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Flower names for boys

While it's less common for boys to be given flower names in English, it's quite common in other languages.

ADONIS (Άδωνις): Greek name derived from Hebrew Adonai, meaning "my lord." In mythology, this is the name of a beautiful youth who was loved by Aphrodite. He was killed while hunting a boar and the anemone flower sprang from his blood.

ARAVINDA (अरविन्द): Hindi name meaning "lotus."

CELYN: Welsh name meaning "holly."
CHRYSANTHOS (Χρύσανθος): Greek name composed of the elements chrysos "gold" and anthemon "a flower," hence "golden flower."
CHRYSANTHUS: Latin form of Greek Chrysanthos, meaning "golden flower."
CHUSI: Native American Hopi name meaning "snake flower."
COAXOCH: Nahuatl name meaning "serpent flower."
CVETKO (Цветко): Slovene name derived from the Slavic word cvet, meaning "blossom."

FIORENZO: Italian form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENCE: English and French form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENCIO: Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Florentius,
FLORENTIN: French form of Latin Florentius
FLORENTINO: Italian form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENTIUS: Latin name derived from the word florens, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENTIY (Флорентий): Russian form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENZ: German form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORIAN: Short form of Roman Latin Florianus, meaning "flower."
FLORIANO: Italian form of Roman Latin Florian, meaning "flower."
FLORIANUS: Roman name derived from Latin flos, meaning "flower."
FLORIN: Romanian form of Roman Latin Florian, meaning "flower."
LORIS: Dutch form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
   
FU-HUA: Chinese compound name composed of the names Fu "lotus" or "wealthy" and Hua "flower" or "magnificent."

GENTI: Albanian name derived from Latin Gentius, meaning "gentian flower" or "(well)-born."
GENTIUS: Latin name of the last king of the Illyrians, meaning "gentian flower" or "(well)-born."
GIACINTO: Italian form of Latin Hyacinthus, meaning "hyacinth flower."
GÜL (گل): Turkish name meaning "rose."
GÜLBAHAR: Turkish form of Persian Gulbahar, meaning "spring rose."
GULBAHAR (گلبهار): Persian name meaning "spring rose."
GWRI: Welsh myth name of Teyrnon's adopted son, "Gwri of the golden hair," who grew to full adulthood in seven years, meaning "bloom."

HEADLEY: Variant spelling of English Hedley, meaning "heather field."

HEDLEY: English surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements hæð "heather" and leah "clearing, field," hence "heather field" or "heather meadow."

HRAVART: Armenian name meaning "burning rose."
HYACINTHUS: Latin form of Greek Hyakinthos, meaning "hyacinth flower." In Greek mythology, this is the name of a youth loved by Apollo who accidentally killed him, after which the hyacinth flower sprouted from his blood.
HYAKINTHOS (Ὑάκινθος): Greek name meaning "hyacinth flower." In Greek mythology, this is the name of a youth loved by Apollo who accidentally killed him, after which the hyacinth flower sprouted from his blood.
   
JACEK: Modern form of Polish Jacenty, meaning "hyacinth flower."
JACENTY: Polish form of Greek Hyakinthos, meaning "hyacinth flower."
JACINTHUS: Variant spelling of Latin Hyacinthus
JACINTO: Portuguese and Spanish form

JASMIN: Bosnian form of Arabic Yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

KUNAL (कुणाल): Hindi name meaning "lotus flower."

LULEZIM: Albanian name meaning "blooming; flowering."

MUKUL (মুকুল): Hindi name meaning "blossom, bud."

NARCISSUS: Latin form of Greek Narkissos, possibly meaning "numbness; sleep." In mythology, this is the name of a vain youth who fell in love with his own reflection and eventually was turned into a kind of lily or daffodil flower known as the narkissos.

NARKISSOS (Νάρκισσος): Greek name possibly derived from the word narke, meaning "numbness; sleep." In mythology, this is the name of a vain youth who fell in love with his own reflection and eventually was turned into a kind of lily or daffodil flower known as the narkissos.

NERGIS: Turkish name meaning "daffodil."

RAJEEV (राजीव): Variant spelling of Hindi Rajiv, a name for a "lotus flower," derived from the Sanskrit word rajiv, meaning "striped."

RAJIV (राजीव): Hindi name for a "lotus flower," derived from the Sanskrit word rajiv, meaning "striped."

REN (蓮): Japanese name meaning "water lily."

ROOSEVELT: Dutch surname transferred to forename use, composed of the elements roose "roses" and velt "open country," hence "field of roses."

SHELDON: English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of a place in Derbyshire which was recorded in the Domesday Book as Scelhadun, composed of Old English scylf "shelf" and the place name Haddon (from hæð "heathland, heather, wasteland" + dun "hill"), hence "steep-sided heather hill."

THALES (Θαλής): Greek name meaning "blossom."

TSVETAN (Цветан): Bulgarian name meaning "flower."

TXILAR: Basque name meaning "heather."

VARTAN: Armenian name meaning "giver of roses."
VARTERES: Armenian name meaning "rose-face."
VIRÁG: Hungarian name meaning "flower."

XOCHIPEPE: Nahuatl name meaning "flower-gatherer."

XOCHIPILLI: Aztec myth name of a god of love, music, and flowers, meaning "flower prince."

ZAHIR (ظهير): Arabic name meaning "shining; blossoming."
ZAHUR: Egyptian name meaning "flower."

Anthos – Greek for flower; Anthony, Antoine
Aster – strong, low-lying border flower
Azhar – Arabic for flower; Zhar
Berry – strawberry, blackberry, raspberry; Barry
Bud – male version of Blossom; Buddy
Clematis – climbing vine of brilliant flowers; Clem
Clove – piece of garlic or lucky leaf; Clover
Coreopsis – long-lasting, cheery perennial; Corey, Cory
Dutch (Iris) – charming name for a boy
Fiorello – Italian for little flower
Florent – French term for flowers
Forest – the old-fashioned spelling of this man’s name is Forrest
Jacob(‘s Ladder) – blue, bell-shaped climbers
Jared – Biblical word for rose; Jarrod
Jonquil – hardy, spring-flowering bulb; Jon, John, Quill
Lupine – dense foliage with stately flower spikes; Lupe
Moss – soft, plush ground covering found in shady areas
Sage – medicinal plant in the mint family
Shatrevar – Persian for flower; Trevor
(Sweet) William – symbolizes gallantry in the Victorian language of flowers
Vinca – spreading plant, like periwinkle; Vince
Xeni – protector of plants and flowers


Names for both boys & girls

Florence and varities of it is a very popular name for both boys and girls in many countries. For varieties, click here.
AOI (1-碧, 2- 葵): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "blue" or 2) "hollyhock."

BRIAR: English unisex name derived from the plant name briar, from Old English brer, meaning "prickly bush."

BRIER: Variant spelling of English unisex Briar, meaning "briar plant."

DZAGHIG: Armenian unisex name meaning "flower."

FIORE: Medieval Italian unisex name derived from the word fiore, meaning "flower."

IORELLO: Masculine diminutive form of Italian unisex Fiore, meaning "little flower." Fiorella is the feminine form.

FU (1-芙, 2-富): Chinese unisex name meaning 1) "lotus" or 2) "wealthy."

GULZAR (गुलज़ार): Hindi unisex name meaning "garden of flowers."

HADLEY: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, composed of the Old English elements hæð "heathland, heather, wasteland" and leah "clearing, field, meadow" hence "heather meadow."

HE (1-荷, 2-河): Chinese unisex name meaning 1) "lotus," or 2) "river."

HOLLIS: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English holegn "holly" denoting someone who "lives near holly trees."

HUA (1- 花, 2-华): Chinese unisex name meaning 1) "flower" or 2) "magnificent."

LORE:  Basque unisex name meaning "flower."

PADMA (पद्म): Hindi unisex name meaning "lotus flower."

ROTEM (רוֹתֶם): Hebrew unisex name derived from the word rethem, found in the bible, meaning "juniper" or "broom plant," a shrub growing in the deserts of Arabia with yellowish flowers, and a bitter root which the poor were accustomed to eat.

SHOSHAN (Hebrew: שׁוֹשַׁן):
        Egyptian unisex name meaning "lotus."
        Hebrew unisex name meaning "lily."

VERED (וֶרֶד): Hebrew unisex name meaning "rose."

YING (英): Chinese unisex name meaning "petal, flower; outstanding, surpassing; admirable, heroic."


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