Submitted Names with "plant" in Meaning

Abora m Guanche Mythology
From a Guanche name for the star Canopus, which was derived from Guanche *ăbōra "seed (of a plant)", literally "coarse-grained sorghum" (sorghum being a tall cereal grass). This was the name of the supreme god of the heavens in the mythology of the Guanche (Berber) people native to La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.

Akaneo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man" or 雄 (o) meaning "masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence"... [more]

Akau m Tongan
Means "tree, plant, timber" in Tongan.

Aracynthias f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αρακυνθιας (Arakynthias), an epithet of the goddess Aphrodite meaning "of Arakynthos", Arakynthos or Aracynthus being a mountain upon which there was a temple dedicated to her... [more]

Ayru f Aymara
Means "plant" in Aymara.

Belina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian belinë "Jerusalem sage (plant)".

Betel f Tamil
Betel is a "type of plant from South and South East Asia."

Bharvi f & m Indian
Means "holy basil (plant)" in Hindi.

Botánica f Spanish
From the Spanish word botánica which translates to “botany” or “plant store”.

Brinda f Indian
Means "the basil plant" in Sanskrit.

Byeong-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 炳 (byeong) meaning "bright, luminous" or 丙 (byeong) meaning "third heavenly stem" or 兵 (byeong) meaning "soldier" combined with 植 (sik) meaning "plant" or 識 (sik) meaning "knowledge"... [more]

C’ǝbra f Circassian, Abkhaz
Means "savory (plant)" in Abkhaz and Circassian.

Champa f Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese
Means "frangipani (both plant and flower)" in Hindi, referring to a plant belonging to the Plumeria genus.

Chenlan f Chinese
Derived from 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure, valuables" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blueness, indigo plant".

Chiha f Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 波 (ha) meaning "wave", 羽 (ha) meaning "plume, feather" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade (of a plant)"... [more]

Ciang f Chinese
From the Chinese 茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and 卬 (áng) meaning "lofty, high".

Cihong f Chinese
From the Chinese 茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".

Cijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Cixing f Chinese
From the Chinese From the Chinese 茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".

Cixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and 炫 (xuàn) meaning "shine, glitter".

Cizhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 茈 (cí) meaning "gromwell plant" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Cocol m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Probably derived from cocolli, which can mean "quarrel, dispute, anger", "pain, illness", "plant tendril" (which would derive from colli "something bent, twisted, curling"), or "a responsibility, charge, burden".

Csombor m Hungarian
Means "savory (plant)" in Hungarian.

Cynara f Literature
A Greek "plant" name, from a genus of thistles, of which a leading member is the purple flowered artichoke.... [more]

Férula f Literature
Presumably from Latin ferula meaning "reed, whip, rod, ferule, staff; fennel plant or rod". This was used by author Isabel Allende for a character in her novel 'La casa de los espíritus' (1982).

Filizten f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish فلز (filiz) meaning "shoot, tendril, young plant" and تن (ten) meaning "skin, body".

Fujie f Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria, creeper plant, rattan" combined with 枝 (e) meaning "branch, limb", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting", 江 (e) meaning “bay, inlet”, 重 (e) meaning “layers, folds”, or 衛 (e) meaning “guard, protect”... [more]

Fuuki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" combined with 姫 (ki) meaning "princess" (usually feminine) or 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Grasmund m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gras (or grasan) "grass, herb, plant" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Grasulf m Germanic, History
Derived from the Germanic element gras (or grasan) "grass, herb, plant" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." Grasulf II was a 7th-century duke of Friuli (Italy).

Gulnihol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and nihol meaning "shoots, sprouts, new plant growth".

Gulshona f Uzbek
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and shona meaning "comb" or "bud of a cotton plant".

Günzhid f & m Mongolian
Means "sesame (plant)" in Mongolian. It also coincides with a declension of гүнж (günj) meaning "princess".

Gürgem f & m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "saffron (plant)" in Mongolian.

Hemamalini f Indian, Tamil
Combination of Hema and Malini; means "golden creeper, golden creeping plant" from Sanskrit.

Hide m & f Japanese
From 秀 (hide), shifted from hiide, the stem of verb 秀でる (hiideru) (Old Japanese hiidzu) meaning "to excel, surpass," in turn a combination of 穂 (ho>hi) meaning "ear/head (of plant); point, tip" and verb 出づ (idzu) (modern deru) meaning "to come out." Other kanji can be used in relation to the verb, e.g. 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance." The combination 日出 is also used, stemming from a shortening of 日の出 (hinode) meaning "sunrise."... [more]

Homare m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 誉, 帆希, 歩希 or 穂希 with 誉 (yo, homa.re, ho.meru) meaning "glory, honour, reputation," 帆 (han, ho) meaning "sail," 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk, step," 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "ear (of plant), head" and 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "few, hope, wish, rare."... [more]

Hozumi m Japanese
Hozumi means "ear (of plant), head (of plant)" (ho, 穗), and "volume, contents, pile up" (zumi, 積).

Hyeon-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 炫 "shine, glitter; show off, flaunt" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Ina f Japanese
This name may have been used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant." Since it is mainly written in hiragana before and in the early stages of modernisation of Japan, it's not clear if the name is derived from that particular kanji.... [more]

Inazuma f Popular Culture
Notably borne by the character Inazuma (稲妻) from the 'Usagi Yojimbo' comic book series, this name refers to (a flash of) lightning. It combines 稲 (ina), the ancient bound form of ine meaning "rice plant," and 妻/夫 (tsuma), originally referring to a spouse (nowadays, only referring to a wife, written as 妻), based on an ancient belief that rice plants would mate with or otherwise be fertilised by lightning, which frequently occurs in late summer and autumn.... [more]

Ine f Japanese
This name can be used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant" or イ子 with イ representing the phonetic character for 'i' and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "sign of the rat (first sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Inejirou m Japanese
From Japanese 稲 (ine) meaning "rice plant", 次 (ji) meaning "next, order, sequence" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

In-Sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 (in) meaning "compassionate" or 寅 (in) referring to the third of the twelve Earthly Branches (itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac) combined with 植 (sik) meaning "plant, tree, to plant, to grow"... [more]

Jae-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 栽 "to cultivate, plant; to care for plants" and 經 "classic works; pass through".

Jiangbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 蒋 (jiǎng) meaning "wild rice plant" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Joshua f Japanese
From Japanese 丈 (jo) meaning "height", 樹 (shu) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 也 (a) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Joshua.

Juan f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl", 寿 (ju) meaning "longevity, long life" or 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot", 安 (an) meaning "peace", 庵 (an) meaning "hermitage; retreat" or 愛 (an) meaning "love, affection"... [more]

Jubia f Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant", 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Jueru f Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Juko f Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Jungsik m Korean
From 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal", 正 "right, proper, correct" or 庭 "courtyard" (jeong) and 植 (sik) meaning "plant, vegetation". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Juno f Japanese
From Japanese 自由 (ju) meaning "freedom, liberty", 珠 (ju) meaning "pearl", 寿 (ju) meaning "longevity, long life", 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" or 嬢 (ju) meaning "daughter" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 野 (no) meaning "area, field", 音 (no) meaning "sound" or 紀 (no) meaning "century"... [more]

Jurie f Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 快 (kai) meaning "cheerful" (mostly feminine) or 界 (kai) meaning "world" (mostly masculine) combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" (mostly feminine) or 禾 (ka) meaning "rice plant" (mostly masculine)... [more]

Kaiko f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean", 芥 (kai) meaning "mustard plant", 開 (kai) meaning "open" or 貝 (kai) meaning "shellfish" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kairou m Japanese
From Japanese 芥 (kai) meaning "mustard plant" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kaju f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kajua f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 樹 (ju) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kako f Japanese
From Japanese 禾 (ka) meaning "cereal, grain, rice plant", 化 (ka) meaning "to influence to change" or 可 (ka) meaning "can, do not, mustn't, should not, passable" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Kasvi f & m Finnish
Meaning "plant" in Finnish.

Kawariki m & f Maori
Means "bitter plant". Maori name for the Coprosma grandifolia, a shrub native to New Zealand.

Kazurakinotakanukahime f Japanese Mythology
In Japanese mythology, this is the name of the mother of Empress Jingū and the descendant of Amenohiboko... [more]

Keiki m Japanese
From Japanese 慶 (kei) meaning "celebrate" combined with 樹 (ki) "tree, timber wood, plant", 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable, expensive" or 紀 (ki) meaning "narrative, chronicle"... [more]

Kewer f Kurdish
Means "leek plant" in Kurdish.

Khikhuazy f Dungan
Means "mallow plant" in the Tokmak dialect.

Kiria f Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kito m Japanese
From Japanese 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Köbírgen f Khakas
Means "green onion plant" in Khakas.

Kocsárd m Hungarian
Probably from kocsord meaning "Peucedanum plant".

Laingo m & f Malagasy
Means "tip or bud of a plant" in Malagasy.

Landysh f Tatar
From Russian ландыш (landysh) meaning "lily of the valley (a type of plant)".

Lillà f Italian (Rare)
Means "lilac (the plant)" in Italian.

Mailelauliʻi f Hawaiian
Hawaiian feminine name meaning "small leaf maile plant".

Maine f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 舞 (ma/mai) meaning "dance" combined with 稲 (ine) meaning "rice (plant)", 茜 (ne) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound"... [more]

Majani f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "leaves (of a plant)".

Mayahuel f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly means "that which surrounds the maguey plant" in Nahuatl, from ‘metl meaning "maguey (species Agave americana)" and yahualli "round". In Aztec religion this was the name of a goddess who personified the maguey plant.

Miahuaxihuitl f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Classic Nahuatl elements miahuatl "the maize plant in bloom" and xihuitl "plant" or xihuitl "year". Name borne by the mother of Monteczuma I.

Mikina f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 幹 (miki) meaning "tree trunk", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 実 (mi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 樹 (miki) meaning "tree; plant", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches" or 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake", 来 (ki) meaning "to come", 岐 (ki) meaning "majestic", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 綺 (ki) meaning "elegant, beautiful", 祈 (ki) meaning "prayer", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare", 紀 (ki) meaning "century" or 季 (ki) meaning "youngest brother" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south"... [more]

Minae f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "young plant, seedling". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Min-Sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade" or 岷 (min) referring to a mountain or river in China combined with 植 (sik) meaning "plant, tree, to plant, to grow"... [more]

Mugiho f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is, essentially, a combination of Mugi and 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "ear (of plant), head," 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk, step" or 帆 (han, ho) meaning "sail."... [more]

Mugur m Romanian
Directly taken from Romanian mugur "bud (of a plant)".

Naasoq f Greenlandic
Means "plant, flower" in Greenlandic.

Nardos f Ethiopian
Ultimately from Greek νάρδος (nardos) meaning "nard plant, spikenard; fragrant oil or ointment of the nard plant", a word used in the New Testament to refer to the expensive perfume poured on Jesus at Bethany (an event known as the 'anointing of Jesus').

Naussoĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "flower, plant" or "growing".

Netali f Hebrew
Means "my seedling" from Hebrew נֶטַע (neta) "seedling, plant" (see Neta) combined with לִי (li) "for me, to me" or "I have". This is a modern Hebrew name often given to girls born on Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish Arbor Day or Holiday of Trees.

Nevfidan f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "new sapling": nev - "new" (taken form the Persian language) and fidan - "sapling, plant" (taken from the Greek language).

Oto m & f Japanese
From Japanese 於 (o) meaning "at, in, on, as for", 央 (o) meaning "center, middle", 乙 (oto, o) meaning "the latter, duplicate, strange, witty", 音 (oto, o) meaning "sound", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom", 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 想 (o) meaning "concept, think, idea, thought", 呂 (oto) meaning "spine, backbone", 朗 (o) meaning "melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful" or 和 (o) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan" combined with 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 菟 (to) meaning "dodder (plant)", 乙 (to) meaning "the latter, duplicate, strange, witty", 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 冬 (to) meaning "winter", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 柊 (to) meaning "holly", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 時 (to) meaning "time, hour", 人 (to) meaning "person" or 杜 (to) meaning "woods, grove"... [more]

Oypaxta f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and paxta meaning "cotton, cotton plant".

Pacha Qura f Aymara
From the Aymara pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and qura meaning "herb, medicinal plant".

Pakuri f Guarani
Means "wild plant, wild fruit" in Guarani.

Paxtagul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek paxta meaning "cotton, cotton plant" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Phraiwan m & f Thai
From Thai ไพรวัน (phraiwan) meaning "forest, woods" or from ไพร (phrai) meaning "forest, jungle" and วัลย์ (wan) meaning "climbing plant, creeper, vine".

Purslane f Popular Culture
From the name of the herb ("a small, fleshy-leaved plant that grows in damp habitats or waste places, in particular Portulaca oleracea, a prostrate North American plant with tiny yellow flowers"), the origin of which is uncertain... [more]

Qianqian f & m Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, pretty, handsome" or 骞 (qiān) meaning "raise, hold high, soar, fly"... [more]

Qianxia f Chinese
From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Qianyue m & f Chinese
From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 越 (yuè) referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam or 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain"... [more]

Reana f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 茗 (na) meaning "tea, the tea plant"... [more]

Reathrey f Khmer
Means "night" or "night-blooming plant" in Khmer.

Reiyou f Japanese
From Japanese 峰 (rei) meaning "peak, ridge" combined with 葉 (you) meaning "leaf, needle, blade (of a plant)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rezeda f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian rezeda "reseda, mignonette (the plant)".

Ririha f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" duplicated and combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade (of a plant)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Risaki f Japanese
From Japanese kanji 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 佐 (sa) meaning "help", 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 颯 (sa) meaning "the sound of the wind", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom" or 早 (sa) meaning "already, now" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom", 着 (saki) meaning "arrive, wear", 季 (ki) meaning "youngest brother", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree; plant", 芸 (ki) meaning "technique, art, craft, performance" or 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare"... [more]

Ritsuha f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 葎 (ritsu) meaning "ratio" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade (of a plant)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ruhshona f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ruh meaning "spirit, soul" and shona meaning "comb" or "cotton plant bud".

Ryouto m Japanese
From Japanese 亮 (ryou) meaning "clear, help", 僚 (ryou) meaning "colleague, official, companion", 涼 (ryou) meaning "refreshing, nice, cool", 稜 (ryou) meaning "angle, edge, corner, power, majesty", 良 (ryou) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled", 諒 (ryou) meaning "fact, reality, understand, appreciate", 遼 (ryou) meaning "distant" or 崚 (ryou) meaning "mountains towering in a row" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 菟 (to) meaning "dodder (plant)" or 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up"... [more]

Sak’a f & m Aymara
Means "cattail" or "plant with yellow flowers" in Aymara.

Sano m Uzbek
Means "praise, eulogy" or "senna (plant)" in Uzbek.

Saturus m Ancient Roman
Saturus in Latin means: "about to sow", "about to plant", "satisfied".

Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.

Senka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (sen) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", 千 (sen) meaning "thousand", 扇 (sen) meaning "fan, folding fan" or 泉 (sen) meaning "spring, fountain" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy", 叶 (ka) meaning "grant, answer", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing" or 下 (ka) meaning "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior"... [more]

Senmi f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (sen) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" or 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Senna f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (sen) meaning "madder, deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", or 扇 (sen) meaning "fan, folding fan" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree"... [more]

Sessile f English
English cognate of Cécile, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Sessily f English (Modern)
Variant of Cecily, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Shefali f Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit शेफालि or शेफाली (shephali) meaning "night-flowering jasmine (a type of plant)".

Shemshad f Persian
Means "boxwood plant" in Persian.

Shizufumi m Japanese
From Japanese 史 (shi) meaning "history", 樹 (zu) meaning "tree; plant" combined with 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Shuhong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 书 (shū) meaning "book", 树 (shù) meaning "tree, plant" or 曙 (shǔ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" combined with 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush"... [more]

Shuhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 舒 (shū) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy", 叔 (shū, shú) meaning "uncle", 庶 (shù) meaning "numerous, many, ordinary, common", 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming", 书 (shū) meaning "book" or 树 (shù) meaning "tree, plant" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 桦 (huà) meaning "birch"... [more]

Shumin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" or 树 (shù) meaning "tree, plant" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]

Shuping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming", 叔 (shū) meaning "uncle", 树 (shù) meaning "tree, plant" or 舒 (shū) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍 (píng) meaning "duckweed, wander, travel"... [more]

Shurong f Chinese
From the Chinese 树 (shù) meaning "tree, plant" or "cultivate, establish" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Shûsaku m Japanese
From 種 (shu) meaning "seed, sow, plant" and 作 (saku) meaning "make, build, prepare, construct". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Shuwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming", 书 (shū) meaning "book", 树 (shù) meaning "tree, plant" or 叔 (shū, shú) meaning "uncle" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 纬 (wěi) meaning "weft" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern"... [more]

Shuxian f & m Chinese
From Chinese 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming", 舒 (shū) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy", 树 (shù) meaning "tree, plant", 殊 (shū) meaning "outstanding, exceptional, excellent" or 书 (shū) meaning "book" combined with 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise" or 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, gentle, skilled, adept"... [more]

Shuzheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 树 (shù) meaning "tree, plant" or 淑 (shū) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming" combined with 铮 (zhēng) referring to the clang of a metal object as well as an ancient percussion instrument (similar to a small gong)... [more]

Šitlan m Mandaean
Possibly from the Mandaic šitla meaning "plant" or "child, offspring".

Sordlak f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "root (of a plant)" or "Saltmarsh Starwort".

Sui f & m Japanese
Sino-Japanese reading of kanji like 翠 meaning "green," 粋 meaning "chic, smart, stylish, refined," 穂 meaning "ear/head (of plant); point, tip," 彗, part of 彗星 (suisei) meaning "comet," and 遂 meaning "accomplishment," among others, also written as 好, stemming from 好き (suki) meaning "(well-)liked, favourite."... [more]

Takle-haimanot m Ge'ez
Means "plant of the faith" in Ge'ez.

Taroot m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism
Meaning - "root of lotus plant "... [more]

Tatsuhide m Japanese
From 達 (tatsu) meaning "achieve" combined with 秀 (hide) meaning "ear/head (of plant); point, tip" or 英 (hide) meaning "wisdom, brilliance." Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tekle m & f Amharic
Means "my plant" from Amharic ተክል (tekl) meaning "plant".

Tetsuhide m Japanese
From 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy" combined with 秀 (hide) meaning "ear/head (of plant); point, tip" or 英 (hide) meaning "wisdom, brilliance." Other kanji combinations are possible.

Thụ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 樹 (thụ) meaning "tree, plant".

Tomoha f Japanese
From Japanese 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade (of a plant)". This name can be formed of other kanji characters as well.

Tsasantsetseg f Mongolian
Means "snowdrop (plant)" in Mongolian, ultimately from цасан (tsasan) meaning "snowy" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Tsawb m Hmong
Means "banana plant" in Hmong.

Tsukushi f Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
Means "horsetail (plant)" in Japanese from 土筆 (tsukushi). Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Tsviata f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian цвят (cvjat) "colour (usually vivid); (of a plant) blossom, flower; (figurative) elite, the best of the bunch".

Tulsi f & m Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Nepali
From Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī) meaning "holy basil (a type of plant)". The plant is considered sacred in Hinduism, and it is sometimes personified as an avatar of Lakshmi.

Tzemach m Hebrew
"plant"

Uinen f Literature
A character in JRR Tolkien's works. A Quenya form of a name originally from the fictional Valarin language; possibly related to nen meaning "water" or uilë meaning "seaweed, long trailing plant".

Ûmâĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "fresh, green (plant)", from Proto-Eskimo uŋ-uma meaning "alive, heart".

Urgamal f Mongolian
Means "plant, herb, vegetation" in Mongolian.

Urgamalmaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian ургамал (urgamal) meaning "plant" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Urgamaltsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian ургамал (urgamal) meaning "plant" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

U-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宇 "house; building, structure; eaves" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Vanilla f English (Rare)
From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [more]

Veruha f Chuvash
Possibly derived from the Russian name Vera 1, or otherwise the Arabic وَرَقَةٌ (wáraqa) meaning "leaf (of a plant)".

Wenqian f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" combined with 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest" or 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant"... [more]

Won-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 元 "first; dollar; origin; head" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Xiaoqian f & m Chinese
From Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small", 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant", 效 (xiào) meaning "imitate, follow, devote" or 孝 (xiào) meaning "filial piety, obedience" combined with 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant" or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise"... [more]

Xiqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 希 (xī) meaning "hope, expect, rare" and 芡 (qiàn) meaning "waterlily type plant".

Yeong-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 (yeong) "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 榮 (yeong) "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" and 植 (sik) "plant, trees, plants; grow".

Yeon-Sik m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 然 (yeon) meaning "correct; right", 硯 (yeon) meaning "ink-stone", 演 (yeon) meaning "to act; to perform; to play", 淵 (yeon) meaning "deep", 曣 (yeon) meaning "clear; fine; bright", 緣 (yeon) meaning "cause; reason", 沿 (yeon) meaning "to carry on, border", or 鳶 (yeon) meaning "kite" combined with 植 (sik) meaning "to plant; to grow", 識 (sik) meaning "to know; knowledge", 湜 (sik) meaning "clear water, pure", or 寔 (sik) meaning "solid"... [more]

Yun-Sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 允 (yun) meaning "allow, consent" or 潤 (yun) meaning "soft, sleek" combined with 植 (sik) meaning "plant, tree, to plant, to grow"... [more]

Zhicheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", 至 (zhì) meaning "reach, arrive, extreme, utmost", 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica (a type of plant)" or 稚 (zhì) meaning "immature, young, childish" combined with 诚 (chéng) meaning "sincere, honest, true", 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 澄 (chéng) meaning "clear, pure"... [more]

Zhilan f Chinese
From Chinese 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica (a type of plant)" or 芝 (zhī) meaning "sesame" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [more]

Zhilei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica (plant)" combined with 雷 (léi) meaning "thunder", 磊 (lěi) meaning "pile of stones" or 蕾 (lěi) meaning "bud"... [more]

Ziqi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 子 (zǐ) meaning "child", 梓 (zǐ) meaning "catalpa (a type of plant)" or 自 (zì, zí) meaning "self, oneself" combined with 柒 (qī) meaning "seven", 竒 (qí) meaning "odd, unusual, strange", 齐 (qí) meaning "even, level, uniform", 期 (qī, qí) meaning "time period, stage", 琪 (qí) meaning "fine jade" or 淇 (qí), the name of a river in Henan province... [more]

Zsálya f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian zsálya "sage (the plant)".

Zuunnast f & m Mongolian
Means "aloe, century plant" in Mongolian.