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Butterfly Names

  1. Austria

    • Origin:

      Place name, Latinization of German Osterreich

    • Meaning:

      "eastern realm"

    • Description:

      Austria is an nteresting, appealing, unexplored geographic destination, much fresher than American cousin Austin.
  2. Chocho

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "butterfly"

    • Description:

      Repetitive Japanese name with a flittering meaning.
  3. Claudina

    • Origin:

      Spanish variation of Claudia, Latin

    • Meaning:

      "lame"

    • Description:

      Claudina — a traditional Spanish diminutive of Claudia — was a Top 500 name in Spain for the first half of the 20th century. It never caught on as a given name in the US. At its peak, Claudina was given to 17 American baby girls in 1969.
  4. Parvana

    • Origin:

      Azerbaijani variation of Parvaneh, Persian

    • Meaning:

      "butterfly"

    • Description:

      Parvana, also spelled Pərvanə, is an Azerbaijani name related to the Persian word for "butterfly".
  5. California

    • Origin:

      Place name, Spanish from Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "land of Califia, land of the caliph"

    • Description:

      Has not caught on as much as other Golden State place-names — Sierra, Marin, West, or even Francisco — probably because of its length.
  6. Chouko

    • Origin:

      Variation of Choko, Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "butterfly child"

    • Description:

      A more unusual romaji spelling of Choko.
  7. Geranium

    • Origin:

      Flower name, from Greek

    • Meaning:

      "crane"

    • Description:

      Offbeat flower name, sure to raise some eyebrows. But with Lily, Rose, and even Daisy starting to wilt, more alluring blooms such as Geranium, Magnolia, and Azalea may blossom.
  8. Ripheus

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Description:

      Ripheus is a figure in Virgil's Aeneid: a Trojan hero, the "most just of all Trojans" who was killed defending his city against the Greeks.
  9. Vlinder

    • Origin:

      Dutch

    • Meaning:

      "butterfly"

    • Description:

      A known but not overused female name in Dutch-speaking countries and regions, Vlinder ranked in the top 400 girls’ names in the Netherlands from 2009-2012.
  10. Kimimila

    • Origin:

      Lakota, Native American

    • Meaning:

      "butterfly"

    • Description:

      Kimimila is a trending choice among parents with Lakota heritage. It's especially popular in South Dakota, where many Lakota live today.