75 Plant-Inspired Names

Plant names are often adorable and simple, which is why many of these names are growing in popularity. While they refer to a plant or nature, some of them have other meanings as well, making them even more special to use as baby names.

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If you are considering a botanical name, you will find a list below of great choices for boys, girls, and even gender-neutral. You learn a little bit more about each one's meaning so you can decide what would be the best fit for your little future botanist.

What is Unique About Plant Names?

Binomial nomenclature, or the naming of plants, all started with Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist who created the modern system to formalize the species name of a plant. This is more important than you may think, and it is why many plants also have a scientific name in addition to their common name. An example of this is "rhododendron" which is the scientific name for an azalea.

Plant Names For Boys from A-F

1. Adair - Scottish name for "oak tree ford"
2. Alfalfa - Arabic name for "best horse fodder"
3. Arbor - Latin for "herb garden"
4. Ash - Old English, means "ash tree"
5. Aster - Greek name, means "star" or the genus name of most flowers
6. Basil - Greek for "royal" or Arabic for "brave"
7. Bay - Latin for "berry"
8. Bentley - Anglicized version of Benedict, means "from the moor" in Old English
9. Birch - Old English for "white" or "birch tree"
10. Cedar - English and comes from a cedar tree
11. Chervil - Latin for "leaves of joy"
12. Clay - German name, means "adhere"
13. Cosmo - Greek, meaning "order" and "beauty" also the name of a flower
14. Elmore - Old English for "famous nobleman"
15. Elwood - English name, means "from the old forest"
16. Ewan - English for "friend of the law" or Irish for "born to nobility"
17. Forrest - Old French name, means "out of the woods"

Plant Names For Boys from H-Z

18. Hawthorne - Old English for "where Hawthorne trees grow"
19. Herb - Old English name, means "exalted ruler" or "shining army" in German
20. Heywood - Old English for "hedged forest"
21. Huck - German for "bog"
22. Kamal - Hindi name, means "lotus" or "perfection"
23. Lars - Scandinavian or Latin, both meaning "crowned with laurel"
24. Mace - Polish for "sea of bitterness"
25. Oleander - Greek name for" evergreen tree"
26. Oliver - Latin for "olive tree" or French for "peace"
27. Oren - Several meanings including Irish for "green," Scottish for "pale-skinned" and Hebrew for "ash tree"
28. Reed - English for "red-haired," and is derived from the river Rede in England
29. Sorrel - French name, means "bitter" or "from the tree"
30. Taro - Japanese, means "firstborn male" and is also the name of a tropical plant
31. Timothy - Greek, means "honoring God" and also shares the name with timothy hay
32. Valerian - Latin name, means "strong" and also the name of an herb that is said to aid in sleep and relaxation
33. Vernon - French for "alder tree" or Latin for "spring"
34. Wilder - A variant of the English word "wild" can be seen used in the languages German and Danish

Plant Names For Girls from A-J

35. Azalea - Arabic for "democracy" and also a colorful perennial flower
36. Briar - English for a small shrub or tree, or French for "heather"
37. Camellia - Name for an exotic flower whose buds are used to make tea
38. Clementine - Female form of Clemens that means "mild" in Polish and Latin. Also shared with the name of a sweet citrus fruit
39. Dahlia - Hebrew for "branch"
40. Daphne - Greek name, means "laurel tree"
41. Flora - Latin for "blooming flower"
42. Forsythia - Yellow flowers name for Scottish botanist William Forsyth
43. Hazel - Old English for the hazel tree that symbolizes protection
44. Holland - A province in the Netherlands
45. Holly - Old English for "holy day" or a grove of holly trees
46. Hyacinth - Greek for "blue crystal"
47. Indigo - Greek, meaning "dark blue"
48. Iris - Greek for "Goddess of the rainbow"
49. Ivy - Old English or Latin for "vine"
50. Jasmine - Persian name for a form of flowering olive, that also has white flowers
51. Juniper - Latin for the juniper berry

Plant Names For Girls from K-Z

52. Katniss - It comes from the name of an edible aquatic plant
53. Lavender - English for the purple-flowering plant
54. Leilani - Hawaiian name that means "heavenly flower"
55. Lily - Latin, meaning "pure" or "flower"
56. Magnolia - Latin for "flowering tree"
57. Marigold - Greek for "a flower" or "mother of Jesus"
58. Meadow - English name used for someone who lives near a meadow
59. Orchid - Latin for "flower," it also symbolizes love and beauty
60. Pepper - English for "spice" or "berry"
61. Petunia - English for "trumpet-shaped flower"
62. Primrose - English or Latin for "the first rose"
63. Rosemary - English for a bitter rose or fragrant herb
64. Sage - English for "wise one" or Latin for "from the sagebrush plant"
65. Savannah - Spanish for "flat, tropical grassland"
66. Violet - Latin for "purple" because of the flower that shares its name
67. Willow - English for "tree" or "freedom"
68. Zinnia - Latin for "colorful flowers"

Gender Neutral Plant Names

69. Aspen - Old English for a tree
70. Clover - English origin that means "key"
71. Kaede - Japanese name that means "maple leaf"
72. Oakley - Old English for "from the oak meadow"
73. Ren - Japanese for "water lily"
74. Rowan - Old English for "tree with red berries"
75. Rue - Greek name for an herb that is used both in cooking and medicine

For more baby name inspiration check out these popular baby name lists:

• Top 1000 Most Popular Baby Girl Names in the U.S.
• Top 1000 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in the U.S.
• The 100 Coolest Baby Names in the World

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