Disa

See also Dísa, and disa

Translingual

Etymology

After Disa, a heroine of Swedish mythology.

Proper noun

Disa

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae — a genus of orchids.

Hyponyms

• Disa uniflora - type species

See also

• Disa (orchid) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Disa (orchid)
• Disa on Wikispecies. Wikispecies

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Dísa, short form of names containing the element dís (“minor goddess”). Name of a legendary Swedish queen, revived as a given name since 1788. Later also used as a diminutive of Desirée.

Proper noun

Disa

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Hjördis

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån : 1804 females with the given name Disa living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 8 September 2011.