Chartreuse: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Yellow-green, named after the Grande Chartreuse monastery's liqueur
Origin
French
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
shar-TROOZ

Chartreuse is a French girl's name meaning “yellow-green, named after the Grande Chartreuse monastery's liqueur”. It appears in our list of 175+ Color-Inspired Baby Names From Azure to Indigo.

Meaning & Origin of Chartreuse

Meaning: Yellow-green, named after the Grande Chartreuse monastery's liqueur.

Origin: French.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Chartreuse

shar-TROOZIPA /ʃɑːrˈtruːz/

Popularity of Chartreuse

Chartreuse 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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