Sunflower: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
A tall flower with a large golden bloom that turns to face the sun
Origin
English
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
SUN-flow-er

Sunflower is an English girl's name meaning “a tall flower with a large golden bloom that turns to face the sun”. It appears in our list of 175+ Wildflower Baby Names for Girls as Free-Spirited as They Sound.

Meaning & Origin of Sunflower

Meaning: A tall flower with a large golden bloom that turns to face the sun.

Origin: English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Sunflower

SUN-flow-erIPA /ˈsʌnˌflaʊ.ər/

Popularity of Sunflower

Sunflower 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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