Poppy
Poppy is a girl name of English origin, meaning The bright red poppy flower.
What Poppy means
The bright red poppy flower.
Poppy sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Poppy 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.
Poppy is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Poppy?
Poppy does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Poppy
Poppy spans flowers and growing things, the natural world and Color, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Poppy
These share Poppy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Iris — Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
- Violet — The violet flower; the color purple.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Petunia — The trumpet-shaped flower.
- Primrose — First rose; first flower of spring.
- Bluebell — The woodland bell flower.
- Bryony — To sprout; a climbing vine.
- Ginger — Reddish; the lively spice.
- Hadley — Field of heather.
- Heather — The flowering heath shrub.
- Lavender — The fragrant purple flower.
More English names
- Pierce — Rock; stone.
- Posy — A small bunch of flowers.
- Petunia — The trumpet-shaped flower.
- Presley — Priest's meadow.
- Percy — One who pierces the valley.
- Preston — Priest's town.
- Pearline — Little pearl.
- Primrose — First rose; first flower of spring.
- Patience — Calm endurance.
- Promise — A solemn vow.