MEANING & HISTORY
What does Flint mean?
Flint is an English word-name taken from the hard stone, with a word history reaching Old English. The stone’s use in striking sparks supplies a familiar natural association, but fire is not an additional root in the name.
The given-name formation uses an ordinary vocabulary word rather than a reconstructed ancient compound. Ideas of toughness may appeal to families, while the direct meaning remains the material itself rather than a predicted personality.
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Origin and name formation
English / Old English
Dictionary accounts by language
Cebuano
From English flint.
a male given name from English
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
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