London

LUN-don

English place-name

"Capital city of England"

London Origin and Meaning

The name London is a girl's name of English origin meaning "Capital city of England".

The capital of England makes a solid and attractive twenty-first-century choice in the US where it is currently in the Top 1000. Given to nearly 1000 girls and 200 boys each year, it is a unisex option that has been in slow decline since its peak in 2013. Conjuring up images of Big Ben, red phone boxes, and the London Eye for some, but perhaps the rush hour commute and grey skies for others, London is far less popular in the UK and other English-speaking countries.

There was a rich girl character named London Tipton — inspired by Paris Hilton — on the Disney TV series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody beginning in 2005 and Paris then named her daughter London in 2023, continuing the city name theme and nodding to her Disney Channel facsimile.

the exact etymology of London is unknown, however theories suggest it was named for King Lud who once controlled the city and therefore means "Lud's Fortress", Lud possibly coming from Llud meaning "mist, haze" or "to acquire". A more recent suggestion is that it comes from a proto-Indo-European root, lendh meaning "sink", which was adapted into the Celtic noun londos meaning "subduing". Combined with a Celtic suffix to make it singular, the old name Londinjon could then mean "place that floods", reflecting the tidal element of the River Thames. Several other linguists and historians have suggested a variety of origins, all which reference the river in some way.

London Rank in US Top 1000

# 313 in the US

London Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1263 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name London

• 313 US 2023
• 1263 Nameberry 2025
• 56 Unisex 2023

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Famous People Named London

• London Ava Kay Max (b. 2005) daughter of singer Kevin Max of band DC Talk
• London Jane McDonough (b. 2010) daughter of actor Neal McDonough
• London Emmett (b. 2010) daughter of actress Ambyr Childers and producer Randall Emmett
• London Smith (b. 2011) daughter of singer Granger Smith
• London Ray (b. 2012) daughter of singer Brooke White and David Ray
• London Olivia Smith (b. 2012) daughter of model Gwendolyn Osborne and TV sports analyst Kenny Smith
• London Casey (b. 2013) daughter of radio and TV personality DJ Envy
• London Grace Greenwood (b. 2014) daughter of rapper Manafest
• London Rose Daly (b. 2014) daughter of television host Carson Daly

The name London in Pop Culture

• London Tipton character on Disney's "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and "The Suite Life on Deck"
• London 2015 film and its main character
• London England
• London Ontario, Canada
• London Texas, USA