Autumn

Autumn, the season between summer and winter.

Autumn is an English girls’ name taken from the season of the same name. Its appeal can be as much about a remembered landscape as a definition: copper leaves, low sunlight or a favourite time of year. These are images the name may evoke, rather than extra meanings. If you like nature names that suggest an atmosphere instead of a single flower or tree, Autumn offers plenty of room for a personal connection. Its sound is gentler than the final letters might suggest. In the British English pronunciation, the n is silent: the name ends in m, with the first of its two syllables stressed. That quiet finish balances the rich seasonal imagery. The spelling preserves the everyday English word, so the link to the season remains visible whenever the name is written.

Etymology: Taken directly from the English season word, which came through French from Latin autumnus.