"Primrose" meaning in English

See Primrose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: The surname derives from a place name in Fife, Scotland; Watson (1926) derived this from Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *prenn (“wood, tree”) + *rros (“moor, heath”). Taylor instead argued for Scottish Gaelic prím (“first”) + ros (“promontory”). Changed by folk etymology because of phonetic resemblance to primrose. The given name is one of the 19th-century flower names. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xpi|-}} Pictish, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*prenn||wood, tree}} Proto-Brythonic *prenn (“wood, tree”), {{der|en|gd|prím||first}} Scottish Gaelic prím (“first”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Primrose
  1. A habitational surname.
    Sense id: en-Primrose-en-name-vgFdcRvx Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (rare, chiefly Britain) A female given name from English. Tags: Britain, rare Derived forms: Primrose syndrome
    Sense id: en-Primrose-en-name-2onTjvcs Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
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