Given name
Periwinkle
“resembling the flower”
Periwinkle is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the flower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
Periwinkle’s family of names
Periwinkle has a related form in Perriwinkle. Periwinkle has a related form in Perrywinkle. Periwinkle has a related form in Perywinkle.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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