Gossamer

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Delicate, light, and airy, like a cobweb
Pronunciation
GAHS-ə-mər
Gossamer is pronounced GAW-suh-mer or GAHS-suh-mer.
Popularity
Gossamer is a very uncommon name, and is not in the top 1000 baby names in the United States or most other countries.

cartoon of the name Gossamer
Cartoon of Gossamer

Gossamer Name meanings & History

Delicate, light, and airy, like a cobweb. From the English word, which means "spider threads spun in fields of stubble in late fall" (apparently derived from Old English gos "goose" and sumer "summer"). A fictional bearer is Gossamer Beynon in Dylan Thomas' 1954 play 'Under Milk Wood' (Butcher Beynon's schoolteacher daughter). Gossamer can be used as both a first name and a middle name. It is a great choice for parents looking for a unique and memorable name.

Zodiac Sign of Gossamer: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Gossamer:

G: Gregarious,Genuine,Go-getter,Goof-off

O: Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive

S: Solidity,Social Standing,Security,Status,Sensuality,Success,Sex

A: Ambitious,Assertive,Aggressive,Angry,Argumentative,Action

M: Memorabilia,Mommy,Memory,Manipulative,Mushy,Maternal,Mother

E: Entertain,Environment,Enlighten,Expressive,Exaggerate,Enliven

R: Restless,Reason,Rational,Resourceful

Gossamer is:

  • a Complex name
  • a Nerdy name
  • a Strange name

Related Names to Gossamer

Some related names to Gossamer include Cobweb, Misty, Breeze, and Willow.