Primrose as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Primrose

What is the meaning of the name Primrose ?

The baby name Primrose is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈprɪm.roʊz/', 'respelling': 'PRIM-rohz'}.

Primrose is English in Origin.

Primrose is an English given name taken from the spring-blooming flower. The word entered Middle English as primerose from Anglo-French primerose, ultimately linked to medieval Latin prima rosa and to Latin primus, "first," referencing the plant’s very early blossoms. By extension, the name carries meanings such as "first rose" and "first bloom."

As a personal name, Primrose gained currency in Britain during the 19th-century vogue for nature and flower names, while also existing as a Lowland Scottish surname borne by the Earls of Rosebery. It remains uncommon yet familiar across the English-speaking world, with a modern boost from the character Primrose Everdeen in The Hunger Games. Diminutives and short forms include Prim, Rose, Rosie, and Posy; related forms and rare spellings include Primroze and Prymrose. A cognate in botanical Latin is Primula, while French primevère names the same flower though is seldom used as a given name.