The Real Meaning Of Shay Mitchell's New Baby's Name
James Rogers
The name Atlas comes from ancient Greek mythology. The Titan was forced to bear the weight of the heavens on his soldiers as a punishment from Zeus. According to Behind The Name, it means "enduring." More commonly, though, we think of atlases as large collections of maps. Baby name websites often list it as a boy name, but Mitchell choosing it for her daughter follows the modern trend of giving children more gender-neutral monikers.
One look at Mitchell's YouTube or Instagram account makes it extremely evident just how much the actor loves to travel. It's safe to assume that Atlas will now join her mom on some of those trips and become a globe-trotter herself. Of the name, Mitchell told Vogue, "A close friend of ours was listing off names for her daughter that she had had a year and a half ago. Then she said Atlas and I looked at Matte [Mitchell's long-time partner], and he looked at me, and I was like, 'Oh my gosh.'" She continued, "It's just the perfect name; from that day, we knew it was going to be Atlas."
Noa, Atlas' middle name, is similarly meaningful. It's a biblical name that has been popular for girls in Israel over the last 10 years. In Hebrew, it means "movement." According to Behind The Name, it also means "love" or "affection" in Japanese. Truly fitting as Mitchell revealed she "had no idea [she] was capable of loving anything like this before [Atlas] arrived."
If her name is any indication, Atlas Noa will have the world at her fingertips, and of course, be tremendously loved.