At a Glance
- Meaning
- Marsh plant with a fuzzy, tail-like flower spike
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- KAT-tayl
Cattail is an English girl's name meaning “marsh plant with a fuzzy, tail-like flower spike”. It appears in our list of 175+ Wildflower Baby Names for Girls as Free-Spirited as They Sound.
Meaning & Origin of Cattail
Meaning: Marsh plant with a fuzzy, tail-like flower spike.
Origin: English.
How to Pronounce Cattail
KAT-taylIPA /ˈkætteɪl/
Popularity of Cattail
Cattail 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.
Lists That Include Cattail
Similar Names
Heron · Rush · Marsh · Reed · Pine · Vesper
