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Maple

This name comes from the English word for the tree, derived from Old English mapul.

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Maple is a girl name.

GenderGirl

Meaning and history

This name comes from the English word for the tree (comprising the genus Acer), derived from Old English mapul. This is the name of a girl in Robert Frost's poem Maple (1923) who wonders about the origin of her unusual name.

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Usage: english

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