Celandine
ce-landi-ne,
cel(an)-dine
Origin:Greek
Meaning:Flower; Swallow
If you're looking for a name that blossoms, soars, and sings, consider Celandine. Now a feminine title, Celandine began as the name of several flowering plants, including the greater celandine and the lesser celandine. While superiority and inferiority might be implied in their names, these flowers are only distinguished by the heights they reach. Often yellow-colored, celandines are a fleeting wildflower, blooming from the months of May to September. As Greek legend would have it, the timing of the celandine's arrival and eventual fading coincided with the arrival and departure of the swallow, a migrating songbird. Small and agile in the air, swallows spend winters in warmer climates and summers in cooler climates. Their Greek name, chelidon is said to have inspired Celandine, and given it the alternative definition of "swallow." While every season with sweet Celandine might bring growth and change, your love for each other will never fade.
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Behind the Name, Celandine, May 2020
Name Doctor, Celandine
RHS, Lesser celandine
RHS, Greater celandine
WordSense Dictionary, celandine
Britannica, swallow, bird, April 2025
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