Acacia

Colors Related to this Name: Red

Qualities Related to this Name: Compassionate, Idealistic

Popularity: This is a popular name in the US. Ranking #2296 in 2013 and #2124 in 2014.

Meaning

In Translingual

Origin: From Ancient Greek ἀκακία ‎(akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή ‎(akḗ, “point”), probably from Egyptian[1].

Meaning(s):

-An epithet in a botanical name at the rank between species and genus, a name which applies to a section of the genus ''Acacia''.

-(superseded) A genus that included all the genera now included in tribe Acacieae.

-(taxon genus family Leguminosae mostly thornless Australasian shrubs and trees) (2000-)