"A plant of the pink family, typically having pink or white flowers with notched petals, found in both Eurasia and North America", Mid 16th century: perhaps related to champion. The name was originally used for the rose campion, whose name in Latin (Lychnis coronaria) and Greek (lukhnis stephanōmatikē) means 'campion fit for a crown', and which was said in classical times to have been used for victors' garlands.[campion etymology, campion origin, 英语词源]