Unique Butterfly Themed Names
By HxneyViolet
Updated Sun Aug 13 2023
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A curated collection of stunningly beautiful and unique names pulled from butterfly genera. They lean mostly towards more feminine names, but there are opportunities for something more masculine.
- Adelpha
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"beloved sister"Description:
A seriously classic name meaning love, Adelpha is also the name for a genus of butterflies.
- Aella
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"whirlwind"Description:
Aella is one of the Amazons in Greek mythology, killed by Heracles in his quest for Hyppolita’s magic girdle. Aella or Aelle (often written as Ælla or Ælle) is also an ancient Saxon masculine name, belonging to several kings of regions of modern-day England from the 5th to 9th centuries.
- Alenia
- Arletta
- Alaena
- Alera
- Alesa
- Allora
- Anartia
- Antillea
- Ardaris
- Aricia
- Aurina
- Calisto
- Carys
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"love"Description:
Common in Wales, this name was introduced to America when Welsh-born Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas chose it for their daughter in 2003. It didn't come into use in Wales until the late nineteenth century. It's currently Number 367 in England and Wales.
- Callenya
- Calliana
- Calydna
- Cartea
- Charidia