At a Glance
- Meaning
- A fruit-bearing tree; from a word meaning 'dried fruit'
- Origin
- Powhatan (Algonquian)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- pur-SIM-uhn
Persimmon is a Powhatan (Algonquian) girl's name meaning “a fruit-bearing tree; from a word meaning 'dried fruit'”. It appears in our list of 175+ Rare Baby Names for Girls (Vintage to Modern).
Meaning & Origin of Persimmon
Meaning: A fruit-bearing tree; from a word meaning 'dried fruit'.
Origin: Powhatan (Algonquian).
How to Pronounce Persimmon
pur-SIM-uhnIPA /pərˈsɪmən/
Popularity of Persimmon
Persimmon 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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