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Name Fuchsia
Gender Feminine
Usage English (British, Rare), Literature
Pronounced Pron. /ˈfjuː.ʃə/(English)
Other Forms FormsFuschia
Theme fuscia
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.

It was most famously used by British author Mervyn Peake for the character Fuchsia Groan in his Gormenghast books (1946-1959).
Added 12/15/2006 by Johanna