I’m not sure there’s anything as cheerful as a bouquet of flowers. They’re simple, but so pretty and they’re the perfect gift for almost any occasion. As it happens, they’re also the basis for some of the most lovely baby names.

Flower-Inspired Baby Name Ideas

I’ve put together a list of some charming floral-inspired baby name ideas for boys and girls. These names come from all over the world, proving the flower’s universal appeal. Here you go:

• AIYANA – (Native American) “eternal bloom”
• ANTHEA – (Greek) “flowery”
• AYAMÉ – (Japanese) “iris flower”
• BLOSSOM
• BOTAN – (Japanese) “peony”
• CALANTHA – (Greek) “beautiful blossom”
• CRISANTA – (Spanish) “chrysanthemum”
• DAFFODIL
• DAHLIA
• DAISY
• DAPHNE – (Greek) “laurel”
• DELPHINE – (Greek) “delphinium flower”
• DIANTHA – (Greek) “divine flower”
• ESTA / ESTHER – (Hebrew) “myrtle”
• FARLEY – (English) “fern meadow”
• FERN
• FLEUR – (French) “flower”
• FLORA – (Latin) “flower”
• FLORENCE – (Latin) “flower”
• FLORENCIO – (Filipino) “to blossom”
• FLORIANO / FLORIAN – (Italian) “flower”
• HADLEY – (English) “heather meadow”
• HANA – (Japanese) “flower”
• HEATHER
• HYACINTH
• IANTHE – (Greek) “violet flower”
• IOLA – (Spanish) “violet flower”
• IRIS
• JACINTA / JACINTO – (Spanish) “hyacinth”
• JASMINE
• JESENIA – (Arabic) “flower”
• JESSAMINE – (French) “jasmine”
• JINAN – (Arabic) “garden, paradise”
• KALINA – (Slavic) “flower”
• KAMALA / KAMAL – (Sanskrit) “lotus”; (Hawaiian) “one garden”
• LAN – (Vietnamese) (Chinese) “orchid”
• LARS – (Danish) “laurel”
• LAURA – (Latin) “laurel”
• LAVENDER
• LAWRENCE – (Latin) “laurel”
• LEE ­– (English) “meadow”
• LILAC
• LORENZO – (Italian) “laurel”
• LOTUS
• MALI – (Thai) “jasmine flower”
• MARIGOLD
• MEHADI – (Indian) “flower”
• MULAN – (Chinese) “magnolia blossom”
• NALINA – (Indian) “lotus”
• NARCISSA – (Greek) “daffodil”
• NIZANA – (Hebrew) “blossom”
• PADMA – (Sankrit) “lotus”
• PHILANTHA – (Greek) “flower lover”
• POPPY
• POSY / POSEY
• PRIMROSE – (Latin) “first rose”
• REA – (Greek) “poppy”
• RHODES – (Greek) “rose”
• ROSABEL – (Latin) “beautiful rose”
• ROSALIE / ROSALIA – (French) “feast of roses”
• ROSALYN / ROALINE – (German) “lovely rose”
• ROSE / ROSA
• ROSS – (Latin) “rose”
• ROYCE – (Latin) “rose”
• SADIRA – (Persian) “lotus”
• SANNE – (Dutch) “lily”
• SURI – (Persian) “rose”
• VARTAN – (Armenian) “rose giver”
• VIOLA – (Italian) (Spanish) “violet”
• VIOLET
• YULAN – (Chinese) “jade orchid”
• ZAHARA – (Swahili) “flower”
• ZARA – (Arabic) “flower”
• ZINNIA

My favorite flower is ranunculus. They are absolutely beautiful, but it doesn’t make a great name unfortunately. What is your favorite flower? Does it work as a name?

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Happy naming ♥ Amanda