From Middle English buterflie butturflye boterflye from Old English butorflēoge buttorflēoge buterflēoge.

Surname meaning butterfly. So maybe they were not off the mark. Its origin remains uncertain despite the claim that it was invented by Jonathan Swift author of Gullivers Travels for his intimate friend Esther Vanhomrigh. But there are a couple of names that mean butterfly you might consider such as Yara and Farasha.

The pet form is SHAPPI as borne by Iranian-born British comedienne Shappi Khorsandi b1973. In other languages the butterflys name means licker of milk and milk thief. Cassandra mythological Trojan princess Amor love in Latin Shri diffusing light beauty radiance Saule sun in Lithuanian.

She claimed in her stand-up routine that her name more accurately translates as Moth. Kalliope beautiful voice. Butterfly Name Meaning Historically surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation place of origin clan affiliation patronage parentage adoption and even physical characteristics like red hair.

The spiritual meaning of a butterfly has to do with spiritual rebirth transformation creativity infinite potential vibrant joy change and an ability to experience the wonder of life. As a baby name Chrysalis came to the fore as the rumored name of the baby girl of Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott who reportedly love butterflies. Chrysalis is a girls baby name derived from the state of a butterfly or moth between larva and adult.

This English name is usually chosen for its association with the butterfly genus. Butterfly Meaning The Metaphor of the Butterfly. The ancient Greeks called butterflies Psyche which also means soul.

Perhaps based on the old notion that the insects or according to Grimm witches disguised as butterflies consume butter or milk that is. Butterfly n common name of any lepidopterous insect active in daylight Old English buttorfleoge evidently butter n fly n but the name is of obscure signification. A Persian name meaning Butterfly.