Name Your Baby After a Flower

Floral names have been around for hundreds for years and appear in many cultures and languages. They are often associated with Victorian names as they enjoyed a surge of popularily in Britain in the 19th century. Flower names for boys are very uncommon and using flower as names can be tricky.

Floral names are not so common nowerdays but names such as Daisy, Jasmine and Lily still enjoy some extent of popularity. In 2006 over a dozen celebrities chose to name their daughters with the middle name 'Rose'. Singer Lily Allen has made the name Lily more popular recently,

If you are a nature lover why not name your baby after a flower. Even if you are not a nature lover there are some beautiful and unusual names derived from flowers.

Following is a list of flower-related names in alphabetical order. Some are English flower names whereas other are derived from foreign flower names.

A
Acacia
Alyssa
Amantha
Amaryllis
Anemone
April
Asphodel
Aven
Ayanna
Azalea
Azhar

B
Begonia
Blanchefleur
Blathnat
Blodwedd
Blodwen
Blossom
Bluebell
Bryony

C
Calantha
Calla
Caltha
Camellia
Canna
Carnation
Clematis
Cliantha
Cloris
Clove
Clover
Columbine
Crisanta

D
Daffodil
Dahlia
Daisy
Danica
Delphine
Dianthe

E
Eglantine
Eliza
Elodie
Evanthe

F
Fleur
Flora
Flordeperia
Florida
Flower
Forsythia

G
Gardenia
Geranium

H
Hana
Hanako
Heather
Hibiscus
Hyacinth

I
Ianthe
Ilima
Iolanthe
Ione
Iris

J
Jacaranda
Jasmine
Jolan
Joquil

K
Kalei
Kalina
Krysanthe

L
Lantana
Larkspur
Leilani
Lilac
Lillian
Lily
Linnea
Lotus

M
Magnolia
Malva
Mansi
Marigold
Melantha

N
Nerola
Nurit
Nydia

P
Pansy
Peony
Peri
Petula
Petunia
Philantha
Poppy
Primrose

R
Reseda
Rosa
Rose
Roselaine

S
Saffron
Samantha
Sharon
Snowdrop

V
Violante
Violet

W
Wisteria

X
Xeni

Y
Yasmin
Yolanda

Z
Zahra
Zinnia

If none of these names appeal to you why not look though a list of flowers and plants and see if anything jumps out at you. There are so many flowers which can make beautiful names for your baby.

Celebrities Babies With Flower Related Names

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise names their baby Suri in 2006. Siri is Persian for 'Rose'.

In 2006 Geri Halliwell named her daughter Bluebell Madonna.

Jude Law and his former wife Sadie Frost named either daughter Iris in 2000.

Johnny Depp named his daughter Lily-Rose.

Jamie Oliver and his wife named their first child Poppy Honey in 2002. In 2003 they named their second daughter Daisy Boo. They have names their third daughter Petal Blossom Rainbow.