Saffron
Saffron is a girl name of English origin, meaning The golden spice flower.
What Saffron means
The golden spice flower.
Saffron sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Saffron 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.
Saffron is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Saffron?
Saffron sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Saffron
Saffron spans flowers and growing things and Gold, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Saffron
These share Saffron's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Marigold — The golden marigold flower.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Aiyana — Eternal blossom.
- Bluebell — The woodland bell flower.
- Bryony — To sprout; a climbing vine.
- Goldie — Made of gold.
- Hadley — Field of heather.
- Heather — The flowering heath shrub.
- Lavender — The fragrant purple flower.
- May — The hawthorn blossom; the fifth month.
- Meadow — A field of wildflowers.
More English names
- Ryder — Horseman; knight.
- Sage — Wise one; the fragrant herb.
- Rue — Herb of grace.
- Saint — A holy and revered person.
- Royce — Son of the king; rose.
- Sawyer — One who saws wood.
- Royalty — Of royal rank; majesty.
- Saylor — Boat captain; of the sea.
- Roscoe — From the deer forest.
- Scarlett — Brilliant red.