Meaning & Origin
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Georgia, named after the Flint River. A township in Pike County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana. A former unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky. A city, the county seat of Genesee County, Michigan. A township in Genesee County, Michigan, adjacent to the city. An unincorporated community in Sharon Township, Franklin County, Ohio. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia. A town and community with a town council in Flintshire, Wales, by the estuary of the River Dee .
Flint is a boy's baby name of Old English origin, from the Old English word for the hard quartz rock used to make fire, meaning 'hard rock' or 'one who lives near the flint rock.' Flint was used as a surname before becoming an occasional given name.
Flint is one of the most elemental names possible — it is literally fire-making stone, suggesting toughness, resourcefulness, and a spark of something primal. For parents who love rugged, no-nonsense names, Flint delivers.