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Lotus

Greek
"lotus flower"
Brynn McKeon
By Brynn McKeon
Updated Mon Jul 14 2025

Lotus Origin and Meaning

The name Lotus is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "lotus flower".

Lotus is one of the most languorous of the flower names, with intriguing significance in both Buddhism and Hinduism, symbolizing purity, grace and spiritual growth — not to mention a familiar yoga position.

In ancient Greece, the lotus was a legendary plant, whose fruit was eaten by the mythical lotus eaters, causing them to go into a state of hypnotic forgetfulness. Lotus Flower is a Chinese character in the 1931 Pulitzer Prize-winning Pearl S. Buck novel, The Good Earth.

Lotus is gaining in popularity with over 100 girls receiving the name each year. Rain Pryor, daughter of comedian Richard, named her daughter Lotus Marie in 2008; chef Richard Blais used it in the middle spot for daughter Emory Lotus in 2011.

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Famous People Named Lotus

  • Lotus O'Brien Silva Burnquist (b. 2000)
    daughter of skateboarder Bob Burnquist
  • Lotus Marie Pryor (b. 2008)
    daughter of actress Rain Pryor
  • Lotus Elodie Spelling (b. 2013)
    daughter of actor Randy Spelling
  • Lotus Lee (b. 2013)
    daughter of TV personality Kennedy and snowboarder Dave Lee
  • Embry Lotus Blais (b. 2011)
    daughter of "Top Chef" Richard Blais
  • Flying Lotus
    stage name of Steven Ellison, American male rapper

The name Lotus in Pop Culture

  • Lotus
    Character in Pearl S. Buck's "The Good Earth"
  • Lotis
    a nymph in Greek mythology who was changed into a lotus tree
  • The Order of the White Lotus
    from the Avatar TV series
  • "Lotus Flower Bomb"
    song by Wale ft. Miguel
  • Lotus
    British automaker
  • roses/lotus/violet/iris
    song by Hayley Williams

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