Capri

Meaning of Capri

Capri, echoing the sun-washed Italian isle that once sheltered Roman emperors and now plays host to paparazzi and perfume ads alike, carries a breezy blend of ancient gravitas and modern glamour; etymologically it drifts back to the Latin Capreae—“of the goats,” a humble pasture-side note that rather offsets the name’s current yacht-deck sparkle. In American nurseries, this Mediterranean moniker has sailed quietly since the 1950s, but a steady tailwind—helped along by celebrity passport stamps and the perennial appeal of Capri pants—has pushed it from the 900s to a respectable No. 481 in 2024, with roughly five hundred little Capris debarking each year. The name offers parents a compact, two-syllable soundtrack of sea breeze and citrus, yet avoids the gilded heaviness of longer place names, and its crisp consonants lend themselves to easy nicknaming (Cap, Cappy, Ri). For those who like their daughters’ names to double as postcard destinations—and who don’t mind the occasional goat joke from a classmate versed in Latin—Capri strikes a memorable, cliff-top balance between chic and cheerful.

Pronunciation

Italian

• Pronunced as KAH-pree (/ˈkɑpri/)

• Caprice
• Capricia
• Capria
• Caprina
• Capriana