240+ Flower Names for Girls (with Meanings)

  1. RosenHeart
    • Origin:

      German; Bulgarian
    • Meaning:

      "rose; burning bush"
    • Description:

      This masculine floral name literally means "burning bush", and is the Bulgarian word for the dittany plant. The name derives from the highly volatile oils produced by the plant, which can actually catch fire in hot weather. A notable bearer of the Bulgarian-form of the name is Rosen Plevneliev, a former President of Bulgaria.
  2. LillianaHeart
    • Origin:

      Variation of Lillian or Liliana
    • Meaning:

      "lily, a flower"
    • Description:

      While Lillian is the English version of this elaborated flower name and Liliana is the authentic Spanish or Portuguese spelling that's pronounced the same, Lilliana is a hybrid spelling that doesn't exactly have its own cultural origin but that can be considered perfectly proper nonetheless. However you configure it, it's a lovely name and if it looks more appealing to you with three L's versus two, go for it.
  3. AmaranthHeart
    • Origin:

      botanical name
    • Description:

      Amaranth is a beautiful herb with bright fuchsia flowers and a tasty seed that flavors many Eastern dishes. The name is filled with potential for the more adventurous namer, with nickname potential (Ammy, Mara) and a fresh sound that still fits in with all the Amelias and Ambers in the playground.
  4. MadeliefHeart
    • Origin:

      Dutch, '"daisy"
    • Meaning:

      "daisy"
    • Description:

      Madelief is an uncommon name but not unheard of in the Netherlands, where 123 girls were called Madelief in one recent year. With its soft sounds and similarities to all those "Madeleine" type names as well as names ending in "eef/eev" sounds (Aoife, Eve, Genevieve), Madelief has potential in English-speaking countries to be a fresh and pleasant change from Daisy, Margaret and Madeleine.
  5. PeonyHeart
    • Origin:

      Flower name; Latin
    • Meaning:

      "healing"
    • Description:

      One of the rarest of the floral names, though not without some teasing potential. Peony is a historical 1948 novel by Pearl S. Buck.
  6. RhoswenHeart
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "white rose"
    • Description:

      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.
  7. LiliasHeart
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "lily"
    • Description:

      An unusual flower name deriving from the Latin word for lily (lilium), this variant has always been popular in Scotland.
  8. ForsythiaHeart
    • Origin:

      Flower name, from English surname
    • Meaning:

      "Forsyth's flower"
    • Description:

      This yellow harbinger spring bloom was named for Scottish botanist William Forsyth, and is even more unusual than such species as Acacia and Azalea.
  9. PetalHeart
    • Origin:

      English from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "leaf"
    • Description:

      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.
  10. DianthaHeart
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "divine flower"
    • Description:

      Diantha, a mythological flower of the supreme Greek god Zeus, is a melodious and more unusual cousin of Diana, heard most often in The Netherlands.
  11. RhodaHeart
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "rose"
    • Description:

      To those who remember, Rhoda is still reminiscent of the brassy Bronx 1970s sitcom Rhoda Morgenstern. But Rhoda has a much longer history--it is a name that can be found in the New Testament as a servant girl in the house of Mary, mother of John. Later, Rhoda appeared in the novel Vanity Fair and the Shaw play Man and Superman.
  12. OrchidHeart
    • Origin:

      From Greek
    • Meaning:

      "orchid flower"
    • Description:

      Orchid is a hothouse bloom that has not been plucked by many modern baby namers — yet. In the language of flowers, orchids symbolize love, beauty, and sophistication.
  13. BriallenHeart
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "primrose"
    • Description:

      Unusual floral name which would be perfect for a spring baby girl, if you can pronounce the Welsh double L correctly. It's a tricky sound for non-native Welsh speakers, kind of halfway between an H and an L.
  14. QuynhHeart
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "night blooming flower"
    • Description:

      The Vietnamese name Quynh, pronounced exactly like the Irish gender neutral name Quinn, is a perfect cross-cultural choice with a lovely meaning.
  15. SuzetteHeart
    • Origin:

      French diminutive of Susannah, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "lily"
    • Description:

      Suzette has a kind of clunky retro charm – so kitsch it's almost cool again.
  16. LitaHeart
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Roselita, Lolita, Carmelita, etc
    • Description:

      Vivacious but lightweight.
  17. BelleroseHeart
    • Origin:

      French and English
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful rose"
    • Description:

      A felicitous combo of two sweet names; also a Queens, New York neighborhood.
  18. LiliHeart
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Lily or diminutive of Lilian
    • Description:

      Lili has been blooming in many forms for a couple of decades now. The Lili version will surely get more attention now that the Duke and Duchess of Susses, aka Harry and Meghan, are using is as a short form for their daughter Lilibet Diana's name. Lili makes the slight and light though that is not necessarily a bad thing; it also mutes the name's floral identity and gives it a cute and quirky repetitive spelling, ala Coco and Lulu. A famous German song is titled Lili Marlene.
  19. IxoraHeart
    • Origin:

      Botanical name
    • Description:

      Ixora is a type of flowering plant which in tropical climates flower all year round. Ixora is important in Hindu worship. Ixora is also the name of an album by Florida-based band Copeland.
  20. PetuniaHeart
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "trumpet-shaped flower"
    • Description:

      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.