English

Everest

Pronounced EV-er-istShare

Meaning: Mount Everest place name

  • Gender-neutral
  • Familiar
  • 3 syllables

The story

An English mountain name used across genders. The English geographical name honors surveyor George Everest; it is not the mountain’s Tibetan or Nepali name.

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

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Origins

Everest comes from English.

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