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Eccentric Botanical Names for Girls
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Citrodora
Clarkia
Clematis
Flower name, from Greek
"vine branch"
Flower name that sounds a bit too much like a disease.
Cleome
Cliantha
Greek
"glory-flower"
A highly unusual flower name that could give you Clio for short.
Columbine
English from Latin
"dove"
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.
Coquelicot
Coriandre
Cornflower
Corydalis
Crinllys
Cyanella
Cynara
Greek
"thistly plant"
Poetic though thorny, Cynara is one of those names that has a genuine root but that many will assume is invented. Depending on your viewpoint, that might be the best or worst of all worlds.
Cyrilla
Latin from Greek
"lordly"
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…
Daboecia
Daffodil
Flower name, from Greek
"asphodel"
Yes, though it seems so extreme, girls were actually sometimes given this name a century ago; now it is so uncommon it would make a strong springtime statement. Biggest obstacle: the nickname Daffy.…
Dalea
Deinanthe
Delen
Delphinium