585+ Botanical Baby Names

This very unusual botanical name refers to flowers that have a second color around the edges, commonly found in tulips and carnations. Thomas Hardy named a character Picotee in his novel The Hand of Ethelberta.

Strong, solid surname name. For many this name will be inextricably linked with former Vice President Dick Cheney - a hinderance or a virtue, depending on your political leanings.

Javor is the Serbian word for Maple tree. It makes a definitively masculine and interesting choice for the nature inclined namer.

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

Feisty floral name that would work better as a middle name than as a first, so called because of the flower's resemblance to a dragon's open mouth.

Yarrow is a flowering herb that grows wild in Europe and North America, and has long been used in several Native American and European cultures as a healing plant. Named for the mythical god Achille, Yarrow is a symbol of enduring love.

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

Better known as Tapioca, Cassava makes an innovative way to get to the nicknames Cass or Cassie.

This name was given a lithe and graceful image by ballerina Gelsey Kirkland, but was later far surpassed by Kelsey and Chelsea.

Corymbia is the botanical name of many species of beautiful flowering gum trees. It is a rare, but attested, girls name in Australia.

Aromatic but also problematic.

An attractive update to Gladys.

Gladiola is a character in the 1991 novel and 1995 film How to Make an American Quilt

Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, updating the 80s darlings Blake and Ashley.

Stylish way to name your son after basketball great Walt -- though Walt is sounding fresh again too.

Has a pleasantly fizzy, effervescent feeling.

A rare Spanish and Portuguese flower name that is rarely heard elsewhere.

Patrin is a truly unusual yet easily comprehended choice.

A rare flower name that works as well for boys as it does for girls, so named because of its resemblance to a small glove.

Arpad is a hero name in Hungary, belonging to the Second Grand Prince of the Maygars, who established a dynasty that ruled for four centuries. Not heard often here, but is associated with the French-born financier who got his name from an earlier Hungarian banker and who's been involved with two of the world's most beautiful women — he is, in fact the father of Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson.