Edelweiss

EH-del-vice; AY-del-vice

Flower name, from German

"noble white"

Edelweiss Origin and Meaning

The name Edelweiss is a girl's name meaning "noble white".

Edelweiss, made famous by the Rogers and Hammerstein song in "The Sound of Music", is a rare female name.

In German 'edel' means 'noble' and 'weiss' means 'white'. Edelweiss is the colloquial name for the Leontopodium alpinum, a small white mountain flower sometimes used in herbal folk medicine.

In this age, though, Edelweiss might make a better name for a white cat than for a little girl.

Popularity of the name Edelweiss

• 980 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Edelweiss

• Edel Mary Quinn aka Edelweiss Irish venerable missionary
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The name Edelweiss in Pop Culture

• "Edelweiss " song from The Sound of Music