Flower Names for Girls (with Meanings)

One of the few French words/names not attractive to the American ear.  It's pronounced moo-gay, not a winner on either syllable.  Alternatives: Liliane, Lily, Lilou, Manon. 

Muguet

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 the Dutch taste for nicknames plucked from the middle or end of a name vs. the beginning, such as Bas for Sebastien or Bram for Abram.


Sanne

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 — has its own appealingly distinctive style. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver named his daughter Petal Blossom Rainbow in 2009.

Petal

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.  Perhaps-more-pleasing Petunia alternatives: Petal, Posy, Poppy.

Petunia

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 Ethelberta.</a>

Picotee

Primula is related to Primrose, the name and the flower, and would make a quirky yet charming (or is it charming yet quirky?) botanical name for a first daughter.

Primula

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

Prunella

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

Rada

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 familiar as Bronwen and Rhiannon.

Rhoswen

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 <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/804/irish-names-for-girls">Irish names for girls</a>, in use at least since the early 16th century. A cognate is Róis.

Roise

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 the wonderful name of Claude Charles Marie du Campe de Rosamel. As a first name, a famous bearer is the 20th century Chilean poet and activist Rosamel del Valle.
 Despite these notable male bearers, Rosamel could easily work on a girl, too.

Rosamel

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 Lathrop converted to Catholicism and, after her husband's death, founded a religious order called the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne. As a nun and head of that order, she became known as Mother Mary Alphonsa and is now in line for sainthood in the Catholic Church.

On a lighter note, comedian Rosebud Baker, who created The Mother Lode, cobbled her distinctive name together from her given name Rosemary and her childhood nickname Bud.

Rosebud

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

Sigal

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.

Snapdragon

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.

Snow flower

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.

Spruce

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.

Tancy

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 florist or gardener.

Tearose

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 cycle of life, growth and the seasons.

 Thallo is one of the more unusual <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/624/gorgeous-greek-goddess-names-for-babies">Greek goddess names</a>. A variant form is Thalatte (thah-LAH- tee).

Thallo

The thistle is the botanical emblem of Scotland and would make a good if unusual patriotic choice for people with Scottish heritage. One of the few flower names that could be worn by a boy with as much ease as a girl.

Thistle

 are trending in the US and around the world, with flower names such as Iris, Violet, Daisy, Lily, and Rose at the top of international popularity lists.

 popular flower names ranking in the US Top 1000 

include Briar (for both genders), Dahlia, Holly, Ivy, Magnolia, and Poppy.

England, the top flower names are Ivy and Lily

, while in France it's Rose. In Poland, the most popular flower name for girls is Zuzanna, a former of Susan, which means lily.

What unique flower names are trending for baby girls?

? Beautiful and rare flower names include Leilani, Flora, Cassia, and Petal. Cute flower names include Daisy, Posy, Tulip, and even Wildflower.

 range from the exotic Amaryllis to Zinnia to such everyday flower names as Daisy, Clover, and Marigold. Other plant names for girls include Ivy, Marjoram, and Cassia. There are even a few 

Flower baby names can suit every taste and sensibility, from the vintage to the modern, the unique to the familiar.

Flower names for girls including names of flowers such as Rose and Lily and names that mean flower, floral names, plant names, and nature names for baby girls with origins, meanings, and popularity (Page 12)

Flower Names for Girls (with Meanings & Popularity)