Logan

Little hollow; a small dip in the landscape.

Logan comes through a Scottish surname from a place name meaning “little hollow”. Here, a hollow is a dip in the land: the name’s landscape connection is to a small sheltered-looking space rather than a mountain or a grand vista. Logan is used as a given name for boys and girls in English. That modest landscape image gives Logan an understated outdoor appeal. In the English pronunciation, the rounded opening is interrupted by a firm g before a softer ending. The result can feel sturdy without being severe. If you like nature connections that are tucked into a name’s history rather than announced as an everyday nature word, Logan offers that quieter approach.

Etymology: From a Scottish surname derived from a place name, with a Gaelic element meaning “hollow”.