Saffron

Spice name

Saffron Origin and Meaning

The name Saffron is a girl's name .

Spice names are increasingly appealing to the senses of prospective parents; this one, belonging to a precious spice derived from the crocus has a vaguely orange-scented-incense sixties feel.

English actress Saffron Burrows is an attractive current representative, and on the cult classic British TV series Absolutely Fabulous, Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon was the one sane member of her household. Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon has a grown daughter named Saffron.

Saffron can also be considered a color name via its distinctive yellow hue.

Saffron Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 722 on Nameberry

Saffron Popularity

• 722 Nameberry 2024
• 680 England 2021

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Famous People Named Saffron

• Saffron Aldridge English model
• Saffron Domini Burrows English model and actress.
• Saffron Herndon American comedienne
• Saffron stage name of Samantha Marie Sprackling, Nigerian lead singer of Republica
• Saffron Coomber English actress
• Saffron Henderson Canadian voice actress and singer; daughter of singer Bill Henderson
• Saffron Sahara Le Bon (b. 1991) daughter of singer Simon and Yasmin Le Bon
• Saffron Ursula Louisa Licuria (b. 2009) daughter of Australian rules footballer Paul Licuria
• Saffron Rose Kiran Kanal (b. 2013) daughter of bassist Tony Kanal of No Doubt
• Saffron Barker vlogger

Saffron in Pop Culture

• Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon character on TV's Absolutely Fabulous
• Saffron wife of Malcolm Reynolds in "Firefly"
• Saffron "Saffy" Casson in the "Casson Family" series
• Saffron character in Super Paper Mario for Wii
• Saffron the yellow fairy in the Rainbow Magic series
• Saffron character in Princess Poppy series
• Saffron character in the manga series Ranma ½
• Saffron Masala character in animated series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
• Saffron mentioned in "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan ("I'm just mad about Saffron/She's just mad about me")
• Saffron City city in the video game series Pokémon
• Saffron character in TV's "Imposters"
• Saffron Coulter character in Foz Meadows' "Manifold Worlds" series