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Bahasa and Urdu
"rose"
Mawar is another of the "rose" variants that is almost unheard of outside its home country (in this case, Indonesia), but which deserves consideration given its lilting sound.
Mapuche, Chilean
"golden flower"
A melodic and glowing name, derived from Mapuche, the language of the Indigenous people of central Chile, Millaray means "golden flower". It ranked in the Chilean Top 100 in the 2010s and remains a…
Persian
"wild rose"
Nasrin has a strong sound and lovely floral meaning. International variants include the Turkish Nesrin and Egyptian Nesreen.
Hebrew
"a flower bud"
Has a pleasantly fizzy, effervescent feeling.
English
"walnut tree"
As always, that oy sound is problematic.
Spanish, Portuguese
"orchid"
A rare Spanish and Portuguese flower name that is rarely heard elsewhere.
Hindi
"flowery tree"
Could be used in an Indian family for a garden-lover's son.
Latin
"first rose"
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.
"lote tree, sidr tree"
Also appearing as Sidra, this botanical name has roots in Persian, and holds multiple levels of spiritual significance. It refers to the Ziziphus spina-christi , a spikey, evergreen plant, also known…
African
"dark tree"
Would you really want to name your child after a Japanese anime movie called Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space.
Basque
"birch tree"
This botanical name is not as attractive as several other versions of the tree including Birch and Berkeley.
"rose, pink"
Commonly heard in Israel, but here it could be an unusual way to honor Grandma Rose.
Related to the Arabic Warda, Vered is a strong sounding nature name with a sweet floral meaing.
Finnish
"sapling, sprout"
Unisex in its native country but especially popular for boys, this cool Finnish nature name would be perfect for the new addition to your family tree.
"elm tree"
This botanical name can be used for both boys and girls.
