At a Glance: Name: Bougainvillea – Meaning: named after the French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville – Origin: New Latin (French eponym) – Pronunciation: boo-guhn-VIL-ee-uh
Bougainvillea is a New Latin (French eponym) name meaning “named after the French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville”. It appears in our list of 200+ Botanical Baby Names for Nature-Loving Parents.
Meaning & Origin of Bougainvillea
Meaning: Named after the French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
Origin: New Latin (French eponym).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Bougainvillea
Phonetic: boo-guhn-VIL-ee-uh IPA: /ˌbuːɡənˈvɪliə/
Popularity of Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea 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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