Acacia

Acacia meaning and name origin

Acacia \a-ca-cia\ as a girl's name is pronounced a-KAY-shah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Acacia is "thorny tree". Name of the flower related to the mimosa. The plant was named in the 16th century with the Latin form "acacia" of Greek "akakia". Biblical: acacia wood was used to build the Arc of the Covenant. Sometimes, Keisha is considered a short form of this name.

Acacia has 14 variant forms: Cacia, Cacie, Casey, Casha, Casia, Cassie, Cassy, Caysha, Kacey, Kacie, Kasey, Kasi, Kassja and Kassy.

Baby names that sound like Acacia are Agacia, Agace and Akosia.

View a list of the 2 names that reference Acacia.

Popularity of Acacia

Acacia is not a popular first name for women and an equally uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

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