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Primrose (given name)

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Primrose
The primrose flower is said to signify flirtation in the language of flowers.
GenderFemale
Language(s)English
Origin
Meaningprimrose flower
Primrose Day by Ralph Todd, 1885. The date commemorated the 1881 death of British statesman Benjamin Disraeli, whose favorite flower was the primrose.

Primrose is an English feminine given name given in reference to the flower. The common name for the flower comes from the Latin phrase prima rosa, or first rose.[1][2] It is also an English or Scottish surname. As a given name, it was occasionally used as a transferred use of the surname for both boys and girls. It came into vogue in the Victorian era and first part of the 20th century, especially in the United Kingdom, along with other plant and flower names for girls. [3][4] More attention has been given to the name in the Anglosphere due to a character in The Hunger Games books by Suzanne Collins and the movies based on the books.[5]

Usage

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In recent years, the name has ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in England and Wales since 2012 and among the top 200 names for British girls since 2021.[6] The name has never ranked among the 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States, but has also increased in usage there. In 2022, 87 newborn American girls were named Primrose.[7] Fifteen newborn Canadian girls were given the name in 2021.[8]

It may refer to:

Notes

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 222. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Primrose".
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 222. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  4. ^ https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2012/01/primrose.html
  5. ^ "Primrose - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity".
  6. ^ "Popularity for the name Primrose - Behind the Name".
  7. ^ "Popular Baby Names".
  8. ^ "First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.