Botanical Baby Names
73 Botanical names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 73 baby names with a botanical feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Botanical Girl Names
Dahlia#215 in the U.S.Dahl's flower — the dahlia plant, named after botanist Anders DahlCataleya#238 in the U.S.A tropical orchid; associated with beauty, love, and strengthRosemary#251 in the U.S.Dew of the sea; from the Latin ros marinusLilly#252 in the U.S.Lily flower; symbol of purity and innocenceAzalea#278 in the U.S.Dry; relating to the azalea flower, named from Greek azaleos (dry)Poppy#292 in the U.S.The poppy flower; from Latin papaverBriar#400 in the U.S.From Old English brær or brer meaning a prickly shrub, especially a wild rose bush; used as a gHolly#416 in the U.S.From Old English holegn meaning the holly tree, an evergreen shrub associated with Christmas anClover#517 in the U.S.From the Old English word clafre or clafer meaning the clover plant (genus Trifolium), used as Laurel#734 in the U.S.From the Latin laurus, meaning 'laurel tree'; the laurel was sacred to Apollo in Greek and RomaElowen#798 in the U.S.Elm tree; from the Cornish elowen meaning elm tree, a Celtic nature name from the ancient BrythIvey#926 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Ivy, from Old English ifig meaning the ivy plant (Hedera helix); the ivy waViola#1015 in the U.S.Violet; from Latin viola (the violet flower)Dafne#1047 in the U.S.Laurel tree; from Greek daphne, the plant sacred to ApolloMaple#1092 in the U.S.The maple tree; from Old English mapultreow (maple tree), from mapulder (maple)Lavender#1095 in the U.S.The aromatic plant Lavandula; from Latin lavare (to wash), because lavender was used in Roman bYasmine#1185 in the U.S.Jasmine flower; from Persian yasmin (the jasmine plant, Jasminum officinale)Cattleya#1212 in the U.S.A genus of tropical orchids, named after English horticulturist William Cattley (1788–1835)Fern#1220 in the U.S.The fern plant; from Old English fearn (the fern — a flowerless vascular plant that reproduces Zinnia#1290 in the U.S.The zinnia flower, named for botanist Johann ZinnRue#1324 in the U.S.The rue herb (Ruta graveolens); or sorrow, regret; from Old French rue and Latin ruta (the bittCattaleya#1479 in the U.S.The cattleya orchid, queen of orchidsIvie#1801 in the U.S.the ivy plant, climbing vineCassia#2022 in the U.S.a fragrant spice plant related to cinnamonOllie#2294 in the U.S.olive tree, symbol of peaceCypress#2416 in the U.S.cypress tree, symbol of eternal lifeMelia#2527 in the U.S.honey, bee tree, plumeriaBryar#2655 in the U.S.Thorny shrub or wild rose bush; from Old English brær or brier, referring to a prickly hedging Hollie#2834 in the U.S.From the Old English word 'holen,' referring to the holly tree, associated with protection and Kezia#2840 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Qetsiyah, referring to the cassia tree, a plant whose bark resembles cinnamon; Bloom#3036 in the U.S.Flower, blossom; to flourish and thrive; from Old Norse blom and Old English blomaIvee#4395 in the U.S.Double-e spelling of Ivy — the evergreen climbing plant, an emblem of fidelity and eternal lifeLinnaea#7352 in the U.S.A botanical name from Linnaea, the twinflower — a small woodland bloom named for the great botaHazal#7621 in the U.S.A Turkish name meaning 'hazelnut; hazel tree' (also linked in some readings to Hagar). A botaniArtemisia#7937 in the U.S.From the Greek, 'belonging to Artemis,' the goddess of the hunt and moon; also a plant genus (wBrier#7967 in the U.S.A nature name from the English word brier (a variant of briar), 'a thorny shrub; a wild rose buDhalia#8497 in the U.S.A spelling of Dahlia, the flower named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl (Dahl means 'valleyAzelea#9536 in the U.S.A spelling of Azalea, the flowering shrub, from the Greek azaleos, 'dry' (for the dry soil it fBriony#9729 in the U.S.From the bryony, a climbing hedgerow plant (Greek bryonia, from bryein, 'to sprout; swell'). A Avellana#9766 in the U.S.From the Spanish and Latin avellana, 'hazelnut' — a botanical name of warmth and abundance. EarLiane#10556 in the U.S.From the French liane ('a climbing vine'); also used as a short form of Liliane or Juliane. A sAvena#11073 in the U.S.Avena is the Latin word for 'oats' (the plant genus Avena), used as a gentle botanical name; itTilia#11080 in the U.S.Tilia is the Latin botanical name for the lime or linden tree — a genus of broad, heart-leaved Aralia#11191 in the U.S.A botanical name from the aralia (a flowering plant/shrub); it also echoes Aria and Amalia. A lGirasol#11270 in the U.S.From the Spanish girasol, 'sunflower' — literally 'turns toward the sun' (girar, 'to turn,' + sEzalea#11517 in the U.S.A respelling of Azalea, the flowering shrub whose name traces to the Greek azaleos ('dry'). A pDaisee#12200 in the U.S.A spelling of Daisy, from the Old English daeges eage, 'day's eye' (the flower that opens with Edelweiss#12255 in the U.S.From the German Edelweiss, 'noble white' (edel, 'noble', + weiss, 'white'); the treasured whiteOlea#13106 in the U.S.Olea is the Latin word for the olive tree and the scientific genus name of the olive (Olea euroRuta#13165 in the U.S.In Lithuanian and Latvian, Ruta is the name of rue — a bitter green herb that is Lithuania's unTrillium#13312 in the U.S.Trillium is the botanical name of a spring woodland wildflower with three petals and three leavAcasia#13443 in the U.S.A spelling of Acacia, the thorny flowering tree, from Greek akakia. The Greek word is also linkCamillia#13518 in the U.S.A spelling blending Camellia (the flower, named for botanist Georg Kamel) with Camilla, from thAmanita#13539 in the U.S.Amanita reads as a Latinate elaboration of Amanda ('worthy of love') or Anita. It is also, plaiLarose#14158 in the U.S.From the French la rose ('the rose'), joining the article to the flower name; a floral, romantiSorrel#14992 in the U.S.Sorrel is the English word for a tart-leaved green herb, and separately for a reddish-brown horAnise#15431 in the U.S.The English name of the spice, whose seeds carry a warm licorice scent. The word traces back thCalluna#15618 in the U.S.From Calluna, the Latin botanical genus name of heather (from Greek kallynein, 'to sweep; to beCatelaya#15768 in the U.S.A form of Cattleya, a genus of showy orchids named for the horticulturist William Cattley. PopuLupine#16673 in the U.S.From the lupine (or lupin) flower, a tall wildflower spike; the plant name comes from Latin lupLilien#16689 in the U.S.The German word Lilien ('lilies'), used as a given name in the flower-name tradition, and a couAmyrisFrom the Greek amyron, 'greatly perfumed; intensely scented' — also the name of a genus of frag
Botanical Boy Names
Briar#686 in the U.S.A thorny or prickly shrub; from Old English braer or briar (wild rose, thorny bush)Cedar#1244 in the U.S.The cedar tree; from Greek kedros (cedar, juniper), through Latin cedrus and Old French cedreCypress#1554 in the U.S.Cypress tree, the tall evergreen treeElder#2725 in the U.S.Elder tree; older one; from Old English ellærn/eldarn (the elder tree, Sambucus nigra) or Old EJuniper#3894 in the U.S.From Latin juniperus, the name of the aromatic evergreen shrub; possibly from juvenis (young) +Calyx#6518 in the U.S.From the word calyx — 'the cup-shaped outer whorl of a flower (the sepals)' (from Greek kalyx, Chloe#9910 in the U.S.From the Greek Chloe, 'green shoot; young verdure; blooming' — an epithet of the goddess DemeteSalix#10490 in the U.S.Salix is the Latin word (and botanical genus name) for 'willow.' As a first name it is a rare, Aciano#10888 in the U.S.From the Spanish aciano, the cornflower — a bright blue wildflower. A fresh botanical name fromIlex#11415 in the U.S.From Latin ilex, the botanical genus name for holly (and originally the holm oak). A nature andOsierOsier is the English word, taken from French osier, for a willow whose long flexible shoots are
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Popular Botanical baby names include Dahlia, Cataleya, Rosemary, Lilly, Azalea, Poppy. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 73 Botanical baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.