Saffron

Spice name

Saffron Origin and Meaning

The name Saffron is a girl's name .

Spice names are increasingly appealing to the senses of prospective parents; this one, belonging to a precious spice derived from the crocus has a vaguely orange-scented-incense sixties feel.

English actress Saffron Burrows is an attractive current representative, and on the cult classic British TV series Absolutely Fabulous, Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon was the one sane member of her household. Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon has a grown daughter named Saffron.

Saffron can also be considered a color name via its distinctive yellow hue.

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Famous People Named Saffron

  • Saffron Aldridge
    English model
  • Saffron Domini Burrows
    English model and actress.
  • Saffron Herndon
    American comedienne
  • Saffron
    stage name of Samantha Marie Sprackling, Nigerian lead singer of Republica
  • Saffron Coomber
    English actress
  • Saffron Henderson
    Canadian voice actress and singer; daughter of singer Bill Henderson
  • Saffron Sahara Le Bon (b. 1991)
    daughter of singer Simon and Yasmin Le Bon
  • Saffron Ursula Louisa Licuria (b. 2009)
    daughter of Australian rules footballer Paul Licuria
  • Saffron Rose Kiran Kanal (b. 2013)
    daughter of bassist Tony Kanal of No Doubt
  • Saffron Barker
    vlogger

Saffron in Pop Culture

  • Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon
    character on TV's Absolutely Fabulous
  • Saffron
    wife of Malcolm Reynolds in "Firefly"
  • Saffron "Saffy" Casson
    in the "Casson Family" series
  • Saffron
    character in Super Paper Mario for Wii
  • Saffron
    character in Princess Poppy series
  • Saffron
    character in the manga series Ranma ½
  • Saffron Masala
    character in animated series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
  • Saffron
    mentioned in "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan ("I'm just mad about Saffron/She's just mad about me")
  • Saffron City
    city in the video game series Pokémon
  • Saffron
    character in TV's "Imposters"
  • Saffron Coulter
    character in Foz Meadows' "Manifold Worlds" series