So far, I have Magnolia, Rose, Violet/Violeta, Petunia, Lily, and Daisy for English, though Violeta is Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Lithuanian, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, and Portuguese according to the Wikipedia.
In Spanish and Portuguese there is literally “Florinda”
I gotta say, knowing of two Violets in my life, that is probably my favorite name.
Dutch: Madelief, Roos, Margriet
Fleur, Jasmijn, Sanne
Dutch is just English with a broken jaw
That sounds like good enough reason for the orange-man to invade the Netherlands.
I’m here to say Jasmine /Jazmín in English and Spanish, because I haven’t seen it mentioned yet
I don’t get the question at all. Azucena, maybe?
Oops, girl’s names named after flowers
lol I wasn’t so far from the tree, then. Yeah, Azucena is a girl name in spanish.
I’m sure someone else will cover the big ones for the US but I just want to chime in that my son’s classmate is named Cattleya. (It’s a type of orchid.)
Leïla in persian is the Lilac flower
Very common in Brazil: Rosa, Margarida, Jasmim/Yasmin, Lívia, Íris.
ps: Margarida is Daisy and Lívia is Lily.
Portuguese: Rosa, Margarida (Daisy), Floribela (“beautiful flower”), Dália (Dhalia), Íris, Violeta, Jasmim, Magnólia, Flor (literally “flower”), Gardénia, Hortência (Hydrangea), Florência, Liliana (from Lily), Jacinta (Hyacinth). I know personally women with all but four of these names.
This in Portuguese, where I currently live, but I have no reason to believe you won’t find them in Brazil or other Portuguese speaking countries as well…
Also in English, there’s Rosa, Marigold, and Iris (though Marigold might be a color rather than a flower?)
Marigold is a flower — e.g. marsh marigolds :)
In France some common ones are Rose, Iris, Capucine (Nasturtium), Hortense (Hydrangea), Marguerite (Daisy), Violette, Azalée (Azalea), Camélia, Fleur (Flower), Lilas (Lilac). There’s way more than that but those are the ones that come to mind.
Buttercup, Hyacinth?
In German, we have Margaret(e) - translates to daisy We have Rose and some variations of it (Anne-Rose, Rosa, Rosalinde…)
What I can think of in German: Rose, Erika, Jasmin, Iris (maybe Viola but that’s not really the commonly used name for the flower)
In Spanish it’s normal to name girls Rose/Rosa. There’s also Rosario for boys and girls. In English there’s Rosemary, Roseanne and Rosie.
Japan: 花 (Hana, Flower), 菫 (Sumire, violet), 蓮 (Ren, lotus), 蘭 (Ran, Orchid), 柊 (Hiiragi).
What about Sakura? Isn’t that a name too?
Yes, Sakura is also a girl’s name.
