Pansy (given name)
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| Pronunciation | English: /pænzi/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Language(s) | English via Old French |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | “Pansy” |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Pansey, Pansi, Pansey, Panzie, Panzy |
| Related names | Orvokki |
Pansy is an English feminine given name taken from the name of the flower, which is derived from the Old French pensée, meaning “thought.” It is one of many botanical names that came into fashion in the Anglosphere during the Victorian era. It remained in occasional use through the 1950s but declined in popularity during the second half of the 20th century in the Anglosphere due to use of the word pansy as a pejorative term for an effeminate man.[1][2] The Pansy Craze was a period of increased LGBT visibility in American popular culture from the late 1920s until the mid-1930s.