At a Glance
- Meaning
- A salt-tolerant coastal plant once burned to produce the soda ash used in glassmaking
- Origin
- Old English (compound of glass + wort, 'plant')
- Pronunciation
- GLASS-wurt
Glasswort is an Old English (compound of glass + wort, 'plant') name meaning “a salt-tolerant coastal plant once burned to produce the soda ash used in glassmaking”. It appears in our list of 200+ Botanical Baby Names for Nature-Loving Parents.
Meaning & Origin of Glasswort
Meaning: A salt-tolerant coastal plant once burned to produce the soda ash used in glassmaking.
Origin: Old English (compound of glass + wort, 'plant').
How to Pronounce Glasswort
GLASS-wurtIPA /ˈɡlæswɜːrt/
Popularity of Glasswort
Glasswort 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.
Lists That Include Glasswort
Similar Names
Dill · Mint · Elsholtzia · Linaria · Toadflax · Spignel
