From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English sumor. It has been in use as a given name since the 1970s. Summer originates in Old English language and is taken from the word for the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and fall, starting on the summer solstice which is the longest day of the year. As a feminine given name it was most popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
Summer Related Names Variants: Sommer, Sumer, Somer
