Clover as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Clover

What is the meaning of the name Clover ?

The baby name Clover is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkloʊvər/ (KLOH-vər - US); /ˈkləʊvə/ (KLOH-və - UK).

Clover is English in Origin.

Clover is an English word-name taken from Old English clæfre/clāfre “clover,” related to Dutch klaver and German Klee, from Proto-Germanic *klaibron (possibly tied to the Indo-European root *gley- “to stick”). It denotes the trefoil plant, long linked with pastoral abundance and with luck through the rare four-leaf form; in Irish tradition the shamrock symbolizes the Holy Trinity. These associations lend the name meanings such as “good fortune,” “prosperity,” and “springtime renewal.”

As a given name, Clover appeared sporadically in the late Victorian era alongside other floral and nature names, and has enjoyed a 21st-century revival across the English-speaking world. It is used for all genders but skews feminine today. Variants and related forms include the short form Clove, the respelling Klover, Scottish-tinged Clova, and nickname Clo; semantic cousins include French Trèfle and Irish Seamróg, though they are rarely used as names.