Pansy

Pansy is a girl name of English origin, meaning Thought; the pansy flower.

What Pansy means

Thought; the pansy flower.

Pansy sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Pansy comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Pansy is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Pansy?

Pansy is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Pansy is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.

The character of Pansy

We group Pansy under flowers and growing things. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Flower

Names like Pansy

These share Pansy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
• Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
• Petunia — The trumpet-shaped flower.
• Poppy — The bright red poppy flower.
• Posy — A small bunch of flowers.
• Primrose — First rose; first flower of spring.
• Aiyana — Eternal blossom.
• Bluebell — The woodland bell flower.
• Bryony — To sprout; a climbing vine.
• Hadley — Field of heather.
• Heather — The flowering heath shrub.
• Lavender — The fragrant purple flower.

More English names

• Ottoline — Prosperous; fortunate.
• Parker — Keeper of the park.
• Oswald — Divine power; God's ruler.
• Patience — Calm endurance.
• Oaklynn — From the oak meadow pool.
• Pearline — Little pearl.
• Oakley — From the oak meadow.
• Percy — One who pierces the valley.
• North — The northern direction; a guiding point.
• Petunia — The trumpet-shaped flower.