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Gardenia


Gender: Feminine
Language
: English
Etymology:
Gardenia is the name of a kind of European flower named in the 18th century for a Scottish botanist named Alexander Garden (1730-1791)

History:
Gardenia was a name formed during the late 19th century during the popularity of “flower names, but it has never been common.

Pronunciation: gar-denn-ee-ah.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.001 % named Gardenia

Popularity of Gardenia:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A



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