Meaning and Origin
What does the name Summit mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Summit
User Submitted Origins
English
58%
Hindu
27%
Indian (Sanskrit)
8%
Arabic
4%
French
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from India, the name Summit is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "volcano".
- A user from Bangladesh says the name Summit is of Arabic origin and means "Servant of ALLAH".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Sum"mit
Senses
- The top; the highest point."Fixed on the summit of the highest mount." [Shak.]
- The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.
- [Zoöl] The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated.
Etymology: F. sommet, dim. of OF. som sum, top, from L. summum, from summus highest. See Sum (n.)
Other Dictionary Sources
- A meeting of heads of governments
- The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) ("the region is a few molecules wide at the summit")
- The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development ("the summit of his ambition")
- Reach the summit (of a mountain) ("Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit")
Wiktionary
From Late Middle English somete, from early Middle French somete, from Old French sommette, somet (compare modern French sommet), a diminutive of som (“highest part, top of a hill”), from Latin summum.
- (countable) A peak; the topmost point or surface, as of a mountain.
- In summer, it is possible to hike to the of Mount Shasta.
- (countable) A gathering or assembly of leaders.
- They met for an international on environmental issues.
From Middle English *summit, *sumwit, *sumwiht, variant of sum wiht, som wiht (“some thing”, literally “some wight”). More at some, wight.
summit was also found in the following language(s): Italian, Swedish, and Tatar