Edelweiss

EH-del-vice; AY-del-vice
Flower name, from German
"noble white"

Edelweiss Origin and Meaning

The name Edelweiss is a girl's name meaning "noble white".

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.

Edelweiss Popularity

Famous People Named Edelweiss

  • Edel Mary Quinn aka EdelweissIrish venerable missionary
  • Edelweiss TuzonFilipina actress
  • EdelweissRussian,Bulgarian actress and TV host

Edelweiss in Pop Culture

  • "Edelweiss" song from The Sound of Music