At a Glance
- Meaning
- An old name for a wall-growing herb once used in folk medicine, from the Latin word for 'of walls'
- Origin
- Old French (paritaire), from Latin parietaria
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- PEL-ih-tor-ee
Pellitory is an Old French (paritaire), from Latin parietaria unisex name meaning “An old name for a wall-growing herb once used in folk medicine, from the Latin word for 'of walls'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Botanical Baby Names for Nature-Loving Parents.
Meaning & Origin of Pellitory
Meaning: An old name for a wall-growing herb once used in folk medicine, from the Latin word for 'of walls'.
Origin: Old French (paritaire), from Latin parietaria.
How to Pronounce Pellitory
PEL-ih-tor-eeIPA /ˈpɛlɪtəri/
Popularity of Pellitory
Pellitory 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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Similar Names
Goosegrass · Elodea · Galium · Bistort · Sweetbriar · Teasel
