Meaning and Origin
What does the name Primrose mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from South Africa says the name Primrose means "It is mostly a pale yellow flower that grows and blooms in spring".
- A submission from Iowa, U.S. says the name Primrose means "I think it means healing flower".
Etymology: OE. primerole, F. primerole, a derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See Prime (a.)
- Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
Middle English primerose, from Old French, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The reason it was called this is not clear.
- A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
- A plant of the family Primulaceae.
- A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
- Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris).
- A flower of a primrose plant.
- A light yellow colour.
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