Meaning and Origin
What does the name Cypress mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
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User Submitted Meanings
- According to 2 people from Illinois, U.S., the name Cypress means "Bold".
- A user from Missouri, U.S. says the name Cypress means "Strong".
- According to a user from Arkansas, U.S., the name Cypress means "Strong; Adaptable".
Note: ☞ Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen American cypress, Cupressus thyoidesnow called Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness.
Etymology: OE. cipres cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr�s, L. cupressus cyparissuscf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ����, perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g�pher, Gen. vi. 14
- Any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones
- Wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From Old French cipres (French cyprès), from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos), probably from an unknown Mediterranean Pre-Greek language; compare Hebrew גֹּפֶר (gōp̄er), the name of the tree whose wood was used to make the ark (Genesis. vi:14).
- An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
cypress was also found in the following language(s): Swedish