Floral and botanical names

What are floral and botanical names like?

Rose has long been associated with the flower. Violet comes directly from the English flower name.

Every name links to its full page: meaning, origin, and its real popularity curve since 1890.

Lillian English · elaboration of Lily, from Latin lilium (lily flower)

Violet Latin · from the English word for the violet flower, ultimately from Latin viola

Lillie Latin · variant of Lily/Lillian, from the flower name, Latin 'lilium'

Rose Latin · rose flower

Rosemary English · compound of Rose and Mary, also the herb name

Lily English · the lily flower; English word ultimately from Latin lilium, associated with purity in Christian art

Viola Latin · Latin, 'violet'

Rosalie French · elaboration of Rose, from Latin "rose flower"

Olive Latin · from the olive tree/branch

Flora Latin · from Latin 'flos/floris' (flower); Roman goddess of flowers and spring

Yolanda Spanish · variant of Violante, related to the violet flower

Erica Scandinavian · ever ruler; also the name of the heather plant

Lilly English · variant of Lily, from the flower

Rosalyn Germanic · variant of Rosalind, traditionally translated as 'gentle horse', later reinterpreted as 'pretty rose'

Rosemarie German · blend of Rose and Mary

Jasmine Persian · jasmine flower

Rhoda Greek · rose

Althea Greek · healer, healing power

Rosetta Italian · little rose

Susanna Hebrew · lily

Lilian Latin · variant of Lillian (probably a diminutive of Elizabeth, or an elaborated Lily); a Brazilian classic of the 1970s and 80s, one l lighter than the original

Liliana Latin · a form of Lillian, which may be an expanded form of Lily, from Latin lilium, "lily"

Rosario Spanish · rosary; rose garden

Dahlia Scandinavian · from the flower, named after botanist Anders Dahl

Rosalee French · variant of Rosalie, from Latin 'rosa' (rose)

Rosanna Latin · combination of Rose and Anna, graceful rose

Rosella Latin · little rose

Susana Hebrew · lily (Spanish form of Susanna)

Iris Greek · rainbow, iris flower

Lilia Latin · from Latin 'lilium', meaning lily

Warda Arabic · rose (a nature name favored by Christian Arab American families)

Ivy English · ivy plant

Rosalinda Spanish · traditionally pretty rose; Germanic root gentle horse or shield

Susannah Hebrew · traditionally lily

Suzanna Hebrew · traditionally lily

Alissa Greek · variant of Alyssa, from the alyssum flower, or a form of Alice ('noble')

Daisy English · day's eye flower

Jasmin Persian · from the jasmine flower, Persian yasmin

Mai Hmong · one of the most common Hmong female given names; often loosely associated with flowers, though precise etymology is debated

Roselyn English · modern blend of Rose and the popular suffix '-lyn', variant of Rosalind/Roslyn

Azalea Greek · from the flower name, "dry"

Iola Greek · from Greek ion, violet, tied to Iole of Greek myth; a separate Welsh reading gives valued by the Lord.

Ione Greek · from Greek ion, violet flower; borne by a sea nymph in Greek myth, used in English since the 1800s.

Ivey English · variant spelling of Ivy, the climbing plant

Linnea Scandinavian · from the twinflower Linnaea, named for botanist Carl Linnaeus

Rosalia Latin · Late Latin name from rosa, "rose"; borne by a 12th-century Sicilian saint

Suzette French · French diminutive of Suzanne/Susan, ultimately from Hebrew Shoshana, meaning lily.

Calla Greek · from Greek 'kallos', 'beauty'; also the name of the calla lily

Clover English · the clover plant, from Old English clafre

Jazmin Persian · variant of Jasmine, the flower name, via Arabic from Persian yasamin

Jazmine Persian · variant spelling of Jasmine, flower name from Persian yasmin

Roseann Modern American · An American compound name joining Rose (the flower) and Ann, from Hebrew Hannah, grace.

Blossom English · "flower cluster, bloom"

Camelia Latin · variant of Camellia, the flower name

Lilla English · a pet form of Lily/Lillian, from Latin lilium, lily flower; also used in Hungary as a diminutive of Livia

Lilliana Latin · elaboration of Lillian, probably originally a diminutive of Elizabeth and also associated with Lily

Pansy English · An English flower name, from the French 'pensee', meaning thought.

Rosanne Modern American · An American compound name joining Rose (the flower) and Anne, from Hebrew Hannah, grace.

Violeta Spanish · 'violet flower', from Latin viola

Violetta Italian · variant of Violet, "purple flower"

Dalia Arabic · dahlia flower; grapevine branch

Florine French · A medieval French diminutive of Flora or Florence, from Latin 'flos', flower.

Iliana Spanish · used as a variant of Liliana, 'lily flower'

Lotus Greek · from the lotus flower, a symbol of purity and rebirth

Rosalina Germanic · variant of Rosalind; Germanic 'gentle horse', popularly read as 'pretty rose'

Rosaline Germanic · variant of Rosalind, from Germanic elements meaning 'gentle horse', popularly reinterpreted as 'beautiful rose'

Rosina Italian · An Italian diminutive of Rosa, rose in Latin; known from the heroine of Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville.

Yasmin Arabic · jasmine flower (often anglicized as Jasmine, though many families keep the Arabic spelling as a point of pride)

Holley English · variant spelling of Holly, the plant name

Marguerite French · pearl, daisy flower

Rosa Latin · rose; famously borne by civil rights icon Rosa Parks, forever carried in American memory

Roseanna English · An English compound of Rose (flower) and Anna (Hebrew, grace), popular in the Victorian era.

Rosie English · rose flower; nickname-style for Rose

Aiyana Native-American · believed to mean eternal blossom, exact origin unverified

Anahi Spanish · possibly from the Guarani name for the ceibo, the cockspur coral tree; a legend name

Ayana African · believed to mean beautiful flower

Ayanna African · traditionally 'beautiful flower', of Ethiopian origin

Lilyan Latin · variant of Lillian, from Latin lilium 'lily'

Myrtis Greek · Greek, from myrtos, myrtle, a plant sacred to Aphrodite; borne by an ancient Greek poet and revived in early 1900s botanical naming.

Roseanne Modern American · an English compound of Rose (Latin/French flower name) and Anne (Hebrew Hannah, grace)

Rosita Spanish · Spanish diminutive of Rosa, from Latin rosa, rose

Yasmine Arabic · 'jasmine flower'

Camellia Latin · flower name, from the camellia, honoring botanist Georg Kamel

Cloe Greek · variant spelling of Chloe, 'blooming' or 'young green shoot'

Flor Spanish · means 'flower'

Floy Latin · A diminutive of Florence, from Latin florens, 'flourishing, blooming'.

Lili English · variant of Lily/Lilian, the flower name

Lilli English · variant of Lily/Lilian, the flower name

Yazmin Persian · variant spelling of Yasmin, Persian for 'jasmine flower'

Azucena Spanish · Spanish word for 'lily', ultimately from Arabic

Elyssa Greek · variant of Alyssa, traditionally linked to the alyssum flower, "rational, sane"

Jazmyn Persian · variant spelling of Jasmine, from the Persian word for the flowering plant

Myrtice Greek · a variant of Myrtis, from Greek myrtos, the myrtle plant

Rosalynn English · modern blend of Rosa ('rose') and Lynn

Roselynn English · modern blend of Rose and Lynn

Suzie Hebrew · a pet form of Susan, from Hebrew Shoshannah, lily

Acacia Greek · the acacia tree, a symbol of immortality and resurrection

Hoa Vietnamese · flower

Lilianna Latin · variant of Lillian, from Latin lilium (lily)

Lilyana Latin · variant spelling of Liliana, from lily flower

Yasmeen Arabic · variant of Yasmin, 'jasmine flower'

Zaira Arabic · variant of Zahra, traditionally 'flower, radiant, blossoming'

Alyssia Modern American · a respelling of Alyssa, mainly from the alyssum flower, Greek for without madness; sometimes linked instead to Alice

Hue Vietnamese · the tuberose lily, or bright and intelligent; written Huệ

Iyana Amharic · traditionally 'beautiful flower'; variant of Ayanna

Jacinda Greek · From Jacinta, the Spanish form of Latin Hyacinthus, Greek Hyakinthos, the flower named for Apollo's beloved in myth.

Jasmyn Modern American · A modern American respelling of Jasmine, from Persian yasmin, the flower.

Jasmyne Modern American · a stylized respelling of Jasmine, the flower name from Persian yasmin

Jazlynn Persian · modern coinage blending Jasmine (Persian flower name) with -lynn

Kalia Hawaiian · traditionally 'flower' or a garland of flowers

Kalina Slavic · the viburnum flower, a symbol in Slavic folklore

Leilani Hawaiian · heavenly flower

Raizy Yiddish · little rose, a pet form of Raizel (Yiddish roiz, 'rose'); a Brooklyn Hasidic favorite

Sage Latin · wise one; herb

Yolonda Modern American · A respelling of Yolanda, tracing to Greek Iolanthe, violet flower, via Old French Yolande.

Aiyanna Modern American · modern coinage, often glossed as 'eternal flower'; popularized in the US with disputed origins

Anthea Greek · from a Greek word meaning flower or blossom

Blima Yiddish · flower (Yiddish blum); sister spelling of Bluma, alive in Brooklyn birth records

Deisy Spanish · Spanish phonetic spelling of Daisy, the flower

Iyanna African · variant of Ayanna, traditionally 'beautiful flower' (Swahili-influenced coinage)

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