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    Primrose

    PRIM-rohz

    English/Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    First rose; Early bloom
    Origin
    English/Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Primrose does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "First rose; Early bloom", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Primrose.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Primrose is the first bloom after winter — the promise that death yields to life and God makes all things new.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Revelation 21:5

      "And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new."

    • Song of Solomon 2:12

      "The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come."

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