Flower Names for Girls (with Meanings & Popularity)

Sanne

Dutch, diminutive of Susanne

"lily"

Sanne is hugely popular in the Netherlands, but almost unknown here; which makes it an interesting prospect for the parent in search of an unusual name. Pronounced sah-na, Sanne is in keeping with…

Petal

English from Greek

"leaf"

Petal is the soft and sweet-smelling name of a character in the novel and film, The Shipping News . With the rise of such flower names as Poppy and Posy, we believe Petal — down-to-earth yet romantic…

Petunia

English

"trumpet-shaped flower"

Literary heritage: the "Loony Tunes" girlfriend of Porky Pig. But with the increasing popularity of all kinds of unusual botanical names, Petunia may be a name we start to hear more of.…

Picotee

Flower name, from French

"marked with points"

This very unusual botanical name refers to flowers that have a second color around the edges, commonly found in tulips and carnations. Thomas Hardy named a character Picotee in his novel The Hand of…

Bellerose

French and English

"beautiful rose"

A felicitous combo of two sweet names; also a Queens, New York neighborhood.

Prunella

Latin

"small plum"

Most ella names are hot, but this is one that won't catch fire because of the disagreeable connotations of prunes.

Rada

Yiddish; Slavic

"rose; happy, willing"

This sweet and simple name has origins in both Yiddish and Slavic, each with an equally appealing meaning.

Rhoswen

Welsh

"white rose"

If you're looking for an unusual alternative to all those Rose names, Rhoswen might be a good choice. This name has the soft sounds we've come to love from the Welsh language but is still not as…

Roise

Irish

"rose"

A relative of the very popular (in Ireland) name Róisín ("little rose"), Róise comes from the Gaelic word for "rose". It’s one of the very old Irish names for girls , in use at least since the early…

Rosamel

French and Spanish

"rose and honey"

A French surname turned Spanish masculine given name, Rosamel likely derives from the combination of rose + Greek mel "honey". As a surname, it was borne by a 19th century French naval officer with…

Rosebud

Flower name

Rosebud, a charming flower name, was the childhood nickname used for author Nathaniel Hawthorne's daughter Rose, who made a name for herself by founding the modern hospice movement. Rose Hawthorne…

Sigal

Hebrew

"violet"

In modern Hebrew, sigal is the word for the violet flower.

Snapdragon

Flower name, from English

"dragon's mouth"

Feisty floral name that would work better as a middle name than as a first, so called because of the flower's resemblance to a dragon's open mouth.

Snow flower

She may have been an appealing Chinese heroine in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, but her name won't translate for a modern American girl. Better choices: Snow, or Flora.

Spruce

Tree name

Spruce is a very rare tree name, given to only six baby boys last year....and no girls. But there's nothing traditionally gendered about this name, which can work just as well for baby girls.

Tancy

Greek

"immortal"

This adorable name of the young daughter on "Big Love" might be thought of as a variation of Tansy, an obscure flower name whose star may rise on the heels of such current favorites as Lily and Daisy.

Tearose

English nature name

"tea rose"

A Hybrid Tea Rose is a popular garden rose, developed to produce a single flower per stem. Tearose is a rare but whimsical compound that could perhaps be used as a middle for the daughter of a…

Thallo

Greek

"bringer of blossoms"

Thallo, the Greek goddess of spring, buds, and blooms has a decidedly less flowery name than her Roman counterpart, Flora. Thallo is one of the Horae in Greek mythology: goddesses associated with the…

Varda

Hebrew

"rose, pink"

Commonly heard in Israel, but here it could be an unusual way to honor Grandma Rose.