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Name Yingcao
Gender Feminine
Usage Chinese (Rare)
Scripts 樱草, 瑛草, 罂草, 英草, 颖草(Chinese) 櫻草, 瑛草, 罌草, 英草, 颖草(Traditional Chinese)
Other Forms FormsSakurasō (Japanese)
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Meaning & History
From Chinese 樱草, 櫻草 (yīngcǎo) meaning "primrose" which comes from combining 樱, 櫻 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" with 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw", or from 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade", 罂, 罌 (yīng) meaning "poppy", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever, skillful, ear of grain, tip" combined with 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw". Other character combinations can form this name as well.