Edelweiss
About Edelweiss
Edelweiss, made famous by the Rogers and Hammerstein song in "The Sound of Music", is a rare female name.
In German 'edel' means 'noble' and 'weiss' means 'white'. Edelweiss is the colloquial name for the Leontopodium alpinum, a small white mountain flower sometimes used in herbal folk medicine.
In this age, though, Edelweiss might make a better name for a white cat than for a little girl.
Pronounced AY-dul-vyce.
As of October 2026, Edelweiss ranked #12255 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #9137 in 2021.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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Edelweiss on lists
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Edelweiss in pop culture
- "Edelweiss
" song from The Sound of Music