At a Glance
- Meaning
- The yucca plant, an evergreen desert shrub with sharp, sword-shaped leaves
- Origin
- Carib
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- YUK-uh
Yucca is a Carib girl's name meaning “the yucca plant, an evergreen desert shrub with sharp, sword-shaped leaves”. It appears in our list of 175+ Wildflower Baby Names for Girls as Free-Spirited as They Sound.
Meaning & Origin of Yucca
Meaning: The yucca plant, an evergreen desert shrub with sharp, sword-shaped leaves.
Origin: Carib.
How to Pronounce Yucca
YUK-uhIPA /ˈjʌkə/
Popularity of Yucca
Yucca 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.
Lists That Include Yucca
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