At a Glance: Name: Foxglove – Meaning: the foxglove flower (Digitalis) – Origin: English (plant name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: FAHKS-gluv
Foxglove is an English (plant name) girl's name meaning “the foxglove flower (Digitalis)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Foxglove
Meaning: The foxglove flower (Digitalis).
Origin: English (plant name).
A common claim: Foxglove means 'fairy thimble' Actually: 'Fairy thimble' is a folk-nickname for the flower, not a translation of the word 'foxglove' itself — the compound's own etymology is separately debated.
How to Pronounce Foxglove
Phonetic: FAHKS-gluv IPA: /ˈfɒksɡlʌv/
Popularity of Foxglove
Foxglove 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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