Kalmar "Sweet William" tana nufin furen fure wanda yawanci ana girma don dalilai na ado. Yana da asalin halittar Dianthus, kuma an san shi da furanni masu launuka masu haske waɗanda ke girma a cikin gungu a saman tsayi mai tsayi. An yi imanin cewa sunan "Sweet William" ya samo asali ne daga wani tsohon ballad na Turanci, wanda ke dauke da wani hali mai suna "Sweet William" wanda aka ce yana da kyau da kuma fara'a. Da shigewar lokaci, sunan ya zama yana da alaƙa da irin wannan nau'in furen, wanda kuma ana ganin yana da kyau sosai kuma abin sha'awa.