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Eccentric Botanical Names for Girls

  1. Benoîte
    • Blaanid
      • Blancheflor
        • Blodeuedd
          • Blodyn
            • Bluebottle
              • Bláithín
                • Bryluen
                  • Caja

                    • Origin:

                      Danish, Cornish

                    • Meaning:

                      "pure; daisy"

                    • Description:

                      A Danish variant of Kaja (Kaya) or a Cornish word name derived from kaja "daisy".
                  • Calantha

                    • Origin:

                      Greek

                    • Meaning:

                      "lovely flower"

                    • Description:

                      Another of the new Greek-accented Cal- names.
                  • Calla

                    • Origin:

                      Greek

                    • Meaning:

                      "beautiful"

                    • Description:

                      Calla is a botanical name that is much more distinctive than popular Lily or similar Callie. Rarely heard today, it did appear in the popularity lists in the last decades of the nineteenth century.
                  • Camellia

                    • Origin:

                      Flower name, from Czech surname

                    • Meaning:

                      "Kamel's flower"

                    • Description:

                      Camellia is a rare flower name with distinct roots related to the Camille/Camila group and has varied associations to the moon, water, wealth, and perfection. It could be thought of as a floral replacement for Amelia.
                  • Chardon

                    • Description:

                      Chardon is an unusual feminine name with French origins, derived from the French word for 'thistle' or 'cardoon' (a Mediterranean plant). In French tradition, it carries associations with resilience and protective qualities, as thistles are known for their protective spines alongside beautiful flowers. The name may also relate to Chardonnet, a region in France known for wine production. While primarily used for girls according to this reference, Chardon could also function as a masculine name in some contexts. Chardon has never been common in English-speaking countries, remaining a rare choice that offers botanical significance with French sophistication. Its distinctive sound and spelling make it memorable, while its natural origins connect it to the tradition of floral names.

                  • Chrysanthemum

                    • Origin:

                      Greek

                    • Meaning:

                      "gold flower"

                    • Description:

                      One of the rarest of the flower names, that of the blossom celebrated in Japan as a symbol of the sun and a possible object of meditation. One of the rare flower names counted among names for autumn babies, Chrysanthemum is also one of the most unusual nature-themed girl names starting with C.
                  • Clematis

                    • Origin:

                      Flower name, from Greek

                    • Meaning:

                      "vine branch"

                    • Description:

                      Flower name that sounds a bit too much like a disease.
                  • Cliantha

                    • Origin:

                      Greek

                    • Meaning:

                      "glory-flower"

                    • Description:

                      A highly unusual flower name that could give you Clio for short.
                  • Clover

                    • Origin:

                      Flower name, from Old English

                    • Meaning:

                      "key"

                    • Description:

                      Clover is a charming, perky choice if you want to move beyond hothouse blooms like Rose and Lily, and it's recently become a new celeb favorite, chosen by both Neal McDonough and Natasha Gregson Wagner, who used it to honor her mother, Natalie Wood, one of whose most iconic films was Inside Daisy Clover.
                  • Columbine

                    • Origin:

                      Latin

                    • Meaning:

                      "dove"

                    • Description:

                      A beautiful flower name deriving from the Latin word for dove. Sadly, in America this name is now forever linked with a tragic terrorist attack on a Colorado high school.
                  • Cynara

                    • Origin:

                      Greek

                    • Meaning:

                      "thistly plant"

                    • Description:

                      Poetic though thorny.
                  • Cyrilla

                    • Origin:

                      Latin

                    • Meaning:

                      "lordly"

                    • Description:

                      Cyrilla is an obscure feminization of Cyril that's a bit buttoned-up but also intriguingly unique, with an authentic pedigree. Spelling Cirilla is more visible thanks to The Witcher series, in which its the name of the heroine Princess Cirilla, nicknamed Ciri. 40 baby girls were named Cirilla in the US in 2021, vs. only 10 called Cyrilla.