Cyclamen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cyclamen – Meaning: a flowering plant, name possibly linked to Greek kyklos ("circle") for its round tuber – Origin: Greek (via New Latin) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SIK-luh-men


Cyclamen is a Greek (via New Latin) girl's name meaning “a flowering plant, name possibly linked to Greek kyklos ("circle") for its round tuber”. It appears in our list of 175+ Color-Inspired Baby Names From Azure to Indigo.

Meaning & Origin of Cyclamen

Meaning: A flowering plant, name possibly linked to Greek kyklos ("circle") for its round tuber.

Origin: Greek (via New Latin).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cyclamen

Phonetic: SIK-luh-men   IPA: /ˈsɪkləmən/

Popularity of Cyclamen

Cyclamen 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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