Marigold (given name)

Marigold

“Marigolds” by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1873)
Gender	Feminine
Origin
Word/name	English
Meaning	marigold
Other names
Nickname(s)	Goldie
Related names	Mary

The marigold is said to signify disdain in the language of flowers.

Marigold is an English name taken from the common name used for flowers from different genera such as Calendula or Tagetes, among others.

The flower name is derived from Mary’s gold and was used in reference to the Virgin Mary. [1] Marigolds are often incorporated into “Mary gardens” that are planted with flowers associated with Mary.[2][3]

The name came into use along with other flower and plant names that became popular for girls in English-speaking countries in the 1800s and early 1900s. [4] It has recently increased in usage in part due to a child character on the popular TV series Downton Abbey.[5] [6] [7] [8] It has ranked among the top 1,000 names used for newborn girls in both the United States and Canada since 2021.[9] [10]

Notable people

• Marigold Churchill (1918–1921), daughter of Winston Churchill
• Marigold Linton (born 1936), American cognitive psychologist and member of the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians
• Marigold Santos (born 1981), Filipino-Canadian artist
• Marigold “Goldie” Semple (1952–2009), Canadian actress
• Marigold Southey, (born 1928), Australian philanthropist who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006.

Notes

1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 184. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
2. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Marigold".
3. "StackPath". 25 December 2016.
4. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780198610601.
5. Sandel, Abby (2 March 2015). "Marigold: Baby Name of the Day". appellationmountain.net. Appellation Mountain (blog). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
6. Sandel, Abby (19 May 2022). "Downton Abbey Names: Marigold, Edith, Atticus". appellationmountain.net. Appellation Mountain (blog). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
7. "Marigold". nameberry.com. Nameberry (blog). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
8. "Popular Baby Names".
9. "Names that increased in popularity from 2021 to 2022". ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
10. "First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.