At a Glance
- Meaning
- Resembling a small bug (from its tick-shaped seed)
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- kor-ee-OP-sis
Coreopsis is a Greek girl's name meaning “resembling a small bug (from its tick-shaped seed)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Wildflower Baby Names for Girls as Free-Spirited as They Sound.
Meaning & Origin of Coreopsis
Meaning: Resembling a small bug (from its tick-shaped seed).
Origin: Greek.
How to Pronounce Coreopsis
kor-ee-OP-sisIPA /ˌkɔːriˈɒpsɪs/
Popularity of Coreopsis
Coreopsis 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 Coreopsis
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