Summer

Summer is a girl name of English origin, meaning The warm, bright season.

What Summer means

The warm, bright season.

Summer sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Summer comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Summer is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Summer?

Summer is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Summer is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.

The character of Summer

Two ideas meet in Summer: light and brightness, Life and the natural world. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.

Themes: Light, Life, Nature

Names like Summer

These share Summer's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
  • Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
  • Ava — Life, bird, living one.
  • Chloe — Young green shoot; blooming.
  • Mei — Sprout; bright.
  • Aviva — Springlike; fresh.
  • Dagny — New day.
  • Embla — Elm; the first woman.
  • Hotaru — Firefly.
  • Ilana — Tree; flourishing.
  • Persephone — Goddess of spring; bringer of life.
  • Vesna — Slavic goddess of spring.

More English names

  • Story — A tale worth telling.
  • Sunny — Bright and cheerful as the sun.
  • Stormi — Stormy weather; a tempestuous spirit.
  • Sutton — From the southern town.
  • Storm — A tempest; powerful weather.
  • Sybil — A prophetess; seer.
  • Stone — Strong and steadfast as stone.
  • Talon — Claw; sharp and keen.
  • Sterling — Of the highest quality; pure silver.
  • Tatum — Cheerful; brings joy.