240+ Flower Names for Girls (with Meanings)

  1. Colombine
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "dove"
    • Description:

      A beautiful English and French 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.
  2. Prunella
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "small plum"
    • Description:

      Most ella names are hot, but this is one that won't catch fire because of the disagreeable connotations of prunes.
  3. Begonia
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "Begon's flower"
    • Description:

      Begonia is a pretty flower named for French administrator and amateur horticulturalist Michel Bégon, who was an avid naturalist but also a proponent of slavery. A rare floral choice which has never really caught on as a baby name, Begonia would certainly stand out from the Lilys and Roses.
  4. Nardos
    • Origin:

      Ethiopian, Eritrean
    • Meaning:

      "perfume; spikenard"
    • Description:

      In the Bible, nardos is a perfume poured on Jesus. It is related to spikenard, an essential oil from a Himalayan flower, historically used for medicinal and religious purposes as well as perfume.
  5. Picotee
    • Origin:

      Flower name, from French
    • Meaning:

      "marked with points"
    • Description:

      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.
  6. Heliotrope
    • Origin:

      botanical name
    • Description:

      Despite the beauty of this flower's appearance and fragrance, this is one of the clumsier flower names.
  7. Clematis
    • Origin:

      Flower name, from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "vine branch"
    • Description:

      Flower name that sounds a bit too much like a disease.
  8. Thallo
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "bringer of blossoms"
    • Description:

      Thallo, the Greek goddess of spring, buds, and blooms has a decidedly less flowery name than her Roman counterpart, Flora. Thallo is one of the Horae in Greek mythology: goddesses associated with the cycle of life, growth and the seasons.
  9. Palesa
    • Origin:

      Sotho
    • Meaning:

      "flower"
    • Description:

      A pretty pan-botanical name from the Sotho languages, spoken mainly in the southern part of Africa.
  10. Clemensia
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "mild, merciful"
    • Description:

      With Clementine on the rise and Clemence and Clemency considered chic in Europe, this unusual Latinate option could be a fresh alternative. Clementia is another, more common, spelling.
  11. Snapdragon
    • Origin:

      Flower name, from English
    • Meaning:

      "dragon's mouth"
    • Description:

      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.
  12. Oleana
    • Orquidea
      • Origin:

        Spanish, Portuguese
      • Meaning:

        "orchid"
      • Description:

        A rare Spanish and Portuguese flower name that is rarely heard elsewhere.
    • Gülce
      • Origin:

        Turkish from Persian
      • Meaning:

        "rose"
      • Description:

        Gülce is derived from the Turkish word for "rose," gül.
    • Corymbia
      • Origin:

        botanical name
      • Description:

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

        Sanskrit flower name
      • Description:

        Malti is an Indian floral name from the plant madhumalti — a tropical flowering vine that is known in English as the Rangoon creeper. In India, Madhu and Malti are often used as twin names or as a first/middle name combination.
    • Malli
      • Origin:

        Hindi
      • Meaning:

        "jasmine flower"
      • Description:

        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.
    • Laylani
      • Origin:

        Hawaiian, variation of Leilani
      • Description:

        A gentle-sounding name with a pretty meaning to match -- "heavenly flower." Laylani is a close cousin to names like Lily and Leila that have been very trendy in the last few years. We're somewhat agnostic about this spelling compared to original Leilani. Though we tend to favor the original in such cases, it might be easier for non-Hawaiians to figure out how to pronounce this one. Laylani has made the US Top 1000 in 2020 as well as 2022, but has no where close to the popularity of the original Leilani.
    • Muguet
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "lily"
      • Description:

        One of the few French words/names not attractive to the American ear. It's pronounced moo-gay, not a winner on either syllable. Alternatives: Liliane, Lily, Lilou, Manon.
    • Manuka
      • Origin:

        botanical name
      • Description:

        This tree, famous for the honey produced from its flowers, can be used as a masculine or feminine name.