Meaning and Origin
What does the name Clover mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from New Hampshire, U.S. agree the name Clover means "A flower" and is of Persian / Iranian origin.
- According to a user from California, U.S., the name Clover is of English origin and means "Wild flower".
- A submission from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name Clover means "Lucky".
- A submission from France says the name Clover means "Type of plant".
Etymology: OE. claver clover, AS. clǣfre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw. klöfver
- A plant of the genus Trifolium
From Middle English clovere, claver, from Old English clāfre, earlier clǣfre, from Proto-Germanic *klaibrǭ (compare Saterland Frisian Kleeuwer, Dutch klaver, dialectal Low German Kleeber, Kleewer, Danish kløver, Swedish klöver), enlargement of *klaiwaz (compare Plautdietsch Kjlee, German Klee), from Proto-Indo-European *glei- (“to stick”) (compare Old Church Slavonic глѣвъ (glěvŭ, “slime”), Ancient Greek γλοιός (gloiós, “glue, tar”)). More at cleave, clay.
- A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.