Urban

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
From the city, urbanite
Pronunciation
OOR-ban(Polish)
UR-bin (English)
UR-bən(English)
Popularity
Urban is not a very popular name globally, but it has been increasing in popularity in recent years, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.

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Urban Name meanings & History

From the city, urbanite. From the Latin name Urbanus meaning "city dweller". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. It was subsequently borne by eight popes. Urban is mostly used as a boy's name but can also be used as a unisex name. It is more common in countries such as Germany, Sweden and Switzerland than in the United States or United Kingdom.

Zodiac Sign of Urban: Understanding Sagittarius,Universality Pisces

Synonyms of Urban:

U: Understanding,Unity,Universality,Undermining,Utopia

R: Reason,Rational,Restless,Resourceful

B: Bashful,Bountiful,Brains,Beauty

A: Action,Assertive,Angry,Aggressive,Ambitious,Argumentative

N: Nagging,Nice,Neurosis,Neat,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Nervous

Urban is:

  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Urban name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Urban include Urban VIII, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644 and Urban Meyer, an American college football coach.

2.) URBAN (Male)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Derived from the Latin urbanus (from the city, city dweller). Urban was the name of a pope (1042-99), which led to the name traveling to other languages. In Scandinavia the name is found primarily in Denmark and Sweden. (OOR-BAHN)


3.) URBAN (Male)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: From the Latin Urbanus (city dweller, urban), which is derived from urbs (a city). The name was borne by several saints and popes. (OOR-BAHN)


4.) URBAN (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: From the Latin Urbánus (city dweller, urbanite), which is derived from urbs (a city). The name was borne by several saints and popes, which led to its widespread use across Europe. Pet: Ura, Urba, Urbek, Urek. (OOR-BAHN)


5.) URBAN (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: From the Latin Urbanus (city dweller, urban), which is derived from urbs (a city). The name was borne by several saints and popes. (OOR-BAHN)


6.) Urban (Male)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) city dweller; courteous.

Other Forms: Urbain, Urbaine, Urbanus, Urvan, Urvane


7.) Urban (Male)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) city dweller

Other Forms: Urb, Urbain, Urbaine, Urbane, Urben, Urbin, Urbun, Urby


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