Anemone

ah-NEM-oh-nee

Flower name; Greek

"daughter of the wind"

Anemone Origin and Meaning

The name Anemone is girl's name of Greek origin meaning "daughter of the wind".

Anemone is a floral name that relates to the ancient Greek myth of the famous love story of Aphrodite and Adonis, in which Aphrodite transforms her wounded lover's blood into a flower, the crimson anemone, whose blossoms are opened by the wind — accounting for its other name, windflower.

This makes an interesting, if challenging, choice for someone seeing an unusual flower name.

Anemone Popularity

• 1282 Nameberry 2023