Healing flower
Derived from the name of the large, showy flower, which itself comes from the Greek name Paion. In Greek mythology, Paeon was the physician to the gods who was transformed into the flower to save him from the jealousy of his teacher.
Less common today
Peony isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,165 in 2020.
The protagonist's sister in the novel Cinder · The Lunar Chronicles
A character in the short story The Snow-Image · The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
