Persimmon

per-SIHM-on

American fruit name from Powhatan

"a dry fruit"

Persimmon Origin and Meaning

The name Persimmon is a girl's name meaning "a dry fruit".

We've adopted Plum, Cherry, and even Apple as baby names, so why not Persimmon? It lends itself to the charming nicknames Percy or Persy.

The word "persimmon" is American in origin. It was derived from pasimenan, a Powhatan word meaning "a dry fruit." Powhatan was an Algonquin language spoken by the Powhatan people of eastern Virginia.