The name Lavender is a girl's name of English origin. Lavender and is often added to lists like Flower Names for Girls and discussed in our forums with posts like "Which would you choose?".
From the experts:
Lavender lags far behind sweet-smelling purple-hued sister names Violet and Lilac, but is starting to get some enthusiastic attention from cutting-edge namers. It does have a history as a name, going back to the eighteenth century, when it was also used for boys. But its recent attention comes from Lavender Brown, a witch character in the Harry Potter saga--though Lavender had also been previously featured as a best friend character in Roald Dahl's Matilda.
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