Knox (given name)
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
Knox is a masculine given name, a transferred use of a Scottish surname and place name from the Scots Gaelic "cnoc", meaning a hillock or a hump[1] or the Old English "cnocc", meaning a round-topped hill.[2] [3] The name increased in usage after Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie used it for their son in 2008. [4] The name has been among the one thousand most popular names for boys in the United States since 2009 and among the top 250 names for American boys since 2015. [5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 65. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (May 8, 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199771691 – via Google Books.
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Knox". Behind the Name.
- ^ Verde, Amaya; Posada, Simon (27 April 2018). "The Celebrity Baby Name Effect: how famous people choose children's names in the USA". univision.com. Univision. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Popularity of a Name (United States Social Security Administration)". www.ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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