At a Glance
- Meaning
- A wild rose whose leaves smell of apples after rain
- Origin
- Old English compound (sweet + briar)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- SWEET-bry-ər
Sweetbriar is an Old English compound (sweet + briar) girl's name meaning “A wild rose whose leaves smell of apples after rain”. It appears in our list of 200+ Botanical Baby Names for Nature-Loving Parents.
Meaning & Origin of Sweetbriar
Meaning: A wild rose whose leaves smell of apples after rain.
Origin: Old English compound (sweet + briar).
How to Pronounce Sweetbriar
SWEET-bry-ərIPA /ˈswiːtˌbraɪər/
Popularity of Sweetbriar
Sweetbriar 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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