Names Categorized "flowers"

Marguerite is the French form of Margaret, a name with a long and storied history across Europe. Derived from the Latin Margarita, itself from the Greek margarítēs (μαργαρίτης) meaning "pearl," the name likely entered In...

Marianthi is a Greek feminine given name that combines the name Maria with the Greek word anthos (anthos), meaning "flower." This compound structure is typical of Greek naming patterns, where a well-established name like...

Marigold is an English feminine given name derived from the common name of a group of flowering plants belonging to the genera Calendula and Tagetes. The flower name itself is a combination of Mary and the English word g...

Marja is a female given name that functions principally as a Finnish and Sorbian form of Maria, and it is also used as a Dutch variant of the same name.In Finnish, the name means "berry", which gives it a distinct connec...

Markéta is the Czech form of the name Margaret, widely used in the Czech Republic. Like its English counterpart, Markéta derives from the Greek word margarites, meaning 'pearl,' a term ultimately borrowed from an Indo-Ir...

Maryam is the Arabic, Indonesian, Persian, Urdu, and Tatar form of the biblical name Mary, itself derived from the Latin Maria and Greek Mariam, which ultimately come from the Hebrew Miryam. This name appears prominently...

Mawar is a feminine given name of Malay and Indonesian origin, meaning "rose". The name derives from the word mawar, which is the common term for the rose flower in both Malay and Indonesian languages. It belongs to a ca...

May is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the month of Maia, the name of a Roman goddess of fertility. The month itself is named after Maia, and the name May has been used as a given name since the 19t...

Maylis is a French feminine given name with two plausible linguistic origins, both rooted in the geographical and cultural landscape of southern France. The primary derivation is from the name of a commune in the Landes...

Etymology and Meaning Mbalenhle is a feminine given name of Zulu origin. It is a compound derived from two Zulu elements: imbali, meaning "flower," and hle, meaning "beautiful." Thus, the name Mbalenhle can be interprete...

Mbali is a feminine given name of Zulu origin, derived from the Zulu word imbali meaning "flower". In Zulu culture, names often carry deep significance and reflect nature, beauty, or virtuous traits, and Mbali fits this...

Mei is a feminine name of Chinese origin. It can be written using various Chinese characters, most notably 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "Chinese plum" (the species prunus mume). Other characters with...

Melantha is a rare English female given name, plausibly formed from the common name element Mel (as in Melanie or Melissa) combined with the Greek-derived suffix -antha (from anthos, meaning 'flower'), yielding a sense o...

Melanthios (also Latinized as Melanthius) is a masculine given name of ancient Greek origin. It derives from the Greek elements melas (), meaning "black" or "dark", and anthos (), meaning "flower"—thus, "black flower" or...

Melati is a feminine given name of Indonesian and Malay origin. It means "jasmine flower," derived from Malay and Indonesian melati, which ultimately comes from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī). The jasmine flower is highly rever...

Menodora is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, meaning "gift of the moon". It is derived from the Greek elements mene (μηνη, "moon") and doron (δῶρον, "gift"). The name is borne by a 4th-century Christian sai...

Meruert is a Kazakh feminine given name that means "pearl" in the Kazakh language. The word is ultimately derived from Persian مروارید (morvārīd), the same root that gave rise to many other pearl-related names across Eur...

Millaray is a feminine given name of Mapuche origin, meaning "golden flower" — from milla "gold" and rayen "flower". The name reflects the Mapuche people's deep connection to nature and their language, Mapudungun, which...

Mio is a Japanese given name primarily used for girls. It is composed of various combinations of kanji characters, most commonly incorporating mi (美) meaning "beautiful" combined with o (桜) meaning "cherry blossom" or...

Mirta is a feminine given name that serves as a cognate of Myrtle in Spanish, Italian, and Croatian. Myrtle itself derives from the English word for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from the Greek μύρτος (myrtos), a name...

Mirte is a Dutch feminine given name, a variant of Myrthe. Both names ultimately derive from the English word myrtle (the evergreen shrub), which itself comes from Greek μύρτος (myrtos). Th...

Mirthe is a Dutch feminine given name, a variant of Myrthe. Like its cognates, Mirthe ultimately derives from the myrtle plant, a fragrant evergreen shrub that holds ancient symbolic associations with love, immortality,...

Misaki is a feminine Japanese name that combines the kanji characters 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji characters as well, yielding var...

Mi-yeong is a Korean female given name. It is typically formed from the Sino-Korean elements 美 (mi), meaning "beautiful," and 英 (yeong), meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero." However, as with many Korean names, other h...

Mi-young is a Korean given name, also spelled as Mee-young, Mi-yeong, and Mi-yong. It is an alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 미영 (see Mi-yeong).EtymologyThe underlying name Mi-yeong is composed of Sino-Korean ch...

Momoka is a Japanese feminine given name composed of two elements. The first element, momo, can be written with kanji meaning "hundred" (百) or "peach" (桃). The second element, ka or ka, can mean "flower" (花) or "fragr...

Mönkhtsetseg is a female given name of Mongolian origin. It is composed of two elements: Mönkh (mönkh), meaning "eternal," and Tsetseg (tsetseg), meaning "flower." Thus, the name signifies "eternal flower."Names incorpor...

Müge is a feminine Turkish given name referring to the lily of the valley flower. The name is derived from the French word muguet, which also means lily of the valley, reflecting a linguistic borrowing that likely occurr...

Mukul is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, predominantly used in Hindi and other Indian languages. The name directly derives from the Sanskrit word mukula (मुकुल), which means a "bud" or "blossom" — a symbol of...

Mulan is a Chinese feminine given name derived from the Mandarin word mùlán (木兰), meaning "magnolia". The name is famously associated with the legendary female warrior Hua Mulan (花木蘭), whose story has been passed do...

Etymology and MeaningMunkhtsetseg is an alternate transcription of the Mongolian Cyrillic name Мөнхцэцэг (see Mönkhtsetseg). It is a feminine given name composed of two Mongolian elements: mönkh (мөнх) meaning "eternal"...

Myrthe is a Dutch feminine given name derived directly from the Dutch word mirte, meaning “myrtle”—the same evergreen shrub that has given rise to similar names across many cultures. As a cognate of Myrtle, Myrthe entere...

Myrtie is a diminutive of Myrtle, an English name derived from the common name for the evergreen shrub. The word myrtle itself comes from the Greek μύρτος (myrtos), and the plant has long been associated with love and im...

Origin and EtymologyMyrtle is a feminine given name derived directly from the English word for the evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus. The plant name ultimately comes from the Greek μύρτος (myrtos), which...

Myrto (Μυρτώ) is a female name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word μύρτος (myrtos), meaning "myrtle." The myrtle plant was sacred in ancient Greece and associated with Aphrodite, the goddess of love, as well as...

Naasunnguaq is a Greenlandic female given name that translates poetically to "little flower." Etymologically, it derives from the noun naasoq ("flower, plant") combined with the endearing or diminutive suffix -nnguaq, a...

Nalini (Sanskrit: नलिनी) is a feminine Indian given name derived from the Sanskrit word nalinī (𑀦𑀮𑀺𑀦𑀻), meaning "lotus". It also carries extended meanings such as "lily", "goddess Gayatri", "mother of Vedas", and "sweet...

Narantsetseg (наранцэцэг) is a Mongolian feminine given name meaning "sun flower." It is composed of two elements: naran (ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠨ), meaning "sun," and tsetseg (ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ), meaning "flower." The name evokes brightness, warmth,...

EtymologyNarcís is the Catalan form of the name Narcissus. It ultimately derives from the Greek Narkissos (Νάρκισσος), which may come from the word narkē (νάρκη), meaning "sleep" or "numbness," reflecting the narcotic pr...

Narcisa is the feminine form of Narcissus, a name rooted in Greek mythology and used across Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish-speaking cultures. The name ultimately derives from the Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos),...

Narciso is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Narcissus. Derived from Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos), which may come from νάρκη (narke) meaning "numbness" or "sleep," the name is deeply rooted in Greek mythology....

EtymologyNarcissa is the feminine form of the name Narcissus, which comes from the Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos), possibly derived from νάρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness" or "narcotic." In Greek mythology, Narcissus w...

Narcisse is the French masculine and feminine form of the name Narcissus. It also serves as the French word for the narcissus flower, conflating the personal name with its botanical namesake. This dual usage reflects the...

Narcissus is a masculine name of Greek origin, Latinized from the Greek Narkissos (Νάρκισσος), which is possibly derived from narke (νάρκη) meaning "sleep" or "numbness." In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a strikingly be...

Narcyz is the Polish form of Narcissus. Like its variants in other languages, it derives from the Latin Narcissus, itself a borrowing from the Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos), which may be connected to the word νάρκη...

Narges (Persian: نرگس) is a Persian feminine given name, meaning "daffodil" or "narcissus" in Persian. The name is ultimately derived from Greek Narkissos (see Narcissus). In Persian culture, the narcissus flower symboli...

Nargis is a Bengali, Tajik and Urdu form of Narges, which itself means 'daffodil, narcissus' in Persian, ultimately derived from Greek (see Narcissus). The name thus carries the botanical and mythological associations of...

Nargiza is a female given name used primarily in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, representing the local Kyrgyz and Uzbek form of the Persian name Narges.The ultimate root of Nargiza is the Greek mythological name Narcissus (f...

Nari (Hangul: 나리) is a feminine Korean given name. The word nari is a pure Korean word meaning “lily,” and it is one of several nature-themed names popular in South Korea. Unlike Sino-Korean names, which are composed o...

Närkäs is the Bashkir form of Narges, a name that ultimately derives from Greek roots associated with the narcissus flower. In Bashkir culture, the name reflects the poetic and natural imagery common in Turkic onomastics...

Narkissos is the Greek transliteration of the ancient name Narcissus, from the Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos). The name is thought to derive from the Greek word νάρκη (narke), meaning "sleep, numbness," alluding to the narc...

Nasreen is a feminine given name primarily used in Bengali and Urdu-speaking communities. It represents a vernacular transcription of the Bengali নাসরীন and is also the standard Urdu spelling of the name Nasrin. The root...

Nasrin is a feminine given name derived from the Persian word for "wild rose." This poetic name is among the most popular choices for girls born in Iran and enjoys widespread use across South Asia, the Middle East, North...

Nastaran is a Persian feminine given name that means "dog rose" (Rosa canina), a wild rose species native to Europe, Northwest Africa, and Western Asia. The name comes from the Persian word nastaran, which refers to this...

Nawra is a feminine Arabic name meaning "flower, blossom". It derives from the root nawwara (نوّر), an Arabic verb meaning "to blossom, to illuminate, to light". As such, the name carries connotations of blooming, bright...

Nea is a Finnish and Swedish feminine given name, primarily used as a short form of Linnéa. Linnéa itself derives from the name of the twinflower (Linnaea borealis), which was named in honor of the illustrious Swedish bo...

Nergis is a Turkish feminine given name meaning "daffodil, narcissus." The name is ultimately derived from Greek through the mythological figure Narcissus, a beautiful youth who fell in love with his own reflection and w...

Nerida is a feminine given name of Indigenous Australian origin, possibly derived from an Aboriginal language word meaning "water lily". The name evokes the serene beauty and cultural significance of this aquatic flower,...

Nesrîn is a feminine Kurdish name that evokes the beauty and wild nature of the eglantine, also known as sweetbrier (Rosa rubiginosa). In Kurdish, nesrîn directly translates to this fragrant, pink-flowering wild rose, a...

Nesrin is the Turkish form of Nasrin, a feminine given name ultimately derived from the Persian/Persian word meaning "wild rose". The root of the word traces back to Aramaic נצורין (natsōrīn), linking it to an ancient li...