"Lavender" meaning in English

See Lavender in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Lavenders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Lavenders}} Lavender (countable and uncountable, plural Lavenders)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Lavender-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A female given name from English. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Lavender-en-name-2onTjvcs
  3. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Georgia, United States, named after a storekeeper. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Lavender-en-name-mvOMWrph
  4. An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington, United States, named after John Lavender. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Washington, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Lavender-en-name-e0Es8JCg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 19 7 67 5
  5. A subzone of Kallang, Singapore. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Singapore
    Sense id: en-Lavender-en-name-y74SBVrX

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Lavender meaning in English (5.1kB)

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