Wool carder or thistle
Derived from the Old French word 'cardon', it originally referred to a person who carded wool or lived near thistles. It is most famously associated with the high-fashion legacy of Pierre Cardin.
Less common today
Cardin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,686 in 2005.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Italian-born French fashion designer
Leader of Team CRDL at Beacon Academy · RWBY
