At a Glance: Name: Fuchsia – Meaning: vivid pink-red (named after the fuchsia flower, itself named for botanist Leonhart Fuchs) – Origin: Modern English (from the flower, named after botanist Leonhart Fuchs) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: FYOO-shuh
Fuchsia is a Modern English (from the flower, named after botanist Leonhart Fuchs) girl's name meaning “vivid pink-red (named after the fuchsia flower, itself named for botanist Leonhart Fuchs)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Fuchsia
Meaning: Vivid pink-red (named after the fuchsia flower, itself named for botanist Leonhart Fuchs).
Origin: Modern English (from the flower, named after botanist Leonhart Fuchs).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Fuchsia
Phonetic: FYOO-shuh IPA: /ˈfjuːʃə/
Popularity of Fuchsia
Fuchsia 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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