At a Glance: Name: Flaxen – 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
Phonetic: FLAK-suhn IPA: /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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