Editing Pansy (section)

=== Etymology ===
The name "pansy" is derived from the [[French language|French]] word ''{{linktext|pensée}}'', "thought", and was imported into [[Late Middle English]] as a name of ''Viola'' in the mid-15th century, as the flower was regarded as a symbol of remembrance. The name "love in idleness" implied the image of a lover who has little or no other employment than to think of his beloved.<ref name=McGlashan1853 />

The name "heart's-ease" came from [[St.&nbsp;Euphrasia]], whose name in Greek signifies cheerfulness of mind. The woman, who refused marriage and took the veil, was considered a pattern of humility, hence the name "humble violet".<ref name=McGlashan1853>McGlashan, James. ''The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal''. Vol. 42. July to December 1853: 286.</ref>

In Scandinavia, Scotland, and Germany, the pansy is known as the "stepmother" flower; an [[aitiological]] tale about a selfish stepmother is told to children while the teller plucks off corresponding parts of the blossom.<ref name=Silverthorne2003>{{Cite book|last=Silverthorne|first=Elizabeth|year=2002|orig-year=1996|chapter=Violet/Pansy|title=Legends and Lore of Texas Wildflowers|publisher=Texas A&M University Press|pages=190–195|isbn=1-58544-230-5}}</ref> The German name is ''{{linktext|Stiefmütterchen}}'' ({{Literal translation|little stepmother}}); in the German version of the tale, the lower petal represents the stepmother, the large upper petals represent her daughters, and the small upper petals represent her stepdaughters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Heartsease–Herb of the Month|url=https://herbsocietyblog.wordpress.com/2021/03/01/heartsease-herb-of-the-month/|last=Readal|first=Maryann|date=March 1, 2021|website=The Herb Society of America Blog|access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref> The Czech name for the flower, ''maceška'', also means "little stepmother" and is said to derive from the flower's resemblance of an evil woman's sullen face. In Slovenian, the flower is instead identified with an orphan.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Vlková|first=Jana|title=Maceška, dáma s neobyčejnou pověstí|trans-title=Pansy, a lady with an extraordinary reputation|url=https://novyprostor.cz/clanky/525/maceska-dama-s-neobycejnou-povesti|magazine=Nový Prostor|language=Czech|issue=525|access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref>

In Italy, the pansy is known as ''flammola'' (little flame).<ref name=Dix1829 />

In Israel, the pansy is called Amnon Ve'Tamar, (אמנון ותמר), named after the rape story of [[Amnon]] and [[Tamar (daughter of David)|Tamar]], in which Amnon raped his half-sister Tamar. The name was suggested by [[Shaul Tchernichovsky]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tchernichovsky |first=Shaul |title=אמנון ותמר (משירי הפרחים) |url=https://benyehuda.org/read/1223 |language=he}}</ref>