Girl Names That Mean Flower, From Around the World

Flower names have never gone out of style — they carry beauty, growth and the freshness of spring in a single word. But look beyond the familiar Lily and Violet, and you'll find that every culture has named its daughters for its own blossoms: the Indonesian Cempaka (magnolia), the Somali Ubax (flower), the Bengali Jaba (hibiscus). Here is a bouquet of girl names that mean flower, gathered from around the world.

Girl names that mean flower or blossom

ZariaAfrican · Dawn / flower LuleAlbanian · Flower LuljetaAlbanian · The flower of life ManushaqeAlbanian · A violet flower MimozaAlbanian · The mimosa flower VjollcaAlbanian · The violet flower ZariahAmerican · Flower; dawn AljoriArabic · The Damascus rose BaylasanArabic · The elder blossom JoriArabic · The Damascus rose JouriArabic · Damask rose JuwayriyahArabic · A little rose NasreenArabic · Wild rose NawarArabic · A flower SawsanArabic · Lily SireenArabic · A lovely blossom WardaArabic · Rose YasmeenArabic · Jasmine YasminaArabic · Jasmine flower ZaaraArabic · Radiance, a flower ZainabArabic · Fragrant flower ZainebArabic · A fragrant flower ZaraArabic · Flower, blooming ZariyahArabic · Flower; dawn AlvardArmenian · A red rose HasmikArmenian · Jasmine ManushakArmenian · A violet ShushanArmenian · Lily SirvardArmenian · A rose of love VardanushArmenian · A sweet rose VardineArmenian · Rose-like VarduhiArmenian · A rose lady VarduiArmenian · Rose VarsenikArmenian · A rose VartArmenian · A rose VergushArmenian · A little rose GulnarAzerbaijani · Pomegranate flower NezrinAzerbaijani · A wild rose LoreaBasque · Flower BakulBengali · A fragrant flower JabaBengali · The hibiscus flower KashBengali · The white autumn grass-flower MohuaBengali · Mahua flower-tree ShiuliBengali · The night-jasmine CyrineBerber · A flowering blossom RozennBreton · A rose TsvetaBulgarian · A flower TsvetanaBulgarian · Flower TsvetankaBulgarian · A blossom, blooming ThazinBurmese · A fragrant orchid SaranaBuryat · A lily of the steppe RoserCatalan · Rose, rose-bush BlathnaidCeltic · Little flower ZezagChechen · A flower AdsilaCherokee · Blossom, bloom ChunhuaChinese · Spring flower GuiyingChinese · Osmanthus blossom HuaChinese · Flower, splendid LanyingChinese · Orchid blossom LeiChinese · A flower bud

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If you love the idea of a flower name but want to avoid the top of the charts, the world is full of quieter blooms: the Kyrgyz Gulzat, the Tibetan-adjacent lotus names, the Indonesian Kenanga (ylang-ylang), or the Malagasy Voahangy (pearl). Each carries the same soft beauty as a Rose or a Lily, with a story few will have heard. Browse more in our by-meaning collections.