Zinnia

Flower name, from German surname
"Zinn's flower"

Zinnia Origin and Meaning

The name Zinnia is a girl's name of German, Latin origin meaning "Zinn's flower".

Zinnia is an unusual floral choice with a bit more edge and energy than most and beginning to find its way onto namers' wish lists of botanical possibilities. Named after an eighteenth German botanist called Johann Gottfried Zinn, it appears in Roald Dahl's Matilda as the young protagonist's mother.

In the language of flowers, Zinnias symbolize remembrance.

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Famous People Named Zinnia

  • Zinnia Jones
    American activist
  • Zinnia Rosemary Denison
    English equestrienne; daughter of Hugo Denison, 4th and last Earl of Londesborough

Zinnia in Pop Culture

  • Zinnia "Zinny" Taylor
    main character in "Chasing Redbird" by Sharon Creech
  • Zinnia Wormwood
    Matilda's mother in book/film "Matilda"
  • Zinnia
    character in video games Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
  • Aunt Zinnia Bellflower
    rabbit character in the Beechwood Bunny Tales by Geneviève Huriet and animated TV series "Bellflower Bunnies"
  • Zinnia
    zebra character on French animated series "Zou"
  • Zinnia Huit
    character in series "The Sisters Eight" by the Baratz,Logsted family