The pansy has many different names all over the world, including:
- “Football flower”, United States (because of the soccer decorations that use white chrysanthemums and black pansies to create a soccer ball.
- “Stepmother”, Scandinavia, Scotland, and German-speaking countries (after a tale about a selfish stepmother, told to children while plucking off corresponding parts of the blossom to fit the plot).
- “Flammola” which translates to “little flame”, Italy.
- “Árvácska” which means “small orphan”, Hungary.
- “Amnon and Tamar”, Israel.