"Traditional English name"
The name Orchid is commonly a female name from the "English" origin.
Orchid is the English name of the orchid flower, used as a given name within the English practice of naming children after flowers, alongside names such as Rose, Violet and Daisy. The word came into English in the nineteenth century from Latin orchis, which was borrowed from Greek orchis, the name of the plant, given for its paired underground tubers. It is a word name rather than a name with a separate history in another language.
The pronunciation of Orchid is OR-kid.
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