Foreign

Foreign Meaning & Origin

About Foreign
The name "Foreign" does not have a specific meaning as it is not a traditional given name. However, the word "foreign" itself refers to something or someone that is from or characteristic of a different country or culture. It implies being unfamiliar or unknown, often associated with being outside of one's own homeland or comfort zone.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Foreign is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 61.54% and females 38.46%, based on recent birth statistics.

Foreign Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 33.33% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FRN
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F06025
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F AO1 R AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈfɔrən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRN', 'FRKN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Foreign in Braille

Here's how to represent Foreign in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Foreign in braille

How to Spell the Name Foreign in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Foreign using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Foreign in sign language

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