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Butterfly

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Gender: Female Origin of Butterfly: English word name

The name Butterfly is a girl's name of English origin. Butterfly and is often added to lists like Butterfly Names and discussed in our forums with posts like "Names on NB that make you go WOW!".

From the experts:

Fluttery and flighty. But there are a couple of names that mean butterfly you might consider, such as Yara and Farasha.

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Famous People Named Butterfly

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Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen, American actress
Butterfly Giselle Grace Boucher, Australian singer-songwriter
Julia Lorraine "Butterfly" Hill, American environmental activist

Pop Culture References for the name Butterfly

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Butterfly, nickname of Cio-Cio Sang in Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly"
Janet "Butterfly" Taylor, character in the "Orphans" series by V.C. Andrews
Arlene "Butterfly," character in movie "Death Proof"
Butterfly, character in movie "K-11"
"Butterfly Effect", song by Travis Scott

Butterfly's International Variations

Babochka (Russian) Fella (Italian) Farasha (Arabic) Borboleta (Portuguese) Papillon (French)

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