Vine: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Vine – Meaning: a climbing plant – Origin: Old French/Latin – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: VYN


Vine is an Old French/Latin unisex name meaning “a climbing plant”. It appears in our list of 200+ Botanical Baby Names for Nature-Loving Parents.

Meaning & Origin of Vine

Meaning: A climbing plant.

Origin: Old French/Latin.

A common claim: Some assume the name Vine comes from the video-sharing app Vine, popular from 2012 to 2016. Actually: The name is actually the older word for the climbing plant — the app borrowed that word, not the other way around.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Vine

Phonetic: VYN   IPA: /vaɪn/

Popularity of Vine

Vine 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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