Flint - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Flint \f-li-

is pronounced flint. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "stream". Place name. Denotes an ancestor who lived near a stream. Also a name from nature, referring to the hard quartz that produces a spark of fire when struck by steel.

Flint has 1 variant form: Flynt.

Baby names that sound like Flint are Valente and Wyland.

Flint is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#1944 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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