Names That Mean Flower

This name gets given to a handful of Persian girls each year in both the USA and the UK.

Overly teasable.

This name is common in New Zealand and Australia, with famous bearers including TV producer Ngaire Fuata and academic and author Ngaire Woods. It is pronounced ng (like the end of sing) -EYE-ree.

The Calla lily is a beautiful trumpet-shaped lily flower, usually white in color, which symbolizes purity and innocence. Its name derives from the Greek kallos, meaning "beauty".

Distinctive and charming nature name that blends elements of Jacqueline and Amanda.

Malli is one of those simple-yet-unusual names that are intrinsically fascinating. In the US last year, only seven baby girls were named Malli.

Sweet-smelling Honeysuckle is the ultimate quirky floral name, so called because of its tubular flowers full of sweet nectar. Honeysuckle Weeks is a British actress whose siblings, also actors, have equally eye-catching names: Perdita and Rollo.

In English, this Persian name looks harsher than its sound or meaning. But we think it has a lot of dignity; and if Dagmar can get a look it, why not Golnar?

Variation of Cataleya, both of which are popular among Hispanic families in the US. Zoe Saldana played a character named Cataleya in Colombiana.

Attractive Spanish name heard in the movie Spanglish. Roll that final r. Or say it the French way: Fleur.

A sweet and simple Quechua choice with an equally pretty meaning.

Bleuenn is a name virtually unknown in the English-speaking world but trendy in its native France. Bleuenn's origins are in Brittany, in the north of France, and it's related to the Welsh Blodwen. Other spellings include Bleuen and Bleunwenn. This might give the perfect twist to a color name that feels too slight.

Lovely Japanese choice that would translate well cross-culturally.

Spunky old vaudeville era nickname name suddenly sounds new again.

A South Sea Islander name that may be adopted by the wider world, with its simple spelling and lovely nature meaning.

Has a pleasantly fizzy, effervescent feeling.

Charming name occasionally heard in England, would be a real standout here. Jessamyn is the spelling used by writer West.

Helen Hunt chose this lovely name for her daughter.

Palindromic name often heard in Ethiopia.