At a Glance
- Meaning
- 'lord's pear' or 'prince's pear,' describing the fruit's pear-like shape
- Origin
- Turkish (via Italian bergamotta)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- BUR-guh-mot
Bergamot is a Turkish (via Italian bergamotta) unisex name meaning “'lord's pear' or 'prince's pear,' describing the fruit's pear-like shape”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Bergamot
Meaning: 'lord's pear' or 'prince's pear,' describing the fruit's pear-like shape.
Origin: Turkish (via Italian bergamotta).
A common claim: Bergamot is named after the Italian city of Bergamo. Actually: This is a folk etymology; most sources trace 'bergamot' to Turkish 'bey armudu' ('lord's pear'), not the city name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Bergamot
BUR-guh-motIPA /ˈbɜːrɡəmɒt/
Popularity of Bergamot
Bergamot 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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