Margaret, from Old French Margaret (French Marguerite), from Latin Margarita, from Ancient Greek μαργ…
PeterFrom Middle English Peter, from Old English Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Pedro, Piers, and Bout…
StanleyFrom places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone +‎ -ley (“lea”)API. * The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stan…
DustinProbably from Old Norse Þorsteinn (“Thor's stone”).
JadeFrom the precious stone jade; taken into general use in the 1970s.
PedroBorrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Bout…
PetraA feminine form of Peter, identical with Late Latin petra (“stone”); came into regular use in the 19th century.
BostonThe US city is named after the English town (from which several prominent colonists had come), which itself is sometimes said to be named as a contraction of Botolph's town or B…
EmeraldFrom emerald. The Queensland town takes its name from the emerald and other precious stone deposits in the area and from the pastoral run Emerald Downs, a name chosen circa 1860…
ChantalBorrowed from French Chantal in the 1960s, from the surname of a French saint Jeanne de Chantal, actually a Baroness of Chantal, a place name in France from Old Occitan cantal (…
StanfordVarious placenames from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”). * (The university): Named after the son of railroad magnate Leland Stanford.
LangstonFrom Old English lang (“long, tall”) + stan (“stone”).
StoneFrom stone. Doublet of Steen and Stein.
AxtonFrom Axton, Kent, Old English Acca (a personal name) + Old English stan (“stone”).
Brixtondistrict of London): Thought to originate from Brixistane, meaning "the stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)".
EbenShortened from Ebenezer; equivalent to Hebrew אֶבֶן (éven, “stone”).
Tyrepx|none| API, Lebanon on Wikipedia From Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr /Ṣur/, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town …
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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