Names Categorized "plants"

Lale f Turkish
Means "tulip" in Turkish, of Persian origin.

Laleh f Persian
Means "tulip" in Persian.

Lalka f Bulgarian
From Bulgarian лале (lale) meaning "tulip". It is derived via Turkish from Persian لاله (laleh).

Lalla f Literature
Derived from Persian لاله (laleh) meaning "tulip". This was the name of the heroine of Thomas Moore's poem Lalla Rookh (1817). In the poem, Lalla, the daughter of the emperor of Delhi, listens to a poet sing four tales.

Lan 1 f & m Chinese, Vietnamese
From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" (which is usually only feminine) or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well. As a Vietnamese name, it is derived from Sino-Vietnamese 蘭 meaning "orchid".

Lata f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "vine, creeping plant" in Sanskrit.

Laura f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, French, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Lithuanian, Latvian, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. The name was borne by the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. It was also the name of the subject of poems by the 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch.... [more]

Laurel f English
From the name of the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus.

Laurelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Laurel.

Laurence 1 m English
From the Roman cognomen Laurentius, which meant "from Laurentum". Laurentum was a city in ancient Italy, its name probably deriving from Latin laurus "laurel". Saint Laurence was a 3rd-century deacon and martyr from Rome. According to tradition he was roasted alive on a gridiron because, when ordered to hand over the church's treasures, he presented the sick and poor. Due to the saint's popularity, the name came into general use in the Christian world (in various spellings).... [more]

Laurentin m French (Rare)
French form of Laurentinus.

Laurentina f Ancient Roman, Portuguese, Spanish
Feminine form of Laurentinus.

Laurentine f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Laurentinus.

Laurentinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of Laurentius (see Laurence 1). Saint Laurentinus was a 3rd-century martyr from Carthage.

Lauro m Italian
Italian form of Laurus (see Laura).

Laurus m Late Roman
Original masculine form of Laura.

Lavender f English (Rare)
From the English word for the aromatic flower or the pale purple colour.

Laverne f & m English
From a French surname that was derived from a place name, ultimately from the Gaulish word vern "alder". It is sometimes associated with the Roman goddess Laverna or the Latin word vernus "of spring".

Layton m English
From a surname that was originally derived from the name of English towns meaning "town with a leek garden" in Old English. Like similar-sounding names such as Peyton and Dayton, this name began rising in popularity in the 1990s.

Leanna f English
Probably this was originally a variant of Liana. It is now often considered a combination of Lee and Anna.

Legolas m Literature
Means "green leaves" in the fictional language Sindarin, from laeg "green" combined with go-lass "collection of leaves". In The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Legolas is the son of the elf lord Thranduil and a member of the Fellowship of the Ring.

Lehua f & m Hawaiian
Means "ohia flower" in Hawaiian.

Lei 1 m & f Hawaiian
Means "flowers, lei, child" in Hawaiian.

Lei 2 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 磊 (lěi) meaning "pile of stones" (which is typically masculine) or 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud" (typically feminine). Other characters can also form this name.

Leilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flowers" or "royal child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Leimomi f Hawaiian
Means "pearl lei" or "pearl child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and momi "pearl".

Lela 1 f Georgian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a type of plant.

Les m English
Short form of Leslie or Lester.

Lesleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Leslie.

Lesley f & m English
Variant of Leslie.

Leslie f & m English
From a Scottish surname that was derived from a place in Aberdeenshire, probably from Gaelic leas celyn meaning "garden of holly". It has been used as a given name since the 19th century. In America it was more common as a feminine name after the 1940s.

Lesly f English (Modern)
Variant of Leslie.

Lessie f English
Diminutive of names containing the sound les, such as Leslie.

Lia 2 f Italian, Dutch, German
Short form of Rosalia, Julia and other names ending in lia.

Liana f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, English, Georgian
Short form of Juliana, Liliana and other names that end in liana. This is also the word for a type of vine that grows in jungles.

Liên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 蓮 (liên) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Liepa f Lithuanian
Means "linden tree" or "July" in Lithuanian.

Lilac f English (Rare)
From the English word for the shrub with purple or white flowers (genus Syringa). It is derived via Arabic from Persian.

Lilach f Hebrew
Means "lilac" in Hebrew.

Lile f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Lily.

Lileas f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic of Lillian.

Lili f German, French, Hungarian
German, French and Hungarian diminutive of Elisabeth and other names containing li. It is also sometimes connected to the German word lilie meaning "lily".

Lilia f Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian
Spanish and Italian form of Lily, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Лилия or Ukrainian Лілія (see Liliya).

Lílian f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese variant of Lillian.

Lilian f & m English, French, Romanian
English variant of Lillian, as well as a French and Romanian masculine form.

Liliána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Lillian.

Liliana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, English
Latinate form of Lillian.

Liliane f French
French form of Lillian.

Lilianne f French
Variant of Liliane.

Lilias f Scottish
Form of Lillian found in Scotland from about the 16th century.

Lilija f Lithuanian, Latvian
Lithuanian and Latvian cognate of Lily.

Lilijana f Slovene, Lithuanian
Slovene and Lithuanian form of Lillian.

Liliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian cognate of Lily.

Lilja f Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish
Icelandic, Faroese and Finnish cognate of Lily.

Liljana f Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian
Macedonian, Slovene and Albanian form of Lillian.

Lilli f German, Danish, Finnish
German, Danish and Finnish variant of Lili.

Lillia f English
Short form of Lillian or an elaborated form of Lily.

Lillian f English
Probably originally a diminutive of Elizabeth. It may also be considered an elaborated form of Lily, from the Latin word for "lily" lilium. This name has been used in England since the 16th century.

Lilliana f English (Modern)
Variant of Lillian.

Lillias f Scottish
Variant of Lilias.

Lillie f English
Variant of Lily, or a diminutive of Lillian or Elizabeth.

Lilly f English, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
English variant of Lily. It is also used in Scandinavia, as a form of Lily or a diminutive of Elisabeth.

Lily f English
From the name of the flower, a symbol of purity. The word is ultimately derived from Latin lilium. This is the name of the main character, Lily Bart, in the novel The House of Mirth (1905) by Edith Wharton. A famous bearer is the American actress Lily Tomlin (1939-).

Lilya f Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лилия or Ukrainian Лілія (see Liliya).

Lilyana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Lillian.

Lim m & f Chinese
Hokkien Chinese form of Lin.

Lin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem". Other characters can also form this name.

Lina 1 f Arabic
Means either "palm tree" or "tender" in Arabic.

Linas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Linus. This is also the Lithuanian word for "flax" (a cognate of the name's root).

Linden m & f English
From a German and Dutch surname that was derived from Old High German linta meaning "linden tree".

Lindon m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Lyndon.

Linford m English (Rare)
From a surname that was originally taken from place names meaning either "flax ford" or "linden tree ford" in Old English.

Linn f Swedish, Norwegian
Short form of Linnéa and other names containing the same sound.

Linnaea f English (Rare)
From the word for the type of flower, also called the twinflower (see Linnéa).

Linnéa f Swedish
From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower. The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus named it after himself, it being his favourite flower.

Linnea f Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Variant of Linnéa.

Linton m English
From a surname that was originally from place names meaning either "flax town" or "linden tree town" in Old English.

Linus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
From the Greek name Λίνος (Linos) meaning "flax". In Greek legend he was the son of the god Apollo, who accidentally killed him in a contest. Another son of Apollo by this name was the music teacher of Herakles. The name was also borne by the second pope, serving after Saint Peter in the 1st century. In modern times this was the name of a character in Charles Schulz's comic strip Peanuts.

Linwood m English
From an English surname that was originally from a place name meaning "stream forest" in Old English.

Ljerka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic lijer meaning "lily".

Ljilja f Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Ljiljana.

Ljiljana f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from South Slavic ljiljan meaning "lily".

Ljubica f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
From the Slavic element lyuby meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix. It can also come from Serbian and Croatian ljubičica meaning "violet".

Lore 2 f Basque
Means "flower" in Basque.

Lorea f Basque
Variant of Lore 2.

Lorelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Laurel.

Loreto f & m Spanish, Italian
From the name of a town in Italy, originally called Lauretum in Latin, meaning "laurel grove". Supposedly in the 13th century the house of the Virgin Mary was miraculously carried by angels from Nazareth to the town. In Spain it is a feminine name, from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Loreto, while in Italy it is mostly masculine.

Lotus f English (Rare)
From the name of the lotus flower (species Nelumbo nucifera) or the mythological lotus tree. They are ultimately derived from Greek λωτός (lotos). In Greek and Roman mythology the lotus tree was said to produce a fruit causing sleepiness and forgetfulness.

Lovorka f Croatian
From Croatian lovor meaning "laurel tree".

Lubna f Arabic
Means "storax tree" in Arabic. According to a 7th-century legend Lubna and Qays were a couple forced to divorce by Qays's father.

Lule f Albanian
Means "flower" in Albanian.

Luljeta f Albanian
Means "flower of life" in Albanian, from lule "flower" and jetë "life".

Lyndon m English
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "linden tree hill" in Old English. A famous bearer was American president Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Lynton m English (Rare)
Variant of Linton.

Lynwood m English
Variant of Linwood.

Lys f Frisian
Frisian diminutive of Elisabeth. It also coincides with the French word for "lily".

Macdara m Irish, Old Irish
Means "son of oak" in Irish. This was the name of a 6th-century saint from Connemara.

Madara f Latvian
From the Latvian name for a type of flowering plant, known as cleavers or bedstraw in English.

Madelief f Dutch
Derived from Dutch madeliefje meaning "daisy".

Ma'evehpota'e f Indigenous American, Cheyenne
Means "red leaf woman", from Cheyenne ma'e- "red" and vehpȯtse "leaf" combined with the feminine suffix -e'é.

Magnolia f English
From the English word magnolia for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.

Mai 1 f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 梅 (mai) meaning "plum, apricot" (refers specifically to the species Prunus mume).

Maile f Hawaiian
From the name of a type of vine that grows in Hawaii and is used in making leis.

Mailys f French
Variant of Maylis.

Makvala f Georgian
Derived from Georgian მაყვალი (maqvali) meaning "blackberry".

Malai f Thai
Means "garland of flowers" in Thai.

Malati f Indian, Hindi
Means "jasmine" in Sanskrit.

Mali f Thai
Means "jasmine" in Thai.

Malinalli f Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Means "tall grass" in Nahuatl.

Mami f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "flax" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Manana f Georgian
Means both "heather" and "manna, divine food" in Georgian.

Mao f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" combined with 央 (o) meaning "center", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Maple f English
From the English word for the tree, derived from Old English mapul. This is the name of a girl in Robert Frost's poem Maple (1923) who wonders about the origin of her unusual name.

Marganita f Hebrew
From the name of a type of flowering plant common in Israel, called the scarlet pimpernel in English.

Margarida f Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Occitan
Portuguese, Galician, Catalan and Occitan form of Margaret. Also in these languages, this is the common word for the daisy flower (species Bellis perennis, Leucanthemum vulgare and others).

Margarita f Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Greek, Albanian, Late Roman
Latinate form of Margaret. This is also the Spanish word for the daisy flower (species Bellis perennis, Leucanthemum vulgare and others).

Margherita f Italian
Italian form of Margaret. This is also the Italian word for the daisy flower (species Bellis perennis, Leucanthemum vulgare and others).

Margriet f Dutch
Dutch form of Margaret. This is also the Dutch word for the daisy flower (species Leucanthemum vulgare).

Marguerite f French
French form of Margaret. This is also the French word for the daisy flower (species Leucanthemum vulgare).

Marigold f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which comes from a combination of Mary and the English word gold.

Marja f Finnish, Sorbian, Dutch
Finnish and Sorbian form of Maria, as well as a Dutch variant. It also means "berry" in Finnish.

Marjolaine f French
Means "marjoram" in French, from Latin maiorana. Marjoram is a minty herb.

Marjolein f Dutch
Dutch cognate of Marjolaine.

Marjolijn f Dutch
Variant of Marjolein.

Marjorie f English
Medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century.

Marwa f Arabic
From the Arabic name of a fragrant plant. Al-Marwa is the name of one of the two sacred hills near Mecca.

Maryam f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bashkir, Tatar
Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bashkir and Tatar form of Miryam (see Mary). In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.

Mary Jane f English
Combination of Mary and Jane.

Masamba m Eastern African, Yao
Means "leaves, vegetables" in Yao.

Mawar f Indonesian, Malay
Means "rose" in Malay and Indonesian.

May f English
Derived from the name of the month of May, which derives from Maia, the name of a Roman goddess. May is also another name of the hawthorn flower. It is also used as a diminutive of Mary, Margaret or Mabel.

Maylis f French
From the name of a town in southern France, said to derive from Occitan mair "mother" and French lys "lily". It is also sometimes considered a combination of Marie and lys.

Mayra f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Hispanic variant of Myra.

Mbalenhle f Southern African, Zulu
From Zulu imbali "flower" and hle "beautiful".

Mbali f Southern African, Zulu
Means "flower" in Zulu.

Meadow f English (Modern)
From the English word meadow, ultimately from Old English mædwe. Previously very rare, it rose in popularity after it was used as the name of Tony Soprano's daughter on the television series The Sopranos (1999-2007).

Mei 1 f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "Chinese plum" (species Prunus mume), as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Mei 2 f Japanese
From Japanese 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout" combined with 依 (i) meaning "rely on", 生 (i) meaning "life" or 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Melantha f English (Rare)
Probably a combination of Mel (from names such as Melanie or Melissa) with the suffix antha (from Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower"). John Dryden used this name in his play Marriage a la Mode (1672).

Melanthios m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μέλας (melas) meaning "black, dark" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of an insolent goatherd killed by Odysseus.

Melati f Indonesian, Malay
Means "jasmine flower" in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मालती (malati).

Melia f Greek Mythology
Means "ash tree" in Greek, a derivative of μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". This was the name of a nymph in Greek myth, the daughter of the Greek god Okeanos.

Mélina f French
French form of Melina.

Méline f French
French form of Melina.

Melisa f Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Melissa.

Melissa f English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "bee" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a daughter of Procles, as well as an epithet of various Greek nymphs and priestesses. According to the early Christian writer Lactantius this was the name of the sister of the nymph Amalthea, with whom she cared for the young Zeus. Later it appears in Ludovico Ariosto's 1516 poem Orlando Furioso belonging to the fairy who helps Ruggiero escape from the witch Alcina. As an English given name, Melissa has been used since the 18th century.

Menodora f Ancient Greek
Means "gift of the moon", derived from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred with her sisters Metrodora and Nymphodora.

Mercury m Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages". This was the name of the Roman god of trade, merchants, and travellers, later equated with the Greek god Hermes. This is also the name of the first planet in the solar system and a metallic chemical element, both named for the god.

Miho 2 f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" or 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Millaray f Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "golden flower" in Mapuche, from milla "gold" and rayen "flower".

Mimoza f Albanian, Georgian
From the Albanian and Georgian word for the mimosa plant, a flowering herb. It is ultimately derived from Greek μῖμος (mimos) meaning "mimic".

Minttu f Finnish
Means "mint" in Finnish.

Mio f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" or 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Mirta f Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Spanish, Italian and Croatian cognate of Myrtle.

Mirte f Dutch
Variant of Myrthe.

Mirthe f Dutch
Variant of Myrthe.

Misaki f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.

Miyu f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" combined with 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Moe 2 f Japanese
From Japanese 萌 (moe) meaning "bud, sprout". Other kanji with the same reading can also form this name.

Momoka f Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mönkhtsetseg f Mongolian
Means "eternal flower" in Mongolian, from мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Moran f & m Hebrew
Means "viburnum shrub" in Hebrew.

Moriko f Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Moss m English (Archaic), Jewish
Medieval form of Moses.

Mostyn m Welsh
From the name of a town in northern Wales, which is probably derived from Old English elements meaning "moss town".

Mu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 慕 (mù) meaning "admire, desire", 木 (mù) meaning "tree, wood", or other characters with similar pronunciations.

Müge f Turkish
Means "lily of the valley" in Turkish (species Convallaria majalis).

Mukul m Indian, Hindi
Means "bud, blossom" in Sanskrit.

Munkhtsetseg f Mongolian
Alternate transcription of Mongolian Cyrillic Мөнхцэцэг (see Mönkhtsetseg).

Mynte f Danish
Means "mint" in Danish.

Myra f English
Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville. He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh" (a fragrant resin obtained from a tree). Otherwise, he may have simply rearranged the letters from the name Mary. Although unrelated etymologically, this is also the name of an ancient city of Anatolia.

Myrrhine f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μύρρα (myrrha) meaning "myrrh".

Myrthe f Dutch
From Dutch mirte, a cognate of Myrtle.

Myrtie f English
Diminutive of Myrtle.

Myrtle f English
Simply from the English word myrtle for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from Greek μύρτος (myrtos). It was first used as a given name in the 19th century, at the same time many other plant and flower names were coined.

Myrto f Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From Greek μύρτος (myrtos) meaning "myrtle". This was the name of a few characters from Greek mythology, including one of the Maenads.

Nala 1 m Hinduism
Means "stem" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a king of the Nishadha people in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.

Nalini f Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit.

Nana 2 f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and/or 奈 (na), a phonetic character. The characters can be in either order or the same character can be duplicated, as indicated by the symbol 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.

Nanako f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Nanami f Japanese
From Japanese 七 (nana) meaning "seven" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea". It can also come from 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" duplicated and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Naoki m Japanese
From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", as well as other combinations of different kanji with the same pronunciations.

Narantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "sun flower" in Mongolian, from наран (naran) meaning "sun" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Narcís m Catalan
Catalan form of Narcissus. This is also the Catalan word for the narcissus flower.

Narcisa f Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Narcissus.

Narciso m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Narcissus. This is also the word for the narcissus flower in those languages.

Narcissa f Late Roman
Feminine form of Narcissus.

Narcisse m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of Narcissus. This is also the French word for the narcissus flower.

Narcissus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical
Latinized form of Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos), possibly derived from νάρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness". Narkissos was a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who stared at his own reflection for so long that he eventually died and was turned into the narcissus flower.... [more]

Narcyz m Polish
Polish form of Narcissus. This is also the Polish word for the narcissus flower.

Narges f Persian
Means "daffodil, narcissus" in Persian, ultimately derived from Greek (see Narcissus).

Nargis f Bengali, Urdu, Tajik
Bengali, Urdu and Tajik form of Narges.

Nərgiz f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Narges.

Nargiza f Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Uzbek and Kyrgyz form of Narges.

Nari f Korean
Means "lily" in Korean.

Narine f Armenian
Probably from Persian نار (nar) meaning "pomegranate", considered a sacred fruit in Armenian culture. Alternately, it could be derived from Arabic نار (nar) meaning "fire".

Narkas f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Narges.

Narkissos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Narcissus.

Nash m English (Modern)
From an English surname that was derived from the Middle English phrase atten ash "at the ash tree". A famous bearer of the surname was the mathematician John Nash (1928-2015).... [more]

Nasrin f Persian, Bengali
Means "wild rose" in Persian.

Natsuki f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Alternatively, it can come from 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Natsumi f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". It can also come from 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 摘 (tsumi) meaning "pick, pluck". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nawra f Arabic
Means "flower, blossom" in Arabic.

Nea f Swedish, Finnish
Short form of Linnéa.

Neofit m Bulgarian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Neophytos.

Neofytos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Neophytos.

Neophytos m Ancient Greek
Greek name meaning "new plant, new child", from a word that was derived from νέος (neos) meaning "new" and φυτόν (phyton) meaning "plant".

Nergis f Turkish
Means "daffodil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately derived from Greek (see Narcissus).

Nerida f Indigenous Australian
Possibly means "water lily" in an Australian Aboriginal language.

Nesrîn f Kurdish
Means "eglantine, sweetbrier" in Kurdish.

Nesrin f Turkish
Turkish form of Nasrin.

Neta f & m Hebrew
Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.

Netta 2 f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew נֶטַע (see Neta).

Neven m Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Masculine form of Nevena.

Nevena f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from South Slavic neven meaning "marigold".

Nevenka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Variant of Nevena.

Nevra f Turkish
Turkish form of Nawra.

Ngải m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 艾 (ngải) meaning "sagebrush, wormwood".

Ngaio f Maori
Maori name that is derived from the name of a type of tree, also called the mousehole tree. This name was borne by New Zealand crime writer Dame Ngaio Marsh (1895-1982).

Ngaire f Maori
Possibly from the name of the town of Ngaere in New Zealand, of Maori origin meaning "wetland".

Nigella f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Nigel.

Nīkau m Maori
From the name of a type of palm tree found in New Zealand (species Rhopalostylis sapida).

Nilofar f Indian (Muslim)
Indian form of Niloufar.

Nilofer f Indian (Muslim)
Indian form of Niloufar.

Niloofar f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian نیلوفر (see Niloufar).

Niloufar f Persian
Means "water lily" in Persian.

Nilufar f Uzbek, Bengali
Uzbek and Bengali form of Niloufar.

Nilüfer f Turkish
Turkish form of Niloufar.

Ningal f Sumerian Mythology
Means "great lady", from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lady" and 𒃲 (gal) meaning "big, great". This was the name of a goddess of reeds in Sumerian mythology. She was the daughter of Enki and the wife of Nanna.

Ninurta m Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Derived from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lord" and 𒅁 (urta) meaning "ear of barley". In Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian mythology Ninurta was a god of agriculture, hunting and healing, later associated with war. He was also called Ningirsu, though they may have originally been separate deities.

Nîpisiy f Indigenous American, Cree
Means "willow" in Cree.

Nitza f Hebrew
Strictly feminine variant of Nitzan.

Nitzan m & f Hebrew
Means "flower bud" in Hebrew.

Niviarsiaq f Indigenous American, Greenlandic
Means "young girl" in Greenlandic. This is the name of a variety of flower that grows on Greenland, the dwarf fireweed (species Chamaenerion latifolium).

Noll m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Oliver.

Nonie f English
Diminutive of Ione or Nora 1.

Nori m Japanese
From Japanese 儀 (nori) meaning "ceremony, rites" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Novella f Italian
Derived from Latin novellus meaning "new, young, novel", a diminutive of novus "new". This name was borne by the 14th-century Italian scholar Novella d'Andrea, who taught law at the University of Bologna.

Nurgül f Turkish
Means "radiant rose" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".

Nurit f Hebrew
Means "buttercup (flower)" in Hebrew (genus Ranunculus).

Nyssa f Various
From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor where Saint Gregory was bishop in the 4th century. Nyssa is also the genus name of a type of tree, also called the Tupelo.

Odell m & f English
From an English surname that was originally from a place name, itself derived from Old English wad "woad" (a plant that produces a blue dye) and hyll "hill".

Odtsetseg f Mongolian
Means "star flower" in Mongolian, from од (od) meaning "star" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Ogden m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "oak valley" in Old English. A famous bearer was the humorous American poet Ogden Nash (1902-1971).

Õie f Estonian
Derived from Estonian õis meaning "flower".

Oihan m Basque
Means "forest" in Basque.

Oihana f Basque
Feminine form of Oihan.

Oli m English
Short form of Oliver.

Olive f English, French
From the English and French word for the type of tree, ultimately derived from Latin oliva.

Olivér m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Oliver.

Oliver m English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Catalan, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak
From Old French Olivier, possibly derived from a Germanic name, perhaps Old Norse Áleifr (see Olaf) or Frankish Alawar (see Álvaro). The spelling was altered by association with Latin oliva "olive tree". In the Middle Ages the name became well-known in Western Europe because of the French epic La Chanson de Roland, in which Olivier was a friend and advisor of the hero Roland.... [more]

Olivera f Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Oliver.

Olivette f Literature
Feminine form of Oliver. This was the name of the title character in the French opera Les noces d'Olivette (1879) by Edmond Audran.

Olivia f English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
This name was used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy Twelfth Night (1602). This was a rare name in Shakespeare's time that may have been based on Oliva or Oliver, or directly from the Latin word oliva meaning "olive". In the play Olivia is a noblewoman who is wooed by Duke Orsino but instead falls in love with his messenger Cesario, who is actually Viola in disguise.... [more]

Olivier m French, Dutch
French and Dutch form of Oliver. This is also the French word meaning "olive tree".

Oliviero m Italian
Italian form of Oliver.

Oliwer m Polish
Polish form of Oliver.

Oliwier m Polish
Polish form of Oliver.

Ollie m & f English
Diminutive of Oliver, Olivia or Olive.

Omer m & f Hebrew
Means "sheaf of wheat" in Hebrew.

Oren m Hebrew
Means "pine tree" in Hebrew.

Orna 2 f Hebrew
Feminine form of Oren.

Ornella f Italian
Created by the Italian author Gabriele d'Annunzio for his novel La Figlia di Jorio (1904). It is derived from Tuscan Italian ornello meaning "flowering ash tree".

Orquídea f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "orchid" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin orchis, Greek ὄρχις (orchis).

Orvokki f Finnish
Means "pansy, violet" in Finnish.

Ostap m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eustathius.

Otar m Georgian
Derived from Turkic otar meaning "pasture, meadow".

Owen 2 m Irish
Anglicized form of Eoghan.

Pa f Hmong
Means "flower" in Hmong.

Padma f & m Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form पद्मा and the masculine form पद्म. According to Hindu tradition a lotus holding the god Brahma arose from the navel of the god Vishnu. The name Padma is used in Hindu texts to refer to several characters, including the goddess Lakshmi and the hero Rama.

Padmavati f Hinduism
Means "resembling lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus" combined with वती (vati) meaning "resemblance". This is the name of the foster-mother of the god Hindu Skanda. This was also the name of a semi-legendary 14th-century queen of Mewar.

Padmini f Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Means "multitude of lotuses", a derivative of Sanskrit पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus".

Palesa f Southern African, Sotho
Means "flower" in Sotho.

Pallab m Bengali
Bengali form of Pallav.

Pallabi f Bengali
Bengali feminine form of Pallav.

Pallav m Indian, Hindi
Means "budding leaf, shoot" in Sanskrit.

Pallavi f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Feminine form of Pallav.

Palmer m & f English
From an English surname meaning "pilgrim". It is ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.

Palmira f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Palmiro.

Palmiro m Italian
Means "pilgrim" in Italian. In medieval times it denoted one who had been a pilgrim to Palestine. It is ultimately from the word palma meaning "palm tree", because of the custom of pilgrims to bring palm fronds home with them. The name is sometimes given to a child born on Palm Sunday.

Pankaja m Hinduism
Means "born of mud", referring to the lotus flower, derived from Sanskrit पङ्क (panka) meaning "mud" and ज (ja) meaning "born". This is another name of the Hindu god Brahma.

Pansy f English
From the English word for a type of flower, ultimately deriving from Old French pensee "thought".

Patigül f Uyghur
Uyghur elaboration of Patime using the suffix گۇل (gul) meaning "flower, rose" (of Persian origin).

Pema m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Tibetan form of Padma.

Peony f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of flower. It was originally believed to have healing qualities, so it was named after the Greek medical god Pæon.

Pepper f & m English (Modern)
From the English word for the spice, which is prepared from the dried berries of the pepper plant. The word is derived from Latin piper, ultimately from an Indo-Aryan source. In popular culture, Pepper is the nickname of Virginia Potts from the Iron Man series of comic books and movies, created 1963.

Perry m English
From a surname that is either English or Welsh in origin. It can be derived from Middle English perrie meaning "pear tree", or else from Welsh ap Herry, meaning "son of Herry". A famous bearer of the surname was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.

Petal f English (Rare)
From the English word for the flower part, derived from Greek πέταλον (petalon) meaning "leaf".

Petunia f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, derived ultimately from a Tupi (South American) word.

Philis f English (Rare)
Variant of Phyllis.

Phillida f English (Rare)
Variant of Phyllida.

Phillis f English
Variant of Phyllis.

Phyliss f English
Variant of Phyllis.

Phyllida f English (Rare)
From Φυλλίδος (Phyllidos), the genitive form of Phyllis. This form was used in 17th-century pastoral poetry.

Phyllis f Greek Mythology, English
Means "foliage" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a woman who killed herself out of love for Demophon and was subsequently transformed into an almond tree. It began to be used as a given name in England in the 16th century, though it was often confused with Felicia.

Pihla f Finnish
Derived from Finnish pihlaja meaning "rowan tree".

Piloqutinnguaq f Indigenous American, Greenlandic
Means "little leaf" in Greenlandic, from piloqut "leaf" and the diminutive suffix -nnguaq.

Pinja f Finnish
Means "stone pine" in Finnish.

Pino m Italian
Short form of names ending in pino.

Pomona f Roman Mythology
From Latin pomus "fruit tree". This was the name of the Roman goddess of fruit trees.