At a Glance
- Meaning
- Pale golden-yellow, resembling flax fiber
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- FLAK-suhn
Flaxen is an Old English unisex name meaning “pale golden-yellow, resembling flax fiber”. It appears in our list of 175+ Color-Inspired Baby Names From Azure to Indigo.
Meaning & Origin of Flaxen
Meaning: Pale golden-yellow, resembling flax fiber.
Origin: Old English.
How to Pronounce Flaxen
FLAK-suhnIPA /ˈflæksən/
Popularity of Flaxen
Flaxen 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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