Botanical Names For Boys

I’m in need of some boys name inspiration, and am finding myself drawn towards botanical names.

So, share with me all you best botanical names for boys! Especially interested in rare/ unusual/ not often used as a name, and names you’d expect to be used for girls, but may be surprised to see on a boy.

Please help inspire me berries!

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[name_f]Zelkova[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_u]Cypress[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_u]Leaf[/name_u]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_u]Ginkgo[/name_u]
Bonzai
[name_u]Almond[/name_u]
[name_u]Hickory[/name_u]
[name_m]Sycamore[/name_m]
[name_u]Yarrow[/name_u]
[name_u]Hyacinth[/name_u]
[name_m]Banyan[/name_m]

[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] is a fave, and [name_m]Sycamore[/name_m] is the coolest. :heart_eyes:

More ideas… [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], [name_u]Jasper[/name_u], and [name_m]Leif[/name_m]!

[name_u]Sequoia[/name_u]!

[name_u]Basil[/name_u]
[name_u]Spruce[/name_u]
[name_u]Birch[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Tarragon[/name_u]
[name_m]Moss[/name_m]
Cress
Eucalyptus
[name_u]Oak[/name_u]

I love [name_u]Gardiner[/name_u], [name_u]Gardner[/name_u], and [name_u]Gardener[/name_u] too!

[name_u]Fennel[/name_u]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m]
[name_u]Alder[/name_u]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_m]Hemlock[/name_m]
[name_u]Aloe[/name_u]
[name_f]Hibiscus[/name_f]
[name_f]Allium[/name_f]
[name_m]Taro[/name_m]
Harebell
[name_u]Oleander[/name_u]
[name_u]Lupine[/name_u]

I like [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], [name_u]Willow[/name_u] and [name_u]Eden[/name_u] (if that counts) as much for boys as for girls. I also like [name_f]Persimmon[/name_f] and [name_f]Celandine[/name_f] more as masculine names, especially [name_f]Persimmon[/name_f].

Some others:
[name_u]Melilot[/name_u]
Pyracantha
[name_m]Salix[/name_m]
[name_m]Calix[/name_m]
Larch
[name_u]Vetiver[/name_u]

This is a list I made from the index of my Grandma’s gardening book a couple of years ago:

Abutilon
[name_m]Acer[/name_m]
Adiantum
Achimenes
Agapanthus :black_cat:
Ailanthus
[name_f]Allium[/name_f]
Aponogeton
Arabis
Chervil
Coleus
Eranthis
Iberis
[name_u]Mulberry[/name_u]
Oncidium
Philodendron
Philadelphus
Phlomis
Rubus
Rhus
Verbascum
Viburnum
[name_m]Vitis[/name_m]
Vriesia
[name_m]Valerian[/name_m]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] you like some of these :green_heart:

[name_u]Rye[/name_u]
[name_u]Pine[/name_u]
Cassis
Rowe/Rowan
[name_u]Evergreen[/name_u]
Oak/Oake
[name_u]Thyme[/name_u]
[name_u]Foxglove[/name_u]
[name_u]Arbor[/name_u]
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]