Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 12/5/2011 by Starshine Gunslinger Edited 4/27/2014 by Ora Meaning & History From the name of a flower, literally "wax-flower" from Greek κηρος (keros) "beeswax" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower".