Fumitory: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Fumitory – Meaning: smoke of the earth, describing the plant's smoky grey-green foliage or acrid scent – Origin: Medieval Latin (via Old French) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: FYOO-mih-tor-ee


Fumitory is a Medieval Latin (via Old French) unisex name meaning “smoke of the earth, describing the plant's smoky grey-green foliage or acrid scent”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Fumitory

Meaning: Smoke of the earth, describing the plant's smoky grey-green foliage or acrid scent.

Origin: Medieval Latin (via Old French).

How to Pronounce Fumitory

Phonetic: FYOO-mih-tor-ee   IPA: /ˈfjuːmɪtɔːri/

Popularity of Fumitory

Fumitory 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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