Name

Name CITY

Between 1980 and 2022 there were 1 birth of City in the countries below, which represents an average of 0 birth of children bearing the first name City per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 0 birth.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom City
In Italiano

Nome City

Information about the first name City

The first name City has been assigned to:

0.00% to boys
100.00% to girls

The country where the first name City is the most common is:

Alberta

This first name is on trend: Female

This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

City in Japanese ^*

Romaji	shiti
Katakana	シティ
Hiragana	してぃ
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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City in sign language

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City in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name City

English

Etymology

From Middle English city, citie, citee, cite, from Old French cité, from Latin cīvitās (“citizenry; community; a city with its hinterland”), from cīvis (“native; townsman; citizen”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved”).
Cognate with Old English hīwan pl (“members of one's household, servants”). See hewe. Doublet of civitas.
Mostly displaced native Old English burg, whence Modern English burg.

Alternative forms

citie, cittie, cyte, cytee (obsolete)

Anagrams

ICTY

Noun

city (plural cities)
A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
(UK) A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.
(Australia) The central business district; downtown.
(slang) A large amount of something (used after the noun).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈsɪti/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˈsɪtʰiː]
(US, General Australian) IPA(key): [ˈsɪɾi]
(Northern England, Conservative RP) IPA(key): /sɪtɪ/
Rhymes: -ɪti
Hyphenation: ci‧ty

Noun (Derived terms)

Pages starting with “city”.

Noun (Descendants)

→ French: City
→ German: City
→ Italian: city
→ Swedish: city
→ Russian: сити (siti)

Noun (Hypernyms)

settlement

Proper noun (Related terms)

(London) Hammersmith & City

Proper noun (Synonyms)

(City of London): the Square Mile

Middle English

Noun

city
Alternative form of cite

French

Proper noun

City f
(finance, with definite article) the City

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English city.

Noun

city n
inner city, the commercial centre of a medium-sized or larger city
Lite närmare city, i närheten av konstmuseet, ligger Norrköpings mest attraktiva lägenheter.
A little closer to the town centre, next to the art museum, you'll find Norrköping's most attractive apartments.
Det finns mycket att förbättra i vårt city.
There are many things that need improvement in our inner city.

Noun (Synonyms)