MEANING & HISTORY
What does Marigold mean?
Marigold is an English flower name adopted as a personal name. The flower word historically combines Mary with gold, reflecting a religious and colour association.
The immediate source is the plant, not a compound invented for a modern bearer. Symbolic warmth or cheerfulness are cultural readings rather than extra literal roots.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From the flower. The rubber gloves are generally bright yellow in colour.
A female given name.
Wiktionary: Marigold (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Marigold
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Marigold Santos
artist (born 1981)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Marigold Santos
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Marigold in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Marigold
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Marisol♀Shortened María de la Soledad
- Arnold♂Eagle and power
- Harold♂Army and rule
- Maribel♀Blend of María and Isabel
- Maricel♀Blend of María with Celia or Cecilia
- Mariel♀Mary-family form with an el ending
- Marielle♀French familiar form of Marie
- Marijoy♀Blend of Mary and Joy
What rhymes with Marigold?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Marigold further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q88775711 — Marigold (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Marigold Santos (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q88775711 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Marigold (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Marigold (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.