Heliotrope: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Heliotrope – Meaning: turning toward the sun – Origin: Greek – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: HEE-lee-oh-trohp


Heliotrope is a Greek girl's name meaning “turning toward the sun”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Heliotrope

Meaning: Turning toward the sun.

Origin: Greek.

How to Pronounce Heliotrope

Phonetic: HEE-lee-oh-trohp   IPA: /ˈhiːliəˌtroʊp/

Popularity of Heliotrope

Heliotrope 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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