MEANING & HISTORY
What does Apple mean?
Apple is documented as a given name from the English fruit word. Cebuano independently records that borrowing, while the English entry distinguishes some surname histories from the direct word-name.
The fruit explanation does not require a particular celebrity association or a new phrase such as sweet princess. Apple is also not an abbreviation of Apolonia merely because the first sounds are similar. A family may attach its own symbolism to the fruit, but that personal association is separate from the dictionary’s formation evidence.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
EnglishEtymology & source
From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel.
A female given name from English.
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Apple in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Apple
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Apleng♀Apple with the familiar ending ng
- Apollo♂Greek Apollon, the classical god’s name
- April♀From the name of the month April
- Apolinar♂Dedicated to Apollo
- Apolonia♀Feminine name derived from Apollo
- Apolonio♂Name derived from Apollo
What rhymes with Apple?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Apple further
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- Wiktionary contributors — Apple (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Apple (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.