Camellia

Flower name, from Czech surname

"Kamel's flower"

Camellia Origin and Meaning

The name Camellia is a girl's name meaning "Kamel's flower".

Camellia is a rare flower name with distinct roots related to the Camille/Camila group and has varied associations to the moon, water, wealth, and perfection. It could be thought of as a floral replacement for Amelia.

The attractive flowering tree was named by Linnaeus for the Moravian Jesuit botanist Georg Joseph Kamel and has been used, if sparingly, as a first name since the 1930s.

In the language of flowers, the camellia denotes admiration and perfection, and it's the state flower of Alabama. The Dumas novel The Lady of the Camellias is the basis of the opera La Traviata and the Garbo film Camille.

Camellia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1521 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Camellia

• 1521 Nameberry 2025
• 539 Unique 2024

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Famous People Named Camellia

• Camellia Johnson American operatic soprano
• Ebony Jewel Cora,Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford,Brent, English cricketer

The name Camellia in Pop Culture

• Camellia Rasheed character in "Virgins of Paradise" by Barbara Wood
• Camellia Sackville hobbit mentioned in the Lord of the Rings series
• Camellia deimos character in video game "Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits"
• Camellia character in Brazilian Carnival march 'Jardineira'
• "The Lady of the Camellias " novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils