Origin: (English, Latin)
Pronunciation: (PRIM-roz, go
to this link and run your cursor over the name Primrose to hear how it is
pronounced: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=primrose)
Gender: Female
I have a character in the novel I
finished a few months ago whose middle name is Primrose. It is to go with her
nature meaning first name, Gaia *see on
list of posts*. Basically the meaning of her
first and middle names combine to mean Mother Earths First Rose or The Earths
First Rose or The Lands First Rose.
There have been a few Primroses in
literature but most notable is Primrose “Prim” Everdeen, the younger sister of
Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games Novels. But fortunately it is not used too
often so it still holds a charm.
I think the name Primrose is very
beautiful and seems a name that would have been at its height in the Victorian
Era as they loved flower names like Rose, Violet, Iris, Lilly, ect. However if
used in a the common era I can see some down falls, most notably the nickname
Prim as in Prim and Proper and thus making it often be seen as a prudish name.
I have seen similar downfalls for other lovely names like Prudence *see on list of posts*. I
think they are lovely but can have mean nicknames.
I even at first was not a fan of
this name but as you can see the right character came along and changed that
for me. I at first intended to not give Gaia a middle name as there was no
where it is mentioned in the novel but as I was finishing a spot came up near
the end where full names are mentioned and so I added middle names for all the
other characters mentioned in that section but was not going to give Gaia one
but then I decided I really wanted to give her one. So when I was looking for a
middle name for my character Gaia Primrose popped in my head right away but I
was reluctant to use it as I was not a huge fan. So I looked around for a more
appropriate middle name but Primrose just seemed to be it and so no other name
would do. I am pleased with it and it fits my character very well.
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