hi! i’m on a bit of a nature-name kick right now as it’s finally starting to look like summer! i’m also looking for girls’ names with prettier meanings. what are your favourite nature/flower/botanical names?
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[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]!
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[name_f]Roos[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], Cosmea and [name_f]Kamille[/name_f]
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[name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Ember[/name_u], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_u]Brooke[/name_u], [name_u]Holly[/name_u], and [name_f]Meadow[/name_f]!
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i’ve never heard Cosmea before! what a cool name!
Susanna (means both rose and lily), Magnolia, Rose, Dahlia, Rowan, and Wren. Oh and Starling, but it’s a gp!
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[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]!
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I love so many! Ivy, Willow, Zinnia, Rosemary, Lily, Susannah, Aviva, Meadow, Summer, Sky, Lark, Robin, Chloe, Tabitha, Marjorie, Marjoram, Hazel, Lavender, Thyme, Marigold, Azalea, Jasmine, Fern, Violet, Sunflower, Calla Lily, Wisteria, Star, and Wren come to mind.
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I’m a massive fan of botanical names and floriography (the meaning of flowers). Here are some of favourite meanings (part 1)…
[name_f]Abelia[/name_f] - devotion
Achillea - Elegance, friendship
Acorn - Life and Immortality
[name_m]Adonis[/name_m] - recollection of life’s pleasure
Agrimonia - gratitude
Allamanda - heavenly
[name_u]Almond[/name_u] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] - awakening, hope
[name_u]Aloe[/name_u] - wisdom
Amaranth/Amaranthus - Immortality, unfading love
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f] - splendid beauty
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u] - Immortality, tree of life, i live for thee, think of me
[name_f]Anemone[/name_f] - expectation, soothing, calm
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f] - inspiration
[name_f]Apricot[/name_f] - love
Arbutus - I love only you
[name_f]Cynara[/name_f] - Tender heart, [name_f]Hope[/name_f] for a prosperous future
Astilbe - [name_u]Love[/name_u] at first sight, I will still be waiting for you
Auricula - Painting
Avocado/Persea - [name_u]Love[/name_u] and Beauty, spiritual nourishment
Azalea/Rhododendron - care, womanhood, romance
[name_m]Bamboo[/name_m] - longevity, wealth, happiness
Baobab/Adansonia - The tree of life
Bauhinia - harmony, synchronisation
[name_u]Bay[/name_u] leaf - perseverance, glory
Beet - love
Birch/Betula - Meekness, gracefulness
[name_u]Bird[/name_u] [name_f]Cherry[/name_f] - hope
Strelitzia - freedom, faithfulness
Blackberry - healing, protection
(black) poplar - courage
[name_f]Bluebell[/name_f] - gratitude, humility
Blueberry - prayer
Bluets/Centaurea - contentment
Bracken - enchantment, magic
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f] - prosperity
Buckthorn/Rhamnus - wishes
[name_f]Buttercup[/name_f] -radiance, charming, riches
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] - Magnificent Beauty
[name_f]Camellia[/name_f] - Loveliness (blue - you are the flame in my heart, pink - longing)
Cardamom/elettaria - love
[name_f]Carnation[/name_f] - fascination, devoted love
[name_f]Celandine[/name_f] - joys to come
[name_f]Chamomile[/name_f] -patience
[name_f]Cherry[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] - beauty of life, spiritual beauty
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] - in love, truth, devoted love
Cineraria - always delighted
[name_f]Cinnamon[/name_f] - love beauty
Cinquefoil/Potentilla- beloved child
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] - will you be mine
Cornflower - delicacy, refinement
Crocus - cheerfulness
Cumin - fidelity
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if i could give this more than one like i would - thank you for such a detailed list!
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I love a lot of flower names for girls. [name_f]My[/name_f] oldest’s middle name is the word flower in my husband’s family’s native language. Her middle is [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] second daughter has the middle name [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f].
I also like Azucena (lily), [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], [name_f]Azalea[/name_f], [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], [name_f]Camellia[/name_f].
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[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Camellia[/name_f]
Calanthe/Calantha
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
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I really love the name [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] and [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] for girls, and I love [name_u]Aspen[/name_u] for both a boy and a girl.
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I am just a little obsessed with floriography 
Dahlia - forever thine, dignity, elegance
Daisy/Bellis - purity, loyal love, innocence
Eglantine - poetry, talent
Elder - Compassion
Elm - dignity
Evening Primrose - sweet memories
Fern - fascination, confidence, shelter ‘mi casa su casa’, sincerity, secret bond of love
Fire Lily -passionate
Flax - I feel your kindness
Myosotis - True love
Fraxinella- fire
Freesia - lasting friendship, innocence
Gillyflower - lasting beauty
Ginger - strength
Gladioli - strength of character, never giving up, generosity, love and passion, motherly love
Gloxinia - love at first sight
Greenbriers - loveliness
Hawthorn - hope
Heliotrope - devotion, i love
Hibiscus - unique
Honeysuckle - devotion, bond of love
Huckleberry - faith
Hyacinth - constancy, joy, loveliness
Iris - wisdom, faith, valour
Ixia - happiness
Ivy - fidelity
Jasmine - honesty, trust, joy, happiness, passion, love, affection, romance, grace, elegance, nobility, purity
Juniper - perfect loveliness
Lavender - devotion, love
Lavender Rose/Rose Lavande/Lavandula - Pure Love/love at first sight
Lilac - renewal, first love, humility
Lily - purity of heart,
Marigold - passion, creativity
Marjoram - Joy, happiness
Magnolia - dignity, nobility
Moonflower - dreams of love
Mulberry - wisdom
Myrtle - love
Oats - music of the soul
Orchid - refined beauty, grace, joy, rarity, respect
Orange Blossom - eternal love, pure love
Oregano - joy
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[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_u]Cataleya[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
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[name_f]Passion[/name_f] Flower/Passiflora - faith
[name_f]Peach[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] - my heart is thine
Peony/Paeonia - compassion, happy marriage, happy life
Peppermint/Mentha - warm feeling
Periwinkle -Tender recollections, sweet memories
[name_f]Petunia[/name_f] - your presence soothes me
[name_u]Pine[/name_u] - [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
Pineapple -You are perfect
[name_f]Plum[/name_f] blossom - fidelity, longevity
Primrose/Primula - childhood, young love, i can’t live without you
Pyxie - life is sweet
[name_m]Redwood[/name_m] - foreverness, ancient wisdom
[name_u]Reed[/name_u] - [name_f]Music[/name_f]
Rockrose - favour
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] - remembrance, devotion
Rue/Ruta - [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Campion[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] - you deserve my love
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] - love, beauty, passion
[name_f]Tearose[/name_f] - Always lovely, i’ll remember always
[name_f]Wildrose[/name_f] - [name_f]Simplicity[/name_f], poetry
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] - wisdom, long life, good health
Spindle tree/euonymus - your image is engraved on my heart
Sunflower - devotion, dedicated love
Sweet [name_u]Briar[/name_u] - simplicity
Sweet [name_m]William[/name_m] - gallantry
sycamore - curiosity
Thornapple - dreamed of you
Tulip/Tulipa - true love
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - faithful, virtue, true, everlasting love
Wallflower -Fidelity, friendship
Waterlily/nymphaea - pure heart
Water willow - freedom
Windflower/wood anemone/Anemone Nemorosa - sincerity, symbol of love
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f] - welcome, poetry, enduring love
Yohimbe - love
Zephyr/Fairy Lily/Rain [name_f]Lily[/name_f] - [name_f]Sincerity[/name_f], love
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] - thoughts of missing friends, goodness
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I have… so many.
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
Sunflower
[name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Wildflower[/name_f]
[name_u]Nightingale[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_u]Oak[/name_u]
[name_f]Oliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
Florence/Flora/Florian
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Bellerose[/name_f]
Bluebonnet
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