Passiflora incarnata shine sunan kimiyya na shuka wanda aka fi sani da "maypop" ko "purple passionflower". Kalmar "passiflora" ta fito ne daga kalmar Latin "passio", wanda ke nufin "wahala" ko "sha'awar", da "flos", wanda ke nufin "flower". Takamaiman ma'anar "incarnata" ta fito ne daga kalmar Latin "incarnatus", ma'ana "mai launin nama" ko "cikin jiki", yana nufin korona mai launin ruwan hoda ko nama na fure. Tare, "Passiflora incarnata" yana nufin shuka mai launin nama.