From Rose to Clover, 40 beautiful flower-inspired baby names
Adorable garden names that grow with your child.
You don’t need a green thumb to fall in love with a flower-inspired baby name. From pretty vintage picks to fresh, modern favourites, these botanical beauties are full of charm, meaning and a little personality. Whether you love roses, wildflowers or something a little more unusual, there’s plenty of inspiration to pick from.
20 beautiful flower names for girls
Blossom
This sweet name came from the word blostma, which means a flower of a plant.
Calla
This adorable flower name is of Greek origin meaning ‘beautiful’.
Clover
Clover is a traditional symbol of good luck and prosperity, especially when four-leafed.
Dahlia
The name Dahlia is a girl’s name of Scandinavian origin meaning ‘Dahl’s flower’ named for the botanist who first discovered it.
Daisy
This cute English name means ‘day’s eye’.
Flora
In mythology, Flora is the name of the Roman goddess of springtime.
Ginger
This sweet and spicy name is of English origin meaning ‘pep or liveliness’.
Hazel
This Old English name stems from the hazel tree.
Holly
This festive sounding name means ‘plant with red berries’.
Iris
Iris is directly derived from the Greek word iris, meaning ‘rainbow’.
Ivy
The name Ivy is of English and Latin origin and means ‘vine’.
Jasmine
This Persian name means ‘gift from God’.
Laurel
In Latin this name comes from ‘the bay or laurel plant’.
Lavender
A sweet English name meaning from the ‘lavender flower’.
Lily
Lily can be short for Lillian, Lilika, Liliana, Lilith or as in the case of Harry and Meghan’s baby girl, Lilibet!
Poppy
The name Poppy is of Latin origin meaning ‘red flower’.
Rose
A beautiful flower name that needs no explanation.
Violet
From the English word violet for the ‘purple flower’.
20 beautiful flower names for boys
Aloe
From ‘the aloe plant’.
Bud
A sweet flower name for a darling boy.
Basil
It may be a flower name, but Basil is also of Greek origin meaning ‘regal’.
Cedar
A name of English origin meaning ‘cedar tree’.
Clem
It is derived from Clematis, which is a climbing vine of beautiful flowers.
Cypress
From the strong evergreen tree of the same name.
Elm
The name Elm essentially means ‘red, brown’.
Florent
Florent is of Old French origin meaning ‘in flower’.
Fox
From the foxglove plant meaning ‘fox’s glove’.
Jared
In Hebrew, Jared means ‘rose’.
Leaf
From the Scandinavian Leif, which actually means ‘heir’.
Oleander
A name of Greek origin that means Evergreen Tree.
Ren
This Japanese name refers to the lotus.
Rue
A sweet name that refers to a medicinal herb.
Sorrel
A name of Old French and Old German origin meaning ‘reddish brown hair’.
William
This royal name refers to white, pink, purple, and red flowers that grow in clusters.
Yarrow
Yarrow is an herb that grows wild.
Zephyr
Zephyr is the name of the Greek God and also the flowering plant.
