Jaskier

YAS-kee-air

Literary and botanical name

"buttercup"

Jaskier Origin and Meaning

The name Jaskier is a boy's name meaning "buttercup".

Jaskier is the original Polish name of the bard character in The Witcher, incorrectly translated in the English versions of the books and video games as Dandelion but really meaning Buttercup. The Netflix show reverts to Jaskier, with the J pronounced like an English Y.