57 Unusual Botanical & Floral Names for Baby Girls

The Victorian language of flowers was a system that allowed people to communicate emotions through flowers. Now the language of flowers is popular again. I have hand-picked 57 unusual botanical and floral names for your baby girl.

List Of Botanical & Floral Names for Baby Girls:

Forsythia

Forsythia means “Forsyth’s flower.” Forsythia is a genus of flowering plants named after the botanist William Forsyth.

Anemone

Anemone is from Greek and means daughter of the wind or windflower.

Wisteria

It is a genus of flowering plants that was established by Thomas Nuttall in 1818. Wisteria is named after the American anatomist Caspar Wistar.

Sylvie

Sylvie comes from the Latin silva “wood” or ”forest.”

Cassia

It is a name that is from the Greek and is symbolizing “cinnamon.” Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) is found in southern China.

Acacia

Acacia has Greek origins and has a meaning that I like, thorny. Plants in the genus Acacia were first named by Philip Miller in The Gardeners Dictionary.

Elodie

Elodie combines the Germanic elements ali (that means ”foreign” or “other”) and od (meaning ”riches” or “wealth”). It is also connected to the French phrase for “flower of the field”.

Calendula

Calendula comes from the Latin word “calens” (that means first day of each month). It is also known as the “flower of the rains” and has unique composite blooms made up of ray florets. They are edible when dried and used as a seasoning or raw in salads.

Lilac

From the Latin word lilium, Liliac means lily. The lilac is a flowering plant native to the Balkan Peninsula. There are more than 1,000 varieties of lilacs.

Begonia

Begonia is from the surname of Michel Bégon and the genus contains over 2,000 different plant species.

Amaryllis

Amaryllis has its origins in the Greek Amarullis which means to sparkle or splendor.

Freesia

It is derived from the freesia flower names after botanist Friedrich Heinrich Theodor Freese.

Juniper

Juniper is in the top 1000 list of given names in the US and means ”evergreen.” Nipper, Ginny, June, and Pepper are common nicknames of Juniper. Ginevra is the Italian variant form of Juniper

Botanical and floral facts

Botany is the branch of biology that deals with plants. Flowers are everywhere in our world today. There are over 352,000 species of flowering plants known.

Botanists call flowering plants angiosperms.

90% of the foods humans eat come from just 30 plants. Summer botanicals were made to shine and thrive in the sunshine.

Flowers have evolved to attract various pollinators such as butterflies and bees.

Azalea

It is of Greek roots (azaleos) and means “dry.” Helen Azalea “Poppy” Baring was one of the Bright Young Things of the 1920s.

Kalina

Kalina has Slavic origin and is meaning viburnum or rowan tree. Aboriginal Australians also use the name Kaline, and for them it means love and affection.

Begonia

Begonia is a botanical name from the surname of Michel Bégon and means “named after Michel Bégon.”

Iolanthe

It is from the Greek words io (that means violet) and anthos (flower). Iolanthe is a character in the books of Jack West Jr.

Blossom

Blossom has the symbolic meaning of a flower.

Petal

Petal is of Greek roots and is symbolizing “leaf.” Hindus also use the name Petal.

Briar

”Brambles” or ”a thorny bush of wild roses.”

Saffron

Saffron is meaning ‘gold-colored’ and comes from the Persian ‘zarparan.’ It is used in reference to the spice. It is the dried pistil of the crocus flower, Crocus sativus. Saffron gives dishes from rice to stew a burst of flavor. The English word saffron is from the French saffran.

Bryony

Bryony comes from the Greek bryo that means ”to grow luxuriantly.” Bryonia are flowering plants native to western Eurasia.

Daphne

In Greek Daphne is meaning”bay tree” or “laurel tree”.

Sorrel

Sorrel means “reddish brown.” These are plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex.

Erica

Erica is a genus of more than species of flowering plants. They are available as shrubs through to tall trees. It comes from Old Norse that means ”ever powerful” or “eternal ruler”.

Camellia

Camellia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. It means Kamel’s flower.

How to pick a floral & botanical name for your baby girl

Botanical and floral names have a balance of classic elegance and trendy picks.

Research the popularity of the name.

Remember to check the initials

Try to avoid anything too trendy

Celosia

Celosia is from the Greek word keleos and meaning flame-like or burning.

Magnolia

It has roots in Latin magnus and is symbolizing great. The genus Magnolia was first named by Charles Plumier.

Clover

Clover is from the Old English word clāfre and represents “meadow flower.” Clover Maitland was the recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1997.

Adair

Adair is meaning “ford of the oak trees” and is related to MacDaire and O’daire.

Sakura

Sakura means “cherry blossom” and it has Japanese roots. In Japanese culture cherry blossoms represent beauty.

Cressida

Cressida means ”golden.”

Cynthia

Cynthia has roots in the Greek Kynthía (”from Mount Cynthus”). Cinta and Cindi are diminutives that I like. It is also a Rhododendron catawbiense hybrid with orange to yellow-orange heads.

Garland

Garland comes from Latin garlandia (“crown of flowers”),

Calla

In Arabic, Calla is symbolizing ”fortress” or “castle” and ”beauty” in Greek. Calla lilies are in bloom from late spring to early summer.

Hana

In Albanian Hana signifies the moon, in Māori ”to give out love” while in Japanese Hana ”flower.”

Elowen

Elowen (“elm tree”) is from Cornish.

Posey

Posey is a diminutive of Josephine and is symbolizing “single flower” or ”small bunch of flowers.” Posy is a common variation.

Oleander

Oleander means “an evergreen tree.”

Fern

Fern (someone who lives among ferns) is from the Anglo-Saxon word ”fearn.”

Zinnia

Zinnia has botanical origins and is meaning Zinn’s flower.

Ashby

“A place where ash trees grow.”

Freesia

Freesia means “Freese’s flower.”

Yarrow

Yarrow (“rough stream”) originates in the Old English word gearwe.

Alani

In Hawaiian, Alani is a nature-inspired choice and means ”orange tree.”

Garnet

Dark red.

Linnea

It means “linden tree” or “lime tree” and is with Scandanavian origins. Linnéa Wickman represents the constituency of Gävleborg County.[2][3]

Lavender

Lavender is from the Latin word lavandarius (launderer). Lavender Patten is the author of the Hong Kong Journal.

Ginger

Spirited or reddish-orange.

Dahlia

The flower was named after Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. It means ”valley” or “Dahl’s flower.”

Sequoia

Giant Sequoias are the largest trees on earth and can live up to 3,000 years. They can have branches up to 8 feet in diameter.

Jessamine

Jessamine means “jasmine.”

Aster

It comes from the Greek word astḗr and is meaning ”star.” Aster are fast-growing, flowering annuals that bloom in late summer.

Columbine

Columbine is from the Latin “columba” and means “dove.” Columbines (Aquilegia) are small with buttercup-like blooms that prefers slightly acidic soil.

Poppy

It refers to the poppy flower and with its Latin origins is meaning “red flower.” Poppy Miller played in The Gathering and London Unplugged.

Marigold

Mary’s gold.

Hadassah

In the Bible, it is the Hebrew name of Esther, a Jewish woman who lived in Persia. It means “myrtle tree” or “myrtle.”