Nettle: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Nettle – Meaning: the stinging nettle plant – Origin: English (word name, plant) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: NET-ul


Nettle is an English (word name, plant) unisex name meaning “the stinging nettle plant”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Nettle

Meaning: The stinging nettle plant.

Origin: English (word name, plant).

How to Pronounce Nettle

Phonetic: NET-ul   IPA: /ˈnɛtəl/

Popularity of Nettle

Nettle 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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