Names that mean flower
This list groups names by the literal gloss at the start of each meaning, not the cultural notes that follow. Closely related meanings are gathered under flower. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
Zara Arabic ยท princess, blooming flower
Blossom English ยท "flower cluster, bloom"
Zahra Arabic ยท radiant (the epithet of Fatima, az-Zahra) or blooming flower; two Arabic names share the spelling
Pwint Burmese ยท to bloom, to blossom (แแฝแแทแบ); a fresh, modern pick
Malar Tamil ยท flower, blossom (Tamil)
Maly Khmer ยท flower, garland; from Sanskrit mala. One of the easiest Khmer names to carry in America, landing next to Molly and Mali in English ears, which is why refugee-era daughters often kept it unchanged while harder names got traded for English ones
Bunga Indonesian ยท flower
Sosina Amharic ยท flower
Pua Hawaiian ยท flower
Xochitl Nahuatl ยท flower; a Nahuatl (Aztec) name proudly kept alive by families honoring their Indigenous Mexican roots
Paj Hmong ยท flower
Suman Sanskrit ยท flower; also "good-minded" (su-, good + man, mind)
Kukka Finnish ยท flower
Fleur French ยท flower
Bopha Khmer ยท flower; from Pali puppha. A girls' classic spanning every generation, from grandmothers of pre-war Phnom Penh to daughters in Long Beach and Lowell; the same element appears in Buppha Devi, the princess who led Cambodia's royal ballet
Hoa Vietnamese ยท flower
Sari Indonesian ยท essence, flower essence
Busaba Thai ยท flower, blossom (from Sanskrit pushpa)
Fa Cantonese ยท flower (่ฑ); a classic Cantonese given-name element
Marguerite French ยท pearl, daisy flower
Iris Greek ยท rainbow, iris flower
Zahara Arabic ยท traditionally 'shining, flower'
Flor Spanish ยท means 'flower'
Rose Latin ยท rose flower
Rosie English ยท rose flower; nickname-style for Rose
Sakura Japanese ยท cherry blossom
Ianthe Greek ยท violet flower
Violette French ยท violet flower
Golnar Persian ยท pomegranate blossom
Leilani Hawaiian ยท heavenly flower
Mulan Chinese ยท magnolia blossom; the legendary woman warrior of the Ballad of Mulan, who took her father's place in the army
Hanako Japanese ยท flower child; an old-fashioned name once so common it became shorthand for 'Japanese girl,' still found among Brazil's oldest Nikkei families
Jasmine Persian ยท jasmine flower
Gelsomina Italian ยท jasmine flower
Mali Thai ยท jasmine flower
Fiorella Italian ยท little flower
Kusuma Sanskrit ยท flower (Sanskrit kusuma); a poetic, noble term in Indonesian naming, used for boys
Poppy Latin ยท poppy flower
Momoka Japanese ยท peach blossom
Ubah Somali ยท traditionally meaning flower
Daisy English ยท day's eye flower
Jasmin Persian ยท from the jasmine flower, Persian yasmin
Kalia Hawaiian ยท traditionally 'flower' or a garland of flowers
Ayame Japanese ยท iris flower
Ione Greek ยท from Greek ion, violet flower; borne by a sea nymph in Greek myth, used in English since the 1800s.
Malee Thai ยท flower, garland (from Sanskrit mala); the spelling most often found in Thai American records, sitting beside the jasmine name Mali as an equal romanization tradition
Marigold English ยท golden flower
Flora Latin ยท from Latin 'flos/floris' (flower); Roman goddess of flowers and spring
Blima Yiddish ยท flower (Yiddish blum); sister spelling of Bluma, alive in Brooklyn birth records
Bluma Yiddish ยท flower (Yiddish blum); carried by pioneering psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik
Lili English ยท variant of Lily/Lilian, the flower name
Lilli English ยท variant of Lily/Lilian, the flower name
Zaira Arabic ยท variant of Zahra, traditionally 'flower, radiant, blossoming'
Yasmine Arabic ยท 'jasmine flower'
Camelia Latin ยท variant of Camellia, the flower name
Lotus Greek ยท from the lotus flower, a symbol of purity and rebirth
Iyana Amharic ยท traditionally 'beautiful flower'; variant of Ayanna
Jiyoung Korean ยท wisdom and glory, or flower, in common hanja
Lilly English ยท variant of Lily, from the flower
Azalea Greek ยท from the flower name, "dry"
Violeta Spanish ยท 'violet flower', from Latin viola
Yasmeen Arabic ยท variant of Yasmin, 'jasmine flower'
Mio Japanese ยท beautiful cherry blossom, beautiful thread, or waterway, depending on the kanji
Violetta Italian ยท variant of Violet, "purple flower"
Calantha Greek ยท beautiful blossom (kalos + anthos)
Iliana Spanish ยท used as a variant of Liliana, 'lily flower'
Phulmaya Nepali ยท flower-love (Nepali phul, flower, with maya, love); a grandmother-generation name of Nepal's hill communities, especially Tamang, Gurung and Magar families
Sampaguita Filipino ยท the Philippine national flower, a jasmine variety; an uncommon but meaningful heritage-floral name
Ayanna African ยท traditionally 'beautiful flower', of Ethiopian origin
Ayana African ยท believed to mean beautiful flower
Pansy English ยท An English flower name, from the French 'pensee', meaning thought.
Airi Japanese ยท love, or love and pear blossom depending on the kanji chosen
Lillie Latin ยท variant of Lily/Lillian, from the flower name, Latin 'lilium'
Champey Khmer ยท the frangipani (plumeria) blossom, strung into offering garlands at pagodas
Eirlys Welsh ยท snowdrop, the small pale winter flower
Rosalie French ยท elaboration of Rose, from Latin "rose flower"
Dalia Arabic ยท dahlia flower; grapevine branch
Jasmyne Modern American ยท a stylized respelling of Jasmine, the flower name from Persian yasmin
Hongmei Chinese ยท red plum blossom (็ด
ๆข
); a revolutionary-era poetic name
Deisy Spanish ยท Spanish phonetic spelling of Daisy, the flower
Sewwandi Sinhala ยท the chrysanthemum flower in Sinhala; a flower name of the 1980s-90s cohort with a distinctly local blossom
Jazmyne Modern American ยท A stylized spelling of Jasmine, from Persian yasamin, the fragrant flower.
Melati Indonesian ยท jasmine, Indonesia's national flower
Potira Portuguese ยท flower (Tupi word, from indigenous legend)
Lillian English ยท elaboration of Lily, from Latin lilium (lily flower)
Liliana Latin ยท elaboration of Lily, from lilium (lily flower)
Jasmyn Modern American ยท A modern American respelling of Jasmine, from Persian yasmin, the flower.
Lily English ยท "the lily," from the Latin lilium, the flower of purity in centuries of Christian art; a Victorian flower name that led its generation, faded, and bloomed again a hundred years later. Also the affectionate short form of Lillian
Poo Tamil ยท flower (Tamil), a common affectionate short name
Yolonda Modern American ยท A respelling of Yolanda, tracing to Greek Iolanthe, violet flower, via Old French Yolande.
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