A rare flower name, Lobelia has a similar sound to Ophelia, Amelia, and Libby and could get you to the nicknames Leela, Lola, or Bea. The name of diverse genus of flowering shrubs, it is sometimes considered a showy plant with bright flowers in shades of blue, purple, red, pink, and white. It was named after the Flemish botanist Matthias de Lobel, Lobel being a surname of French and German origin, possibly derived from either la belle ("the beautiful" in French) or from libal or leobal ("beloved", "love" in Old German).
