At a Glance
- Meaning
- The flax plant, grown for fiber (linen) and oil (linseed)
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- FLAKS
Flax is an Old English boy's name meaning “the flax plant, grown for fiber (linen) and oil (linseed)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Earthy Boy Names That Are Rooted in Nature.
Meaning & Origin of Flax
Meaning: The flax plant, grown for fiber (linen) and oil (linseed).
Origin: Old English.
How to Pronounce Flax
FLAKSIPA /flæks/
Popularity of Flax
Flax 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 Flax
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