Plumeria: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Plumeria – Meaning: The tropical frangipani genus, named for the French botanist Charles Plumier – Origin: New Latin – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ploo-MEER-ee-uh


Plumeria is a New Latin girl's name meaning “The tropical frangipani genus, named for the French botanist Charles Plumier”. It appears in our list of 200+ Botanical Baby Names for Nature-Loving Parents.

Meaning & Origin of Plumeria

Meaning: The tropical frangipani genus, named for the French botanist Charles Plumier.

Origin: New Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Plumeria

Phonetic: ploo-MEER-ee-uh   IPA: /pluːˈmɪəriə/

Popularity of Plumeria

Plumeria 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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