Atlanta as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Atlanta

What is the meaning of the name Atlanta ?

The baby name Atlanta is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'common_spelling': 'at-LAN-tuh', 'IPA': '/ætˈlæntə/'}.

Atlanta is English, Greek in Origin.

Atlanta is a modern English given name taken from the U.S. city, coined in the 1840s as a feminine form of Atlantic in reference to the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Atlantic comes from Latin Atlanticus, meaning of Atlas, ultimately from Greek Atlas, the Titan who bore the heavens. By extension, Atlanta carries senses of of the Atlantic, belonging to Atlas, and the symbolic idea of endurance.

As a personal name it appears sporadically in 19th-century records and has seen modest revival with the late-20th-century vogue for place names, especially among families with ties to Georgia or to the city’s cultural identity. Related forms include Atalanta (the swift-footed heroine of Greek myth; often treated as a literary variant), Atlanna (a modern invented spelling), and the elaboration Atlantia. Nicknames and short forms include Lana, Lannie, Attie, and Tally. Usually feminine, it remains usable as unisex.