Behind the Name: BlueRoseAthena's Personal Name List

Rehan

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Armenian

Other Scripts: Ռեհան(Armenian)

Means "basil" in Armenian.

Buttercup

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Literature

Pronounced: BUT-ər-kup(English)

From the English word for the yellow flower (genus Ranunculus). Author William Goldman used it for Princess Buttercup in his book The Princess Bride (1973) and the subsequent film adaptation (1987).

Briar

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: BRIE-ər

From the English word for the thorny plant.

Briallen

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Welsh (Rare)

Pronounced: bri-A-shehn

Derived from Welsh briallu meaning "primrose". This is a modern Welsh name.

Azalea

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: ə-ZAY-lee-ə

From the name of the flower (shrubs of the genus Rhododendron), ultimately derived from Greek ἀζαλέος (azaleos) meaning "dry".

Ayame

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 菖蒲, etc.(Japanese Kanji) あやめ(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: A-YA-MEH

From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower)". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Aster

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: AS-tər

From the name of the flower, which is derived via Latin from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".

Aspen

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: AS-pən

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From the English word for a variety of deciduous trees in the genus Populus, derived from Old English æspe. It is also the name of a ski resort in Colorado.

Ash

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: ASH

Short form of Ashley. It can also come directly from the English word denoting either the tree or the residue of fire.

Amaryllis

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Literature

Pronounced: am-ə-RIL-is(English)

Derived from Greek ἀμαρύσσω (amarysso) meaning "to sparkle". This is the name of a character appearing in Virgil's pastoral poems Eclogues [1]. The amaryllis flower is named for her.

Acacia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: ə-KAY-shə

From the name of a type of tree, ultimately derived from Greek ἀκή (ake) meaning "thorn, point".