Poppy - Meaning of Poppy

What does Poppy mean?

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[ 2 syll. pop-py, po-ppy ] The baby girl name Poppy is pronounced as PAAP-iy- †. Poppy's language of origin is English and it is also predominantly used in English. It is from poppy ; popaeg which means 'poppy' ; papaver 'poppy'. The first name is derived from the English flower name, itself of the Old English popaeg and ultimately of the Latin papaver. It was first used in the late 19th century.

Poppy has 11 derivatives. Derivatives of the name include Popea, Popee, Popey, Popi, Popie, Poppea, Poppee, Poppey, Poppi, Poppie, and Popy.

See also the related category flower.

Poppy is a rather popular baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 2010s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. Its usage peaked recently in 2018 with 0.028% of baby girls being named Poppy. It had a ranking of #592 then. Among all girl names in its family, Poppy was the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Poppy include Popey, Poppee, Poppey, Poppi, Poppie, Popy, Papi, Patie, Peppi, Pia, Piah, Pippa, Pippy, Popee, Popi, Popie, Pua, Puah, Pya, and Pallavee.

† Pronunciation for Poppy: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"