Names That Mean Flower
16 names whose etymology relates to “flower” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
AnthonyFrom Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is of…
FlorenceBorrowed from French Florence f, from Latin Flōrentia (as a given name, a feminine form of Flōrentius), from flōrens (“flowering, flourishing”), from flōs (“flower”), connected …
EricaA feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus.
LilyA 19th-century flower name, from lily. Also a diminutive of Lilian and sometimes Elizabeth.
VioletA 19th century flower name from violet, sometimes as an anglicisation of the earlier French Violette.
RosemaryA combination of Rose +‎ Mary, referring to the flower as a symbol of Virgin Mary, first recorded in the eighteenth century. It is found in continental Europe as Rosemarie a…
DaisyFrom the flower daisy, one of the flower names dating from the 19th century. Also a nickname for Margaret, since Marguerite and Margarita are identical with the French and Spani…
YolandaFrom Spanish Yolanda, the form of a medieval royal name of obscure, probably Germanic, origin. It has been identified with Latin Violante and with Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “viole…
OliveMedieval form of the Latin saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable. The surname is topographical, often representi…
ZaraA 20th-century variant of Sarah, or explained as Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower”); given to the daughter of Princess Anne in 1981.
DahliaFrom the flower dahlia in the 19th century.
PansyFrom pansy (“type of flower”).
IolaBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἴον (íon, “violet”), evoking the flower's symbolism of modesty and beauty.
MarigoldFrom the flower. The rubber gloves are generally bright yellow in colour.
TiareFrom Tahitian Tiare, from tiare, a small white gardenia (Gardenia tahitiensis ), the national flower of Tahiti.
PrimroseThe surname derives from a place name in Fife, Scotland; Watson (1926) derived this from Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *prenn (“wood, tree”) + *rros (“moor, heath”). Taylor instead ar…
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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