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Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. sit-REEN(English) SIT-reen(English) SIT-REEN(French)  [key]

Meaning & History

From the English word for a pale yellow variety of quartz that resembles topaz. From Old French citrin, ultimately from Latin citrus, "citron tree". It may also be related to the Yiddish tsitrin, for "lemon tree."

It is one of the birthstones for November.
Added 9/13/2007 by earthnut
Edited 12/5/2022 by erb816, Frollein Gladys and LMS