Clover (given name)

Clover

The Four Leaf Clover by Winslow Homer, 1873.

Gender| Feminine
Language(s)| English
Origin
Meaning| Clover

Clover is a modern given name derived from the common name for the plant, which was ultimately derived from the Old English word clāfre.[1] The name has associations with Ireland and with good fortune due to traditional tales about the Irish shamrock or four-leaf clover.[2] The name has recently increased in usage, a trend that has been attributed to a renewed interest in “cottagecore names” with a vintage sensibility that are rooted in the natural world.[3] The name has ranked among the 1000 most used names for newborn girls in the United States since 2021.[4] It also has ranked among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn girls in Canada since 2021.[5] The name also ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in England and Wales in 2021, the year it ranked in 918th place on the popularity chart there.[6]

## People

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* Clover-Lynn, American bluegrass musician
* Clover Maitland (born 1972), Australian Olympian in women’s field hockey
* Clover Moore (born 1945), Australian politician
* Clover Murray (born 1997), British cyclist

## See also

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* Clover (surname)

## Notes

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1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 60\. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
2. ^ "Clover". nameberry.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
3. ^ Kihm, Sophie (31 December 2020). "If baby name trends are a sign, 2021 is going to be magical". today.com. Today, originally published at Nameberry.com. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
4. ^ "Change in Popularity from 2020 to 2021". ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
5. ^ "First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
6. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity in England and Wales". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

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