Pansy as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pansy

What is the meaning of the name Pansy ?

The baby name Pansy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PAN-zee (IPA: /ˈpænzi/).

Pansy is English in Origin.

Pansy is an English flower name drawn from French pensée, meaning “thought” or “remembrance,” from the verb penser “to think” and ultimately Latin pensare “to consider.” The plant itself is a cultivated viola known for its face-like markings, and in Victorian floriography the pansy signified affectionate remembrance and loving thoughts, associations that carry into the name’s meaning and tone.

As a given name, Pansy gained favor in Britain and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries alongside other botanical choices, then faded mid-century, partly as the word took on pejorative slang. It remains rare today but retains antique charm and literary echoes, such as Pansy Osmond in Henry James’s The Portrait of a Lady. Variants and related forms include Pensée/Pensee, Pansie, and the cognate botanical names Viola, Violet, and Violeta.