At a Glance: Name: Prussian – Meaning: relating to Prussia, a historical Baltic/German region; the 'blue' sense comes only from the specific compound 'Prussian blue' – Origin: English (Prussia + the adjectival suffix -n) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: PRUSH-ən
Prussian is an English (Prussia + the adjectival suffix -n) unisex name meaning “relating to Prussia, a historical Baltic/German region; the 'blue' sense comes only from the specific compound 'Prussian blue'”. It appears in our list of 175+ Color-Inspired Baby Names From Azure to Indigo.
Meaning & Origin of Prussian
Meaning: Relating to Prussia, a historical Baltic/German region; the 'blue' sense comes only from the specific compound 'Prussian blue'.
Origin: English (Prussia + the adjectival suffix -n).
A common claim: often said to simply mean 'deep dark blue' Actually: 'Prussian' alone is just a demonym meaning 'relating to Prussia' — the blue meaning only applies via the specific pigment name 'Prussian blue.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Prussian
Phonetic: PRUSH-ən IPA: /ˈprʌʃən/
Popularity of Prussian
Prussian 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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