At a Glance: Name: Anemone – Meaning: wind – Origin: Ancient Greek – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: uh-NEM-uh-nee
Anemone is an Ancient Greek girl's name meaning “wind”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Anemone
Meaning: Wind.
Origin: Ancient Greek.
A common claim: Anemone means 'daughter of the wind.' Actually: The Greek root simply means 'wind' (anemone = 'windflower'); 'daughter of the wind' is a popular poetic elaboration, not literally present in the etymology.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Anemone
Phonetic: uh-NEM-uh-nee IPA: /əˈnɛməni/
Popularity of Anemone
Anemone doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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