Syringa vulgaris shine sunan kimiyya na gama-gari na lilac, wanda shine nau'in tsire-tsire na furanni na asalin yankin Balkan. Kalmar "syringa" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Helenanci "syrinx," wanda ke nufin "tube" ko "bututu," kuma yana nufin karami na shuka. "Vulgaris" kalma ce ta Latin da ke nufin "na kowa" ko "na al'ada." Don haka, ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar Syringa vulgaris ita ce nau'in tsire-tsire na lilac na kowa tare da karami mara tushe.