Halcyon
Halcyon is a baby name of Greek origin, meaning Kingfisher; tranquil.
What Halcyon means
Kingfisher; tranquil.
Halcyon sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Halcyon comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Halcyon is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Halcyon?
Halcyon does not currently chart in the top 100 baby names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Halcyon
Two ideas meet in Halcyon: Peace and the natural world. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Halcyon
These share Halcyon's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Winter — The cold, still season.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Oliver — Olive tree; symbol of peace.
- Olivia — Olive tree — peace, dignity, friendship.
- Paloma — Dove — a symbol of peace.
- Callum — Dove; peace.
- Colm — Dove.
- Dove — The bird of peace.
- Olive — The olive tree; peace.
- Olivier — The olive tree; peace.
- Chloe — Young green shoot; blooming.
- Daphne — The laurel tree.
More Greek names
- Gregory — Watchful and vigilant.
- Halo — A ring of holy light.
- Genesis — Origin; the beginning.
- Harmony — Perfect agreement and balance.
- Galene — Calm seas.
- Hector — Holding fast; steadfast defender.
- Galen — Calm; a healer.
- Helen — Light; a torch.
- Evangeline — Bearer of good news.
- Helena — Bright, shining light.