Marigold (given name)

{{Infobox given name

| name = Marigold

| image = File:Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Marigolds.jpg

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| caption = “Marigolds” by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1873)

| pronunciation =

| gender = Feminine

| meaning = marigold

| region =

| origin = English

| nickname =Goldie

| related names = Mary

}}File:Marigold- Disdain, from the series Floral Beauties and Language of Flowers (N75) for Duke brand cigarettes MET DPB882855.jpg in the language of flowers.]]Marigold is an English name taken from the common name used for flowers from different genera such as Calendula or Tagetes, among others.

The flower name is derived from Mary’s gold and was used in reference to the Virgin Mary. {{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=184|isbn= 0-19-861060-2 }} Marigolds are often incorporated into “Mary gardens” that are planted with flowers associated with Mary.{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/marigold|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Marigold}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/spaces/virgin-mary-garden-ideas.htm|title = StackPath| date=25 December 2016 }}

The name came into use along with other flower and plant names that became popular for girls in English-speaking countries in the 1800s and early 1900s. {{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=184 |isbn=9780198610601}} It has recently increased in usage in part due to a child character on the popular TV series Downton Abbey.{{cite web

| url = https://appellationmountain.net/name-of-the-day-marigold/

| title = Marigold: Baby Name of the Day

| last =Sandel

| first =Abby

| date = 2 March 2015

| website = appellationmountain.net

| publisher = Appellation Mountain (blog)

| access-date = 21 May 2022

| quote = }} {{cite web

| url = https://appellationmountain.net/downton-abbey-names/

| title = Downton Abbey Names: Marigold, Edith, Atticus

| last =Sandel

| first =Abby

| date = 19 May 2022

| website = appellationmountain.net

| publisher = Appellation Mountain (blog)

| access-date = 21 May 2022

| quote = }} {{cite web

| url = https://nameberry.com/babyname/marigold

| title = Marigold

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| website = nameberry.com

| publisher = Nameberry (blog)

| access-date = 21 May 2022

| quote = }} {{Cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/|title=Popular Baby Names}} It has ranked among the top 1,000 names used for newborn girls in both the United States and Canada since 2021.{{cite web

| url = https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/popularity_increase.html

| title = Names that increased in popularity from 2021 to 2022

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| date = 12 May 2023

| website = ssa.gov

| publisher = United States Social Security Administration

| access-date = 12 May 2023

| quote = }} {{cite web

| url = https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701

| title = First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators

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| date = 9 May 2023

| website = www150.statcan.gc.ca

| publisher = Statistics Canada

| access-date = 3 June 2023

| quote = }}