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This is a name of a cheese spread in the UK.

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Primmie

Meanings and history of the name Primula: | Edit

Primula is the Latin name for the primrose, one of the first flowers of spring.

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Primula Niven, first wife of actor David Niven, who died tragically after an accidental fall down a flight of stairs during a game of sardines (hide and seek) at a house party.

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Primula Brandybuck, mother of Frodo in J.R.R. Tolkein's book, "The Lord of the Rings". Samwise Gamgee later names his daughter Primula after Frodo's mother.