At a Glance
- Meaning
- Cow dung (from where the flower commonly grew)
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- KOW-slip
Cowslip is an Old English girl's name meaning “cow dung (from where the flower commonly grew)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Wildflower Baby Names for Girls as Free-Spirited as They Sound.
Meaning & Origin of Cowslip
Meaning: Cow dung (from where the flower commonly grew).
Origin: Old English.
How to Pronounce Cowslip
KOW-slipIPA /ˈkaʊslɪp/
Popularity of Cowslip
Cowslip 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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