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Floral Girl Names

332 names, each with its meaning, U.S. popularity, and an audio pronunciation.

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There is a reason the flower shelf never empties. A bloom is the one thing everybody agrees is beautiful, and floral girl names hand a child that association for free. The literal picks are still the strongest: Dahlia (the flower) has a dark, velvety glamour that no other blossom name quite matches, Poppy (the flower) is all bounce and red-hot cheer, Azalea (the flowering shrub) brings a Southern-porch softness, and Lilly (the flower) stays the sweet, sunlit default that has never really left the charts.

Where it gets lovelier is the group that says flower without spelling it out in English. Hana means flower in Japanese and travels effortlessly, Zahra carries a blossom meaning in Arabic with a bright, radiant edge, and Violeta (violet) gives the garden a Spanish and Eastern European accent. The rose family alone offers three moods — Rosa for the classicist, Rosie for the warm one, Rosemary for the herb-garden traditionalist — while Cataleya and Kataleya nod to the orchid and Lilian and Jazlyn keep things a shade more grown-up.

Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.

Floral Girl Names — Page 2

Emiliarose#13928 in the U.S.A two-name compound of Emilia (from the Roman Aemilius, 'rival; industrious') and Rose (the flo▶Florina#13995 in the U.S.From the Latin flos ('flower'), a Romanian and Latinate name meaning 'flower; flowering.' Soft ▶Idahlia#14082 in the U.S.Idahlia reads as an elaborated spelling of Dahlia — the showy flower named in honour of the Swe▶Irisrose#14106 in the U.S.Irisrose runs two flower names together: Iris, the Greek word for 'rainbow' and the name of an ▶Ilyssa#14154 in the U.S.Ilyssa is a spelling of Alyssa or Elissa. Alyssa is linked to the alyssum flower (from Greek a-▶Jasmeen#14165 in the U.S.Jasmeen is a spelling of Jasmine, from Persian yasamin, the jasmine flower, borrowed into Arabi▶Fleurette#14170 in the U.S.Fleurette is a French name meaning 'little flower,' from fleur ('flower') and the diminutive -e▶Kalirose#14240 in the U.S.A joined name: Kali/Cali (a short, bright name, from Kayla/California or the Greek kalos, 'beau▶Hortensia#14249 in the U.S.Hortensia comes from Latin hortus, 'garden,' as the feminine of the Roman family name Hortensiu▶Kateleya#14267 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Cattleya, an orchid genus named for horticulturist William Cattley, popu▶Lillybelle#14405 in the U.S.A compound name joining Lily (the flower) and Belle (French, 'beautiful') — so 'beautiful lily.▶Alyissa#14444 in the U.S.Alyissa is a doubled-vowel respelling of Alyssa, a name tied to the alyssum flower, whose Greek▶Lylarose#14462 in the U.S.A compound of two names written as one: Lyla, a spelling of Lila or Leila with roots in Arabic ▶Lilyani#14508 in the U.S.A modern coinage built on Lily (the flower), echoing Liliana and the -ani sound of Leilani. No ▶Yulonda#14534 in the U.S.Yulonda is a phonetic respelling of Yolanda, a name that traces through medieval European use b▶Jazmon#14554 in the U.S.Jazmon is a modern American respelling in the Jasmine and Jazmin family. Jasmine comes through ▶Jasmynn#14571 in the U.S.Jasmynn is a modern respelling of Jasmine, the flower name from the Persian yasamin, carried in▶Mariaflor#14573 in the U.S.A Spanish compound joining Maria — from the Hebrew Miriam, and the Marian name par excellence —▶Lys#14618 in the U.S.The French word lys ('lily'), of the fleur-de-lys, and separately a short form of Lisa/Elizabet▶Madhavi#14631 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Madhavi, 'honey-sweet; the spring creeper (Hiptage) that blooms in the season▶Rosabell#14823 in the U.S.Rosabell is a form of Rosabel or Rosabella, joining the flower name Rose to the Latin bella, 'b▶Rosalva#14826 in the U.S.Rosalva is a Spanish girl's name uniting rosa, rose, with alba, dawn or white — often read as '▶Rosealyn#14830 in the U.S.Rosealyn is a respelling of Rosalyn, from Rosalind - originally the Germanic hros ('horse') plu▶Lilana#14833 in the U.S.A shortened form of Liliana (a Lily/Elizabeth-family name, often read 'lily') and readable as a▶Lilette#14835 in the U.S.A French-style diminutive built on Lily (the flower), with the -ette ending meaning 'little' — ▶Rozalynn#14835 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Rosalyn/Rosalind - from Germanic 'gentle horse' (hros + lind) and read b▶Rozelyn#14836 in the U.S.A z-spelled form of Rosalyn/Rosalind — the Rosalind route is Germanic ('gentle horse'), later f▶Asucena#14841 in the U.S.Asucena is an s-spelled form of the Spanish Azucena, meaning 'Madonna lily', a flower long asso▶Lilyauna#14843 in the U.S.Lilyauna joins the flower name Lily to a fashionable -auna tail, making a longer, lyrical relat▶Marquerite#14870 in the U.S.Marquerite is a spelling variant of Marguerite, the French form of Margaret. Marguerite means '▶Yolette#14905 in the U.S.Yolette is a French-style diminutive, the -ette ending marking it as 'little Yola' or 'little Y▶Rosebella#14952 in the U.S.A modern joined name pairing Rose (the flower; from Latin rosa) with Bella ('beautiful'; from L▶Yasamin#15007 in the U.S.From the Persian yasamin, 'jasmine' — the fragrant white flower. The source of the English Jasm▶Tiari#15044 in the U.S.Tiari is a rare modern name. It sits very close to Tiare, the Tahitian word for the fragrant wh▶Yazmeen#15112 in the U.S.A respelling of Yasmin/Yasmeen, from the Persian yasmin, 'jasmine' (the fragrant flower). Flora▶Zynnia#15176 in the U.S.A spelling echoing the zinnia, a bright garden flower (named for the botanist J. G. Zinn), with▶Susann#15212 in the U.S.A form of Susanne/Susan, from the Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily' (and later 'rose'). A crisp, vintag▶Zayneb#15214 in the U.S.A form of the Arabic Zaynab, often explained as a fragrant flowering desert tree, and long hono▶Rosena#15361 in the U.S.Rosena is an early-American elaboration of Rose, close to the Italian Rosina, 'little rose'. Th▶Allyssa#15363 in the U.S.A respelling of Alyssa, from the alyssum flower (Greek a-, 'without,' + lyssa, 'madness' — a pl▶Youlanda#15441 in the U.S.Youlanda is a phonetic respelling of Yolanda — from the Greek for the violet flower (via Iolant▶Azhaar#15528 in the U.S.From the Arabic azhaar, 'flowers; blossoms' (the plural of zahra, 'flower'). A fresh, garden-br▶Amarantha#15584 in the U.S.From the Greek amarantos, 'unfading,' by way of the amaranth flower that was said never to wilt▶Azaleigh#15589 in the U.S.A -leigh spelling of Azalea, the bright spring-blooming shrub (from Greek azaleos, 'dry'). A ch▶Azaliya#15590 in the U.S.A flowing spelling that reads as a form of Azalea (the flower) and echoes the Hebrew Azaliah, a▶Azalyn#15591 in the U.S.A modern coinage pairing Azalea (the flowering shrub) with the fashionable -lyn ending. A fresh▶Catalayah#15644 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing the Cattleya orchid and Catalina. As spelled here it has no single fix▶Alyzza#15682 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Alyssa/Alissa, linked to the alyssum flower (Greek, 'without madness') and▶Catelaya#15768 in the U.S.A form of Cattleya, a genus of showy orchids named for the horticulturist William Cattley. Popu▶Yurico#15778 in the U.S.Yurico is a rare feminine name whose sound echoes the Japanese Yuriko, commonly read as 'lily c▶Jasmaine#15801 in the U.S.Jasmaine is a variant spelling of Jasmine, from the Persian yasamin, the fragrant white jasmine▶Dayzee#15814 in the U.S.A creative respelling of Daisy, from Old English daegeseage, 'day's eye' — the flower that open▶Alysah#15822 in the U.S.Alysah is a decorative respelling that blends Alyssa with Aliza. Alyssa comes from the alyssum ▶Elenarose#15837 in the U.S.A joined name pairing Elena (the Greek/Spanish form of Helen, 'bright; shining light') with Ros▶Dahila#15838 in the U.S.Dahila reads as a spelling of Dahlia, the showy flower named for the Swedish botanist Anders Da▶Dahliana#15839 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing the dahlia flower (named for botanist Anders Dahl), extended with the ▶Ellyssa#15867 in the U.S.Ellyssa reads as a doubled-l respelling of Alyssa, itself from the alyssum flower whose Greek n▶Edenrose#15894 in the U.S.A modern compound of Eden ('place of delight; paradise') and Rose (the flower). Two given names▶Emilyrose#15945 in the U.S.A two-name compound of Emily (from Aemilius, 'rival; industrious') and Rose (the flower). A pre▶Jazsmin#15981 in the U.S.Jazsmin is a creative respelling of Jasmine, from the Persian yasmin, the fragrant jasmine flow▶Hanae#16037 in the U.S.A Japanese name commonly tied to 'blossom; flower' (hana, 'flower') though the meaning depends ▶Harperrose#16044 in the U.S.A joined double name pairing Harper ('harp player') with Rose (the flower; 'fame'), written as ▶Aalyssa#16222 in the U.S.Aalyssa is an ornamental respelling of Alyssa with a doubled opening vowel. Alyssa arose from t▶Dahliah#16240 in the U.S.Dahliah is an -h-ending spelling of Dahlia, the showy flower named for the Swedish botanist And▶Jasmarie#16251 in the U.S.A joined name: Jasmine (the fragrant flower, from Persian yasamin) plus Marie (a French form of▶Chasmine#16264 in the U.S.Chasmine reshapes Jasmine, from Persian yasmin for the jasmine flower, by swapping in a Ch- ope▶Jazzmin#16279 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Jasmine, from the Persian yasamin, the fragrant white flower. The double▶Deisi#16286 in the U.S.Deisi is a Spanish-language phonetic spelling of the English name Daisy, written so that Spanis▶Jolanda#16345 in the U.S.Jolanda is a continental spelling of Yolanda, a name carried by medieval European queens. It is▶Leelani#16548 in the U.S.Leelani is a phonetic respelling of Leilani, a Hawaiian name from lei ('flower garland, wreath'▶Lilley#16585 in the U.S.A respelling of Lily (the flower, a symbol of purity) and also the English surname Lilley/Lilly▶Lilyonna#16592 in the U.S.Lilyonna is a modern coined girl's name, blending the flower name Lily with an -onna or Anna en▶Lilianah#16615 in the U.S.Lilianah is an ornamented spelling of Liliana or Lillian, from the Latin lilium, the lily, a fl▶Lillionna#16620 in the U.S.Lillionna is a decorative spelling that stretches Lillian, itself from Lily, the flower long ti▶Lillyonna#16621 in the U.S.A modern elaboration of Lily ('the lily flower,' a symbol of purity and innocence) extended wit▶Lilyanah#16622 in the U.S.Lilyanah is an ornate spelling of Lilyana, a blend of Lily - the flower, a symbol of purity, fr▶Lilybelle#16623 in the U.S.Lilybelle is a compound name joining Lily — the flower, from Latin lilium, long a symbol of pur▶Lis#16630 in the U.S.A Danish short form of Elisabeth ('my God is an oath'), long used on its own. Separately, lis i▶Lokelani#16642 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian Lokelani, 'heavenly rose; small red rose' (loke, 'rose,' + lani, 'heaven; sky▶Lylee#16650 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lily, the flower name ('lily,' a symbol of purity), with a Ly-/-ee spin.▶Lylia#16680 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lilia or Lily (the flower, a symbol of purity). As spelled it can also r▶Lynea#16681 in the U.S.Lynea is a respelling of Linnea, a Swedish name for the twinflower (Linnaea borealis). The flow▶Lillyona#16686 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Lily (the flower) with an -ona ending seen in names like Fiona and Lio▶Lilien#16689 in the U.S.The German word Lilien ('lilies'), used as a given name in the flower-name tradition, and a cou▶Lilyona#16698 in the U.S.Lilyona is a modern American name built from Lily, the flower name from Latin lilium, long a sy▶Lylianna#16756 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Liliana, a flowing elaboration of Lily (the flower). Graceful and floral ▶Clararose#16823 in the U.S.Clararose is a modern compound joining Clara (Latin 'clara,' 'bright, clear') with Rose (the fl▶Narjis#16904 in the U.S.From the Arabic/Persian Narjis, 'the narcissus flower.' In Shia tradition Narjis is the mother ▶Jazmen#16972 in the U.S.Jazmen is a stylized spelling of Jasmine, which comes through Old French and Arabic from Persia▶Lilyian#16996 in the U.S.Lilyian is a spelling of Lilian that folds the flower Lily plainly into the name. Lilian grows ▶Rosangela#17036 in the U.S.Rosangela joins Rosa, 'rose' (Latin rosa), to Angela, 'angel' or 'messenger' (Greek angelos); i▶Rosary#17138 in the U.S.From the Rosary, the Catholic prayer beads and Marian devotion, itself from the Latin rosarium,▶Rosealie#17139 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Rosalie, from the Latin rosa ('rose') by way of French — a soft, floral c▶Roselani#17141 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian Roselani, joining rose (a borrowing of the English flower name) with lani ('h▶Roselena#17142 in the U.S.A modern blend of Rose (the flower) and Lena (a short form of Helena/Magdalena, 'light'). Flora▶Roselynne#17144 in the U.S.An ornate spelling of Roselyn/Rosalyn, joining rose (the flower, from Latin rosa) to the -lynn ▶Rosibel#17146 in the U.S.A blend of Rose (the flower) and the -bel/-bella element, 'beautiful' — a pretty floral name, p▶Sophiarose#17287 in the U.S.A modern smoosh of Sophia (Greek, 'wisdom') and Rose (the flower), written as one name in the m▶Jasmen#17340 in the U.S.Jasmen is a respelled form of Jasmine, from the Persian yasmin, the fragrant jasmine flower bor▶Florance#17342 in the U.S.A respelling of Florence, from the Latin Florentia, 'flourishing; blooming' (from flos, 'flower▶Jassmine#17343 in the U.S.Jassmine is an ornamented spelling of Jasmine, which comes through French and Arabic from the P▶Daissy#17486 in the U.S.Daissy is a respelling of Daisy, an English flower name from the Old English daeges eage, 'day'▶Vylette#17488 in the U.S.Vylette is a modern respelling of Violet, from Old French violete, a diminutive of Latin viola ▶Maly#17489 in the U.S.Maly is a Khmer name meaning a flower or a garland, common among Cambodian families. It also se▶Rosaleena#17489 in the U.S.A soft-spelled form of Rosalina/Rosaline, from the Latin rosa ('rose') — a floral elaboration i▶Warda#17490 in the U.S.Warda is the Arabic word for 'rose' (warda, singular of ward), used as a girls' given name acro▶Willowmae#17497 in the U.S.A modern compound joining Willow (the graceful tree; 'slender; graceful') with Mae (a form of M▶Veola#17521 in the U.S.Veola belongs to the Viola and Ola family of early-1900s names, blending the violet-flower Viol▶Yaz#17547 in the U.S.A short form of Yasmin/Yazmin, from the Persian for 'jasmine' (the flower) -- also known as a D▶Yazmina#17550 in the U.S.A z-spelling of Yasmina/Yasmin (Jasmine), from the Persian yasaman, the jasmine flower, carried▶Zuhri#17588 in the U.S.From the Arabic zuhri/zahri, 'shining; flower-like; radiant,' linked to zahr ('flowers; blossom▶Jassmin#17717 in the U.S.Jassmin is a respelling of Jasmine, from the Persian yasmin, the name of the sweet-smelling jas▶Yasmeena#18037 in the U.S.An expanded spelling of Yasmin (Jasmine), from the Persian yasaman, the fragrant jasmine flower▶Yazmyne#18045 in the U.S.Yazmyne is an ornate respelling of Jasmine, by way of the Persian-styled Yasmin. The name comes▶Yalanda#18336 in the U.S.Yalanda is a spelling variant of Yolanda, itself from the medieval Yolande, linked to Greek iol▶Jasimine#18354 in the U.S.Jasimine is a respelling of Jasmine, the fragrant white flower, whose name reached English thro▶Zynia#18441 in the U.S.A name echoing the zinnia, a bright, hardy garden flower (itself named for the botanist J. G. Z▶Rosia#18760 in the U.S.An elaborated form of Rose or Rosa, from the Latin rosa, 'rose,' the flower. A flowing -ia exte▶Jamine#18784 in the U.S.Jamine reads as a trimmed respelling of Jasmine, from Persian yasmin, the fragrant jasmine flow▶Ramsha#18928 in the U.S.Ramsha is an Urdu girl's name commonly explained as 'a bunch of flowers' or 'a gathering of blo▶Suzann#18959 in the U.S.A trimmed spelling of Suzanne, itself from Susan and the Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily' (sometimes '▶Yesmin#19743 in the U.S.Yesmin is a spelling of Yasmin, which comes from the Persian yasamin, the jasmine flower, a nam▶AnayaroseA compound joining Anaya (a modern name, variously read 'caring; look up to God') and Rose (the▶DaisyannA joined name pairing Daisy (the flower; Old English 'day's eye') with Ann ('grace; favor'), in▶IrisbethIrisbeth is a modern compound joining Iris — the flower, and the Greek goddess of the rainbow —▶LilietA modern coinage built on Lily (the flower), echoing Juliet in its -iet ending. No single fixed▶LillietteA modern coinage joining Lily (the flower) with the French diminutive -ette ('little'), reading▶RayaroseA modern smoosh of Raya (variously 'friend,' 'flowing,' or a Disney heroine's name) and Rose (t▶RozalinaA z-spelled form of Rosalina/Rosalind, from the Latin rosa ('rose'); the Rozalina spelling is c▶SirelSirel is the Estonian word for 'lilac,' and separately reads as a modern coinage. The given-nam▶VaioletA respelling of Violet, from the Latin viola, the violet flower (and the soft purple color). A ▶VaiolethA Latin-American spelling of Violet (Spanish Violeta), from the Latin viola, the purple flower.▶

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Frequently Asked

What are the most popular floral girl names?

Lilly, Dahlia, Poppy and Rosie are among the most-used flower names in current U.S. data. Each name page shows its exact rank and how it has moved over the past ten years.

What are unique flower names for a girl?

For something less expected, look at Cataleya, Azalea, Violeta or Zahra. They deliver the same garden imagery without the classroom overlap.

Are there floral names that do not sound too sweet?

Yes — Dahlia, Rosemary and Rosa all have a bit of weight and history to them. They read as elegant rather than girlish, and they age particularly well.