Names That Mean Flower

 A unique option for a November baby (the November birth flower is a chrysanthemum) or to honor an ancestral Chris, Chrysanthe feels more wearable than the full Chrysanthemum, despite the storybook mouse.

Chrysanthe

Popular in Azerbaijan, the name ultimately derives from Persian, and relates to the Jasmine flower.

Jasmi̇n

This delicate floral name may originate from the Dutch word for flower, bloem, or as a Dutch variant of the Yiddish Blume / Bluma. An attractive and distinct choice regardless of origin.

Bloeme

An elaboration of the word and nature name Bluebell or a combination of the names Blue and Belle, giving the meaning "beautiful blue" or "blue and beautiful". While Bluebell is the more popular spelling, Bluebelle is given to around 20 girls in the UK each year, but none in the US.

Bluebelle

A plausible color name, it was chosen by the singer Sting as a middle name for his daughter, after a character in the Gormenghast fantasy trilogy, of which he's a big fan. Another bearer is Fuchsia Voremberg, a member of the BBC Show, Antiques Roadshow who specializes in diaries and manuscripts.

Fuchsia

An unusual floral -wen name which was the name of an 1878 opera by Welsh composer Joseph Parry.

Blodwen

Hyphenated names are more popular than ever for girls in England these days, and the flowery Lily-Rose is one of the top choices.

Lily-rose

Begonia is a pretty flower named for French administrator and amateur horticulturalist Michel Bégon, who was an avid naturalist but also a proponent of slavery. A rare floral choice which has never really caught on as a baby name, Begonia would certainly stand out from the Lilys and Roses. 

Begonia

The name of a Guaraní princess killed by Spanish conquistadors in Tupi-Guarani legend. A Ceibo tree – the national flower of Argentina – is said to have bloomed in the spot where she died.

 The meaning of the name is uncertain. It may be related to the Tupi word for "maize", or it may be related to Anahita or Anaïs, meaning "immaculate". Mononymous Mexican singer and actress Anahí is a famous bearer.

 Anahí is also a gemstone name: a variety of quartz with distinctive purple and orange sections, found in the Anahi mine in Bolivia. The mine is said to have been named after an Aroyeo princess who married a Spanish conquistador and was accidentally killed trying to save him from assassination. She is said to have presented him with one of the gemstones as she lay dying – the differently colored halves of the stone representing her heart torn between her love for her husband and her love for her people.

Anahí

A rare botanical name, Caltha is a member of the buttercup family, sometimes known as the marsh marigold. Derived from Latin to mean "yellow flower", it could make an interesting alternative to Calista, Althea, Cathy, Calliope, or Alma. 

Caltha

Pansy is an early floral name that lost credibility when it became a derogatory slang term for gay people. Better these days: Posy or Poppy.

Pansy

Penthia might not be the most charming flower name, but as the lovely Penelope ascends, and the lovely Cynthia fades away, a compromise may be in order.

Penthia

Literary heritage: the "Loony Tunes" girlfriend of Porky Pig.  But with the increasing popularity of all kinds of unusual botanical names, Petunia may be a name we start to hear more of.  Perhaps-more-pleasing Petunia alternatives: Petal, Posy, Poppy.

Petunia

Has a pleasantly fizzy, effervescent feeling. 

Nizana

The th sound both softens and complicates this Melanie relative. 

Melantha

Similar in sound but fresher than Brandy or Mandy, Tandy is an upbeat and playful choice that actually has international and ancient roots. As a Zulu and Xhosa name, it may be a variation on Thandie or Thandiwe, meaning "beloved", while as an English and Scottish name, it may be considered a diminutive of Andrew, formed by the practise of adding or swapping the first initial, as in the case of Bobbie for Robert or Teddy for Edward.
 
Alternative interpretations include that it's derived from the Old Norman Tancred ("thoughtful counsel"),, from the Old English names Tancwine ("thoughtful friend") and Tatwine ("cheerful friend"), or from the English surname Tanda, a name meaning "fire", given to those who worked with hearths.