Tansy

Tansy is a flower name rarer than Rose, livelier than Lily and a lot less teasable than Pansy.

Tansy is a perennial herbaceous plant of the aster family that has clusters of small bright yellow blossoms. It was cultivated by the ancients for medicinal purposes, and has found a variety of other uses over the ages, associated with health and immortality.

There have been a couple of eponymous novels titled Tansy, and it was the name of a character on Hart of Dixie,

Gender

Girl

Meaning

immortality

Origin

Flower name, from Greek

Numerology

T is for traditional, somewhat old fashioned.

A is for abundant, your cheer knows no bounds.

N is for neatness, your orderly way.

S is for smile, it gives you face value.

Y is for young, the years never show!

Lucky

Tansy lucky number is 7.

The detectives of numerology, 7 is known for its investigative abilities and analytical skills. Astrologically, the number 7 can be thought of as a blend of Virgo and Scorpio energy: 7 is extremely detail-oriented, but is driven by inner-wisdom as opposed to tangible realities.

Famous People Named Tansy

• Isadora Bjarkardottir Barney (b. 2002) daughter of Matthew Barney and Björk Guðmundsdottir
• Tansy Davies English composer and conductor
• Tansy Rayner Roberts Australian novelist
• Tansy Aspinall daughter of John Aspinall, referred to as "daughter of the jungle"
• Tansy Alexander American voice actor

Tansy in Pop Culture

• Tansy Truitt character on TV's "Hart of Dixie"
• Tansy Saylor/Taylor a main character in "Conjure Wife" by Fritz Leiber and film "Night of the Eagle"
• Tansy hedgehog character (later the Abbess) in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques
• Tansy character mentioned by Hoster Tully on his deathbed in George R. R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" series ("A Storm of Swords")
• Tansy Malone main character in "Tansy" by Maureen Peters