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Nature & Botanical Names
Names borrowed from flowers, trees and wild places. Nature and botanical names feel grounded and gentle — they age well, shorten sweetly, and carry an image you can picture from the very first day.
88 names
Aiyana
Amharic (Ethiopian)
Eternal blossom
GirlBotanicalNature
Amber
English
Fossilised resin
GirlNatureBotanical
Arvind
Sanskrit
Lotus
BoyBotanicalMythological
Aspen
American
The aspen tree, and the Colorado mountain town
UnisexNatureBotanical
Bahar
Persian
Spring
UnisexBotanicalVirtue
Beryl
Greek / English
Pale green gemstone
GirlBotanicalHistorical
Bramble
Old English
Wild blackberry bush
UnisexBotanicalNature
Briar
Old English
Thorny shrub of wild roses
UnisexBotanicalNature
Camille
French / English
Attendant at a ceremony
GirlBotanicalLiterary
Capucine
French
Nasturtium flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Carmela
Italian / Hebrew
Garden
GirlVirtueBotanical
Chun
Mandarin Chinese
Spring
GirlBotanicalNature
Clementine
Latin / French / English
Merciful, mild
GirlBotanicalHistorical
Daisy
Old English
Day's eye
GirlBotanicalNature
Daphne
Greek / English
Laurel tree
GirlBotanicalMythological
Delilah-Rose
Hebrew / English
Delicate Rose
GirlBiblicalBotanical
Esmeralda
Spanish
Emerald
GirlLiteraryBotanical
Flora
Latin
Flowers
GirlBotanicalMythological
Florence
Latin / English
Flowering, flourishing
GirlBotanicalHistorical
Florrie
Latin / English (from Florence)
Flowering
GirlBotanical
Freja
Old Norse
Lady
GirlMythologicalBotanical
Frieda
Old German
Peace
GirlVirtueHistorical
Hazel
Old English
The hazel tree
GirlBotanicalNature
Hollis
Old English
Holly grove
UnisexBotanicalNature
Hua
Mandarin Chinese
Flower, China
GirlBotanicalNature
Iris
Greek
Rainbow
GirlBotanicalMythological
Itsuki
Japanese
Tree, timber
UnisexNatureBotanical
Ivy
Old English
The ivy plant
GirlBotanicalNature
Ivy-Mae
English
Ivy + pearl
GirlBotanicalNature
Ivy-Rose
English
Ivy + rose
GirlBotanicalNature
Jasmine
Persian / Arabic
Jasmine flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Juniper
Latin
The juniper tree
GirlBotanicalNature
Kaori
Japanese
Fragrance, aroma
GirlBotanical
Lan
Mandarin Chinese / Vietnamese
Orchid
GirlBotanicalNature
Lavender
English / French
The herb of memory and calm
GirlBotanicalVirtue
Li
Mandarin Chinese
Strength, beauty, reason
UnisexVirtueBotanical
Lian
Chinese
Graceful willow, or lotus
GirlBotanicalNature
Liliana
Latin / Italian
Lily flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Lillian
Latin / English
Lily flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Lily
Latin / Old English
The lily flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Lina
Mandarin Chinese / Arabic
Graceful jasmine in Chinese, tender in Arabic
GirlBotanicalVirtue
Linnea
Swedish
Twinflower
GirlBotanicalNature
Mae
English / American
Pearl
GirlBotanical
Magnolia
Latin / English
The magnolia tree
UnisexBotanicalNature
Maple
Old English / American
The maple tree
UnisexBotanicalNature
Margaret
Greek / English
Pearl
GirlHistoricalBotanical
Margaux
French / Greek
Pearl
GirlHistoricalBotanical
Marigold
Old English
A flower of the sun
GirlBotanicalNature
Mavis
Old French / English
Song thrush
GirlBotanicalLiterary
Meadow
Old English / American
Field of grass
UnisexBotanical
Misaki
Japanese
Beautiful blossom
GirlBotanicalVirtue
Mulan
Mandarin Chinese
Magnolia
GirlLiteraryBotanical
Myra
Sanskrit / Latin
Wonderful in Sanskrit, fragrant myrrh in Latin
GirlVirtueBotanical
Nari
Korean
Lily
GirlBotanicalNature
Nasrin
Persian
Wild rose
GirlBotanicalLiterary
Nigella
Latin
Black
GirlBotanicalLiterary
Niloofar
Persian
Water lily
GirlBotanical
Olive
English
Olive tree
GirlBotanicalNature
Olivia
Latin
Olive tree
GirlBotanicalHistorical
Oren
Hebrew / American
Pine tree
BoyBotanicalBiblical
Pansy
Old French / English
Thought, remembrance
GirlBotanical
Pippa
English (from Philippa)
Lover of horses
GirlBotanical
Poppy
English (word-name)
The bright red flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Posy
English (from Josephine or 'posy of flowers')
A small bouquet
GirlBotanicalNature
Primrose
Old English
First rose
GirlBotanicalNature
Reed
Old English
Red, or by the reed-bed
UnisexBotanicalNature
Rosa
Latin / Spanish
Rose
GirlBotanicalVirtue
Rosamund
Old German / Latin / English
Rose of the world
GirlBotanicalLiterary
Rose
Latin / English
Rose flower
GirlBotanicalNature
Rosie
Latin / English
Rose
GirlBotanicalNature
Rowan
Celtic / Gaelic
Little red one
UnisexBotanicalNature
Rue
Old French / English
Regret, the bitter herb
UnisexBotanicalLiterary
Ruth
Hebrew / Biblical
Companion
GirlBiblicalVirtue
Saffron
English / Arabic
The golden spice
GirlBotanicalNature
Sage
Latin / English
Wise
UnisexBotanicalNature
Saki
Japanese
Blossom of hope, cape
GirlBotanicalVirtue
Sayuri
Japanese
Small lily
GirlBotanicalLiterary
Sylvia
Latin
Of the woods
GirlLiteraryBotanical
Sylvie
Latin / French / English
Of the forest
GirlBotanicalLiterary
Tamar
Hebrew / Biblical
Date palm
GirlBiblicalBotanical
Violet
Latin / French
The purple flower of modesty and devotion
GirlBotanicalNature
Willow
Old English
The willow tree
GirlBotanicalNature
Yasmin
Persian / Arabic
Jasmine flower
GirlBotanical
Yesenia
Spanish (from telenovela)
Flower
GirlBotanical
Ying
Mandarin Chinese
Petal, bravery
GirlVirtueBotanical
Yumei
Mandarin Chinese / Japanese
Elegant beauty
GirlVirtueBotanical
Yves
Old French / Germanic
Yew tree
BoyHistoricalBotanical
Zinnia
Latin / German
A bright, hardy flower
GirlBotanicalNature
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