Buttercup

Flower name, from English
"yellow wildflower"

Buttercup Origin and Meaning

The name Buttercup is a girl's name of English origin meaning "yellow wildflower".

Though most Buttercups are of the bovine persuasian, this humble flower name was given to the lovely princess in "The Princess Bride." If Buttercup still feels too lowly for you, you might consider Clover, Daffodil, or Daisy.

Buttercup Popularity

Famous People Named Buttercup

  • Lewis Pessano "Buttercup" Dickerson
    American male baseball player

Buttercup in Pop Culture

  • Buttercup
    princess in The Princess Bride
  • Buttercup
    one of the three Powerpuff Girls
  • Buttercup
    Prim's cat in The Hunger Games series
  • Buttercup
    male unicorn in Pixar's "Toy Story 3"
  • Buttercup
    male main character in a Norwegian fairy tale
  • "Build Me Up
    Buttercup," song by The Foundations