Saffron - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Saffron \s(a)-ff-ron\. Plant name: Saffron is used as a bright orange-yellow spice used in Mediterranean cuisine. It is also the color of robes worn by monks of some Eastern religions.

Saffron has 3 variant forms: Saffran, Saffren and Saphron.

Baby names that sound like Saffron are Seferino, Zefarin, Severin, Sevrin and Severn.

Saffron is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Saffron. Click here to compare Saffron with related baby names.