Navy

How to say it

/ˈneɪ.vi/

What it means

An English word name from navy, the deep blue color and the seagoing fleet, from the Latin navis, 'ship.'

Navy is a modern word name drawn from the deep blue color and the fleet of ships it names, ultimately from the Latin navis, 'ship.' It joins the wave of color and word names like Ivory and Indigo, reading crisp, nautical, and a little bold. It has risen mostly for girls in recent years. Nav is the rare short.

Heads-up notes

• Worth knowing

  A color-and-word name (the deep blue, and the fleet), from Latin navis 'ship.'

Spelling variants

• Navie
• Navey

Names with the same feeling

• Wren Wren bird
• Sage Wise one, the herb
• Ember Glowing coal
• Nova New, bright star
• Ivy Ivy plant

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