Saffron

See also: saffron

English

Proper noun

Saffron

1. A female given name from English; a rare flower name from the saffron.
   • 1981, William Boyd, On the Yankee Station, Hamilton, →ISBN, page 17:

     The bad thing was she took my son Skiff with her. It's a dumb name I know, but at the time he was born all the kids were being called things like Sky and Saffron and Powie, and I was really sold on sailing.

Related terms

• Saffy (rare diminutive short form)