Highland
English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Highland
The given name 'Highland' is an English topographic surname-turned-first-name, meaning "dweller on the high land" or "from the high country," derived from Old English *heah* (high) and *land* (land).
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Etymology
The given name 'Highland' is an English topographic surname-turned-first-name, meaning "dweller on the high land" or "from the high country," derived from Old English *heah* (high) and *land* (land). It is used primarily in English-speaking cultures, particularly Scotland and the United States, with no specific religious association, though it evokes the Scottish Highlands and their historical clan culture.
Highland currently ranks #12,823 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.
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