At a Glance: Name: Thistle – Meaning: the thistle, a prickly flowering plant – Origin: English/Old English (word/plant name) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: THIS-ul
Thistle is an English/Old English (word/plant name) unisex name meaning “the thistle, a prickly flowering plant”. It appears in 10 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Thistle
Meaning: The thistle, a prickly flowering plant.
Origin: English/Old English (word/plant name).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Thistle
Phonetic: THIS-ul IPA: /ˈθɪsəl/
Popularity of Thistle
Thistle 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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