Names That Mean Fragrant

Myra

Greek

"sweet-smelling oil"

As with many grandmother-y names, this choice may be coming back into style. Myra was invented in the seventeenth century by a poet called Fulke Greville as a short form of Miranda--or perhaps an…

Zeynep

Turkish form of Zaynab, Arabic

"beauty; fragrant tree"

Pretty and strong, Zeynep is one of the most popular girl names in Turkey, where it has ranked in the Top 10 for more than 40 years — half of which it has spent in the very top spot. Familiar in The…

Kaomi

Japanese, Hawaiian, Yoruba

"fragrant + beautiful; pressure, press, click"

A multicultural choice, associated with beautiful, protective smells in Japanese, and with the Hawaiian word for "click", "press down", or "push". Other sources suggest it has its roots in Yoruba…

Kamiko

Japanese

"fragrant ocean child"

Popular choice for female anime characters.

Alamea

Hawaiian

"ripe"

You could think of this lovely name as Alma after a month on the beach in Maui.

Kyoka

Japanese

"mirror; fragrant flower"

Kyōka Izumi was a 19th-century surrealist author. He was a man, but a female character in the anime series Bungo Stray Dogs was named after him in full. Kyōka , meaning "wild" or "mad poetry," is a…

Honoka

Japanese

"harmony + flower; fragrant grain"

Five sets of parents were recently inspired to use this floral Japanese name by the anime series Dead or Alive , which features a martial artist and student character named Honoka.

Quannah

Native American, Comanche

"fragrant"

Model and activist Quannah Chasinghorse has Hän Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota ancestry, but her name originally comes from the Comanche Nation. In Comanche, kwana means "odor" or "smell". A famous male…

Feifei

Chinese

"snowfall; fragrant"

Qitarah

Arabic

"fragrant"

An intriguing Arabic option, also spelled Qitara.

Narda

Greek botanical name; Latin

"fragrant"

Too close to Nada.

Reseda

Latin

"the fragrant mignonette blossom"

A town in the San Fernando Valley: slightly better than Encino or Tarzana.

Jacaranda

Spanish, Portuguese, Tupi-Guarani flower name

"fragrant"

Distinctive and charming nature name that blends elements of Jacqueline and Amanda.