Plum

Fruit name

Plum Origin and Meaning

The name Plum is a girl's name .

British-born novelist Plum Sykes has taken this rich, fruity name out of the produce section and put it into the baby name basket. It's more appealing than Apple, more presentable than Peaches. The French equivalent, Prune, is very fashionable there but would not fly with English speakers.

Plum Sykes was born Victoria, and her nickname derived from the variety of fruit called the Victoria Plum.

Plum makes an appealing middle name choice--Moon Unit Zappa used it as such for her daughter Matilda. The color of the fruit makes it one of the appropriately amethyst-hued names for Aquarius babies.

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Famous People Named Plum

  • Victoria "Plum" Sykes
    British,American novelist and socialite
  • Milla Plum
    daughter of blogger Miss James of Bleubird Vintage
  • Polly Plum
    pen name of New Zealand feminist writer Mary Ann Colclough
  • Plum
    nickname of English male novelist Pelham Grenville "P.G." Wodehouse

Plum in Pop Culture

  • Stephanie Plum
    bounty hunter protagonist of a series written by Janet Evanovich
  • Professor Plum
    character in the board game Clue
  • Plum Kitaki
    character from the video game "Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney"
  • Nanny Plum
    character from TV series "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
  • Plum Kettle
    heroine of the novel "Dietland" written by Sarai Walker