Trillium: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
A three-part woodland flower, its name rooted in the Latin word for 'three,' after its three leaves and petals.
Origin
Latin (New Latin plant name)
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
TRIL-ee-um

Trillium is a Latin (New Latin plant name) girl's name meaning “A three-part woodland flower, its name rooted in the Latin word for 'three,' after its three leaves and petals.”. It appears in our list of 175+ Wildflower Baby Names for Girls as Free-Spirited as They Sound.

Meaning & Origin of Trillium

Meaning: A three-part woodland flower, its name rooted in the Latin word for 'three,' after its three leaves and petals..

Origin: Latin (New Latin plant name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Trillium

TRIL-ee-umIPA /ˈtrɪliəm/

Popularity of Trillium

Trillium 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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