Flint - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Flint \f-li-nt\ 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 a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Flint. Compare Flint with related baby names.