Save Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. AY-dəl-wies [key] Other Forms FormsEdelweiß Meaning & History The common flower name for Leontopodium alpinum, it's derived from the German elements edel "noble" and weiß "white." The name of the flower is spelled Edelweiß in German; Edelweiss is an Anglicized spelling.