PRIMROSE  

Gender: F
Origin: English
Meaning: "first rose; flower name"

Still found in quaint British novels, but a bit too prim for most American classrooms.

International Variations:
Primarosa, Primorosa (Spanish)

Primrose is being discussed in our message boards:

• What Do You Guys Think of Primrose?
• You guys gave me the first name-Now Help Me with a Middle!
• A list of Rose names
• AB, BC, CD, DE, EF, FG, GH....GIRLS
• Middle name for Alice?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Primrose:

• BRITISH BABY NAMES
• NEWER NAMES IN OLDER CATEGORIES: Fresh florals and varied virtues
• NAMES TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
• FLOWER NAMES