Girl

Girl Meaning & Origin

About Girl
The surname "Girl" is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "girle," meaning a young person or child. It was likely used as a nickname for someone who was youthful or had a youthful appearance. The surname may have also been given to someone who had a playful or mischievous nature. Overall, the surname Girl signifies a connection to youthfulness or a youthful demeanor.

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📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Girl is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Girl: 101
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 159712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Girl based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Girl is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JRL
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G064
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G ER1 L
🌐 IPA
/gərl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JRL', 'KRL')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G640

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Girl in Braille

Here's how to represent Girl in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Girl in braille

How to sign the name Girl using Sign Language

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

The name Girl in sign language

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