Browse Submitted Names

Abeima f Manipuri
Means "little girl" in Meitei.

Abra f Ewe
Means "Tuesday-born girl" in Ewe.

Acanthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Άκανθος (Akanthos), which is derived from Greek ακανθος (akanthos), the name of a plant with large spiny leaves. The plant ultimately derives its name from Greek ακη (ake) "thorn, point" and Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom"... [more]

Acaxoch f Nahuatl
From acaxochitl "reed flower", the name of an aquatic plant with red or white flowers.

Achagul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek acha meaning "mother, grandmother" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Acheflow f Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Acheflour, which is probably a corruption of Blancheflour (see Blanchefleur) meaning "white flower" in Old French. In the Middle English romance 'Sir Perceval of Galles', Acheflour was the sister of King Arthur and mother of Perceval.

Aciano m Spanish
Means "the blue bottle flower" in Spanish.

Adia f Igede, Swahili
Means "queen" in Igede and "(valuable) gift" in Swahili, from Hausa adia "gift".

Adiltsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian адил (adil) meaning "like, akin, similar" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Aehwa f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, blossom". Other Hanja is possible.

Aeng-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 櫻 (aeng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, bloom, anger".

Æðelhad f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Alice and Adelaide, derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and hād "nature, character" (from haiduz)... [more]

Agallis f Ancient Greek
Means "iris (flower)" in Greek, specifically referring to the Greek iris (Iris attica).

Ageha f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 揚羽, 亜夏羽, 亜華羽 or 愛華羽 with 揚 (you, a.garu, -a.ge, a.geru) meaning "fry in deep fat, hoist," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next," 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, favourite, love," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendour" and 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers."... [more]

Ahana f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 華 (hana) or 花 (hana) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ahtziri f Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly a variant of the name Yatziri. May be of Mayan or Aztec origin, with some sources claiming it means "corn flower" or "corn goddess".

Ahutiare f Tahitian
From Tahitian ahu meaning "clothes, fabric, garment" and tiare meaning "flower, blossom".

Aigol f Tatar, Bashkir
From Tatar and Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with гөл (göl) "flower".

Aihi f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 妃 (hi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aika f Japanese
This name combines 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru) meaning "affection, love" or 藍 (ran, ai) meaning "indigo" with 華 or 花 (ka, ke, hana) which both mean "flower," 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell", 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add, include, join", 歌 (ka, uta, uta.u) meaning "sing, song, poem" or 嘉 (ka, yoi, yomi.suru) meaning "applaud, esteem, praise."

Aikako f Japanese (Rare)
From 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" or 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo", combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat"... [more]

Ainagul f Kazakh
From Kazakh айна (aina) meaning "mirror" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Ainiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Ajaŋa m Jola
Means "girl" in Jola-Fonyi.

Ajisai f Japanese
From Japanese 紫陽花 (ajisai) meaning "hydrangea" which comes from combining 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple, violet", 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male", and 花 (hana, ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Akaha f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 華 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Akgul f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Akgyz f Turkmen
Means "white coloured girl" in Turkmen, from the name elements ak meaning "white" and kyz meaing "girl".

Akllasisa f Quechua
Means "chosen flower" in Quechua, from akllakuy, "to choose" and sisa, "flower".

Alaere f Ijaw
Means "queen, woman of substance" in Ijaw.

Alaleh f Persian
Means "buttercup (flower)" in Persian.

Alçiçek f Turkish
Means "scarlet flower" in Turkish.

Aldyn-kys f Tuvan
Means "golden girl" from Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Alecrim m Portuguese
Alecrim is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region.... [more]

Alfífa f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse name of uncertain meaning, the first element possibly from *alu "protection, fortune" or alfr "elf"; the second element, fífa means "cotton grass" and occurs in Old Icelandic poetry as a metaphor for "arrow" (a similar word, fífla, was used in 'Grettis saga' to mean "a girl")... [more]

Alitzel f Mexican, American (Hispanic, Modern), Mayan (?)
Many websites claim that this is a Mayan name meaning "smiling girl". It might be a combination of a name beginning with Ali (such as Alicia) and Itzel.

Allanzu f Hurrian Mythology
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Hurrian element alla=i, meaning "lady, queen". Another possible element is the Hurrian alu-, meaning "to speak". Name borne by a Hurrian goddess that was often worshipped alongside Ḫepat, who was considered to be her mother.

Almagul f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "apple blossom" from Kazakh and Kyrgyz алма (alma) meaning "apple" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Alsäsäk f Bashkir
Means "pink flower" in Bashkir.

Altangul f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "golden rose", from Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and Tajik гул (gul) meaning "flower, rose", ultimately from Persian گل (gol).

Altïngöl f Bashkir
Means "gold flower" in Bashkir.

Altınqız f Karachay-Balkar
Means "golden girl" in Karachay-Balkar.

Altyngul f Kazakh
From Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Aluma f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה (aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה (alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה (alma) "a young girl, a damsel".

Amangul f Kazakh
From Kazakh аман (aman) meaning "healthy, safe" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Amara f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 笑 (ra) meaning "to laugh, to smile" or 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Amarbuyan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".

Ameyalxochitl f Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl ameyalli meaning "spring" and xochitl meaning "flower".

Amphianassa f Greek Mythology (?)
Apparently derived from Greek αμφι (amphi) meaning "around, on both sides" (compare Amphitrite) and ανασσα (anassa) meaning "queen, lady" (used as a term of address for goddesses)... [more]

Amphithemis m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek ἀμφί (amphi) meaning "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" as well as "around, about, near". The second element is derived from the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).... [more]

Anacaona f Taíno, Mexican
Means "golden flower" in Taíno, from ana "flower" and caona "gold". This was the name of the cacica (a female cacique, or queen) who ruled the native Taíno (Arawak) people of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola when the conquistadors settled there in 1492... [more]

Anassa f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἄνασσα (anassa) meaning "queen, lady". In other words, one could say that this name is the feminine form of Anax.

Anaxarete f Greek Mythology
Means "master of virtue", derived from Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "lord, master" and ἀρετή (arete) meaning "virtue"... [more]

Anay-kis f Tuvan
Means "goat girl" in Tuvan.

Andocides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Possibly derived from Greek (anadokhe) meaning "a taking up, acceptance, taking charge of" or "surety, pledge, guarantee". Alternatively, ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower" or ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man" combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides) have been suggested as elements.

Ane m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic ane meaning "big brother of a girl".

Angaju f & m Greenlandic
Means "older sibling of the same sex" in Greenlandic, thus either "big brother (to a boy)" or "big sister (to a girl)".

Aningâĸ m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "big brother of a girl" in Greenlandic. Aningâĸ is the name of the moon in Greenlandic mythology.

Ankayarkanni f Tamil
Alternate transcription of Tamil அங்கயற்கண்ணி (see Angayarkanni).... [more]

Ankhtsetseg f Mongolian
Means "first flower" in Mongolian, from анх (ankh) meaning "first" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Anqogul f Uzbek
Derived from anqo meaning "anqa (a mythological bird" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Antaine m Irish
Possibly meaning "flower" and deriving from the Greek ἄνθος (anthos).

Anthemion m Greek Mythology
Means "small flower", derived from Greek ἄνθεμον (anthemon) meaning "flower" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). The former is ultimately derived from Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Antheus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀνθέω (antheō) meaning "to blossom, to bloom", which is related to Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". In order words, this name is virtually the masculine form of Antheia (see Anthea)... [more]

Anthimos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄνθιμος (anthimos) meaning "of flowers, like flowers, blooming, flowered". It is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom".

Anthippos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Anthoulis m Greek (Cypriot)
Diminutive of names containing the Greek element ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom", such as Kleanthis.

Anthus m Greek Mythology
Means "flower."

Anuthida f Thai
From Thai อนุ (anu) meaning "small" and ธิดา (thida) meaning "daughter, girl".

Anu-üjin f Mongolian
Combination of Anu, the name of a 17th century Mongolian queen consort, and the early Mongolian suffix üjin meaning "lady, princess, queen".

Anying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 安 (ān) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil, satisfied" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Aoibhann f Irish Mythology
Variant of Aoibheann.... [more]

Aoibhgréine f Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish aoibh "smile, pleasant expression" and grian "sun". This name belonged to the daughter of Deirdre and Naoise in Longas Mac nUislenn (The Exile of the Sons of Uisnech), a story of the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology... [more]

Aoika f Japanese
From Japanese 碧 (aoi) meaning "blue, green", 葵 (aoi) meaning "hollyhock" or 蒼 (aoi) meaning "blue" combined with 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending, entertainer", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled" or 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed"... [more]

Aoka f Japanese
From Japanese 葵 (ao) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aqchagul f Uzbek
Derived from aqcha meaning "money" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Aqqız f Karachay-Balkar
Means "white girl" in Karachay-Balkar.

Aqsäskä f Bashkir
Means "white flower" in Bashkir.

Aqtutaš f Bashkir
From Bashkir аҡ (aq) meaning "white, bright, pure" and туташ (tutaš) meaning "girl".

Aquareine f Literature
Combination of Latin aqua meaning "water" and French reine meaning "queen". This is the name of a mermaid queen in L. Frank Baum's novel ''The Sea Fairies'' (1911).

Araliya f Sinhalese
Means "plumeria, temple flower" in Sinhala.

Ardalan m Kurdish
It is the name of a Kurdish dynasty who lived in the Kurdistan of Iran. The name means "goodness", "virtue". It is formed from the ancient Persian roots of Ard "pure", "sacred" and -lan "place", "nest".

Aretaios m Ancient Greek
Derived from either Greek ἀρετάω (aretao) "to thrive, to prosper" or from Greek ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill".

Argine f Popular Culture, French (Rare)
Argine is the name of the Queen of Clubs on French playing cards. While the names on other cards are recognisable figures from history or mythology, Argine is more obscure, it is explained as an anagram of the Latin word regina "queen".

Arianthi f Greek
Possibly composed of the Greek intensifying prefix ἀρι- (ari-) and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower".... [more]

Arin f Korean
A famous bearier of this name is Choi Ye-won from the Kpop group "Oh my girl".

Aristothemis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).

Arita f Hungarian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Greek ἀρετή (arete) "virtue" and a feminine form of Arétász.

Ariuntsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clean, hygienic" or "sacred, divine, holy" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Arĸaluaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "younger brother of a girl" in Greenlandic.

Ármey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements ár "year; plenty, abundance" and mey "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær), perhaps inspired by the masculine name Ármann.

Arnajaraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "little girl" in Greenlandic.

Arnaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "girl, woman" in Greenlandic.

Arnaĸat f Greenlandic
Means "fellow woman, girl friend, female friend" in Greenlandic.

Artea f Basque (Rare)
Basque name derived from arte.... [more]

Arvinbuyan m & f Mongolian
Means "abundant virtue, copious good luck" in Mongolian, from арвин (arvin) meaning "rich, copious, abundant" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".

Arvintsetseg f Mongolian
Means "abundant flowers" in Mongolian, from арвин (arvin) meaning "rich, copious, abundant" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Arvizhikhbuyan m & f Mongolian
Means "increased virtue" in Mongolian, from арвижих (arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".

Asalgul f Uzbek
Derived from asal meaning "honey" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Asefi f Haitian Creole (Archaic)
Derived from Haitian Creole ase "enough" and fi "daughter; girl" and therefore meaning "enough girls". Now rare, this name was traditionally given after having many daughters, in hopes that the next child would be a boy.

Asemgul f Kazakh
From Kazakh әсем (asem) meaning "beautiful, elegant, graceful" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Ashokasundari f Hinduism
The name of the daughter of Shiva and Parvati. Her name is derived from Ashoka, referring to the easing of Parvati's sorrow, and sundari meaning "beautiful girl".

Ashrita f Indian
Possibly means "dependant" and/or "a girl protected by God"

Asuhi f Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow" combined with 妃 (hi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]

Atartsetseg f Mongolian
Means "wilderness flower" in Mongolian, from атар (atar) meaning "wilderness, untouched land" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Aðalbert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic cognate of Adalbert or Ethelbert. The name is a compound of the Old West Norse elements aðal "nature, disposition" or "noble; foremost, premier" + bjartr "bright" (cf... [more]

Aðalbrikt m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Aðalbert (cf. modern German Albrecht, Ruprecht and modern Dutch Robrecht, Hubrecht)... [more]

Aðallín f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements aðal "noble; kind; nature; yard, inheritance, property" and lín "flax; linen; linen garment, linen gear".

Atikhun m Thai
From Thai อติ (ati) meaning "excellent, plentiful" and คุณ (khun) meaning "morality, virtue, goodness".

Atsuka f Japanese
From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Atteneri f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Guanche name meaning "here is the beautiful young woman", derived from the Guanche demonstrative *hata and *teneriht "gazelle", used here to mean "beautiful girl". This was recorded as the name of a 10-year-old Guanche girl from the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495... [more]

Atyrgul f Kyrgyz
Means "rose" from Kyrgyz атыр (atyr) meaning "perfume, fragrance" (of Arabic origin) and гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

Aunjanue f African American (Rare)
Possibly from a corruption of French ingénue meaning "an innocent, wholesome girl", perhaps influenced by names such as Anjanette. This is borne by American actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969-).

Aušrinė f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Derived from Aušra with the feminine adjectival suffix -inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "auroral; pertaining to the dawn."... [more]

Axochiatl m & f Nahuatl
Means "water flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a plant used medicinally. It may have specifically referred to water lilies, honeysuckle, or the common evening primrose.

Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".

Ayagaadax̂ m Aleut
Meaning "girl , co-wife".

Ayakazu m Japanese
Derived from 花 (aya) meaning "flower" or 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant, gorgeous", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, good" and 司 (su) meaning "to rule, control, manage".

Ayameko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower), sweet flag, calamus" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Ayana f Amharic
Means "beautiful flower" in Amharic.

Aybige f Turkish
An alternate spelling of Aybüke, deriving from Turkish ay meaning "moon" combined with büke meaning "queen, woman".

Aybüke f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and büke "queen, woman".

Aýgüla f Turkmen
From aý meaning "moon" (from Turkic ay) and gül meaning "flower" (ultimately from Persian گل (gol))

Ayingbi f Manipuri
Means "cool girl" in Meitei.

Aykhanım f Kazakh
Combination of Kazakh ай (ay) and ханым (khanım), literally "moon queen".

Aykız f Turkish
Ay meaning “Moon” in Turkish and Kız Meaning “Girl” in Turkish

Ay-kys f Tuvan
Means "moon girl" in Tuvan, derived from ай (ay) meaning "moon; month" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Ayoxochitl f & m Nahuatl
Means "squash blossom" in Nahuatl, from ayotli "squash" and xōchitl "flower".

Ayqız f Karachay-Balkar
Means "moon girl" in Karachay-Balkar. This is another name of the mythological figure Satanaya.

Aysäsäk f Bashkir
Derived from Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and сәсәк (säsäk) meaning "flower".

Ayuka f Japanese
This name combines 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk" or 鮎 (den, nen, ayu, namazu) meaning "freshwater trout, smelt" with 花 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower," 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good," 果 (ka, ha.tasu, hata.su, -ha.tasu, ha.te, ha.teru, -ha.teru) meaning "fruit," 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower" or 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add, include, join."... [more]

Azcaxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "ant-flower", from Nahuatl azcatl "ant" and xōchitl "flower". This was the name of an Aztec noblewoman.

Azimgul f Uzbek
From azim meaning "great, huge" and gul meaning "flower".

Aznagool f Tatar
Means "tender flower" in Tatar, from the Arabic-Iranian given name Asna meaning "tender" and the common name element gul.

Bacıgül f Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Azerbaijani bacı meaning "sister" and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".

Badamgül f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani badam meaning "almond" and gül meaning "flower, rose".

Baek-han m Korean (Modern)
A character in Korean Drama "Vampire Flower

Bağça f Azerbaijani
Means "flower garden" in Azerbaijani.

Bahragul f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bahra meaning "profit, gain" or "pleasure" and gul meaning "flower".

Baihua f Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure, bright" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Baiying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "flower, petal, leaf".

Bajgalmaa f Mongolian
Means "nature woman" or "mother nature" in Mongolian, from байгаль (baigal') meaning "nature" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Bäkirä f Bashkir
Means "girl" in Bashkir.

Balakyz f Dagestani
Derived from бала (bala) meaning "child" and кыз (kyz) meaning "girl".

Balçiçek f Turkish
Means "honey flower" in Turkish.

Balkiz f Turkish
Derived from Turkish bal meaning "honey" and kiz meaning "girl, daughter".

Balqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar бал (bal) meaning "honey" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Balzhin f & m Buryat, Mongolian
Means "chamomile, mayweed (flower)" in Buryat and Mongolian.

Ban m & f Lao
Means "flower, bloom" or "happy" in Lao.

Banafsheh f Persian
Means "violet (the flower)" in Persian.

Banat f Bashkir
Means "girl" in Bashkir.

Bənövşə f Azerbaijani
Means "violet (flower)" in Azerbaijani.

Banuçiçək f Azerbaijani
From Persian بانو (bānū) meaning "lady" and Turkic čeček meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Banugul f Persian
Means "flower lady" in Persian.

Banyen f Thai
Means "marvel of Peru (a type of flower)" or "magenta" in Thai.

Baode m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind; morals, ethics, virtue".

Baohua f Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Baonu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Baorui f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".

Baraka f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bargigul f Uzbek
Derived from barg meaning "leaf" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Barnogul f Uzbek
Derived from barno meaning "youthful, beautiful" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Barragul f Uzbek
Derived from barra meaning "lamb" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Basilodika f Ancient Greek
βασίλεια (basileia) "rule, royal power, queen" + δικη (diké) "justice"

Basilokles m Ancient Greek, Literature
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun βασιλεύς (basileus) meaning "king" (see Basil 1), though technically both βασίλεια (basileia) meaning "queen, princess" and βασίλειος (basileios) meaning "royal, kingly" are also possible.... [more]

Bat f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "girl, daughter" in Hebrew.

Batchen f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Bat and Chen 2 means "graceful girl" or "beautiful girl" in Hebrew.

Batkol f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "echo" (see Hed).... [more]

Bator f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "girl of light", from a combination of Bat and Or.

Battsetseg f Mongolian
Means "strong flower" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Baxtigul f Uzbek
Derived from baxt meaning "happiness" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Baxtiqiz f Uzbek
Derived from baxt meaning "happiness" and qiz meaning "girl".

Bayangöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir баян (bayan) meaning "happy" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".

Bayartsetseg f Mongolian
Means "flower of joy" in Mongolian, from баяр (bayar) meaning "joy" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Bayramgöl f Bashkir
From the Bashkir байрам ‎(bayram) meaning “festivity” and гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".

Bayramgul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bayram meaning "holiday" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Bazargul f Kazakh
Derived from Persian بازار (bâzâr) meaning "market, marketplace" and Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

Beaflurs f Arthurian Cycle
Means "beautiful flower" (compare Blanchefleur). This was the name of a fairy in the Middle High German romance 'Parzival' (Wolfram von Eschenbach's adaptation of 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail', a poem by Chrétien de Troyes)... [more]

Beg'amgul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek beg'am meaning "carefree" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Beide f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue".

Bellaflore f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bella "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and a derivative of Latin flos "flower".

Bembem f Manipuri
Means "young girl; baby" in Meitei.

Bemma f Manipuri
Means "baby girl" in Meitei.

Benchakanlayani f Thai (Rare)
Means "woman of fivefold beauty" in Thai, from เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five, fivefold" and กัลยาณี (kanlayani) meaning "beautiful girl, belle". In Buddhism this term refers to a woman with five favourable attributes: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin and beauty at any age.

Benika f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Berika f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (beri) meaning "strawberry" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Beril f English (Rare)
Variant of Beryl. Beril Jents (1918-2013) was an Australian fashion designer. She is recognized as "Australia’s first queen of haute couture".

Bertsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pincushion flower" (species Scabiosa comosa) in Mongolian, a kind of purple-blue flower in the honeysuckle genus. Ultimately derived from бэр (ber) meaning "bride, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Bianka f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 琵 (bi) meaning "guitar-like instrument" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful", 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" or 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower"... [more]

Bibi f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (bi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" and duplicated using 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.... [more]

Bibiqiz f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and qiz meaning "girl".

Bilqiz f Chechen
Chechen name of Turkic origin from Proto-Turkic *bạl meaning "honey" combined with *kɨ̄ŕ "girl, woman".

Binafsha f Uzbek, Afghan
Means "violet flower" in Uzbek, from Persian بنفشه‎ (banafše). Also see Banafsheh.

Bindi f Indigenous Australian, Nyungar
Means "butterfly" from the word bindi-bindi in Nyungar, spoken in Western Australian near Perth.... [more]

Binghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Bingrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "flower buds, unopened flowers".

Binti f Indonesian
Derived from Arabic بِنْت (bint) meaning "daughter, girl".

Bintou f Western African
From Arabic بِنْت (bint) meaning "daughter, girl".

Binying f Chinese
From the Chinese 彬 (bīn) meaning "cultivated, well-bred" or 玢 (bīn) meaning "jade's streaks" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems; bright, lustrous" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero; outstanding person; petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero"

Bircəçiçək f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani bir meaning "one, gingle" and çiçək meaning "flower".

Bişkurîn f Kurdish
Means "smile" in Kurdish.

Biwa f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, flower" or 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bjartmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjartr "light; bright, shining" and mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or mær "daughter" or mėy "girl".

Blaa f Manx
Derived from Manx blaa "bloom, flower" (but also "pride, heyday"), this name has been occasionally used as an equivalent of Flora.

Blanchefleur f Medieval French, Dutch (Rare), Literature, Arthurian Cycle
Means "white flower" in French. It is borne by a number of characters, who reflect purity and idealized beauty, in literature of the High Middle Ages, notably in the romances of Floris and Blanchefleur and Tristan and Iseult.

Bláth f Medieval Irish
Derived from Irish blath "flower; blossom". This was the name of two virgin saints. It was usually Anglicized as Flora.

Bleuzenn f Breton
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some academics consider Bleuzenn a Breton cognate of either Welsh Blodeuyn or Welsh Blodwen while others consider this name a derivation from Middle Breton bleuzuenn "flower"... [more]

Blin m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bli(n) "sturgeon" or bli(r) "linden tree, lime tree; linden flower".

Blinera f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian bli(r) "linden tree, lime tree; linden flower" and erë "wind; scent".

Bloem f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch word bloem meaning "flower".... [more]

Bloemhard m Dutch
The first element of this name is derived from Dutch bloem "flower", which ultimately comes from Gothic blôma. The second element is derived from Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy".

Blómey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blóm "bloom, blossom, flower" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Blomma f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish blomma "flower".

Blomman f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "the flower" in Swedish.

Bloom f English
From the English word bloom, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ("to thrive, flower, bloom").

Blume f Yiddish
German-Yiddish form of Bluma. The name coincides with German Blume "flower".

Bodhidharma m Buddhism, History, Sanskrit
Means "dharma of enlightenmemt" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma) "virtue, religious and moral duties" and बोधि (bodhi) "the illuminated or enlightened intellect"... [more]

Bolqiz f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bol meaning "honey" and qiz meaning "girl".

Bonugul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bonu meaning "lady" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Borbak-kys f Tuvan
Means "round girl" from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Bo'rigul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bo'ri meaning "wolf" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Boupha f & m Lao
Means "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).

Bowo m Javanese
From Javanese bawa meaning "nature, disposition, character" or "voice, sound", ultimately from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva). It can also be used as a diminutive of Prabowo and other names containing the element -bowo.

Bo-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 英 "petal, flower, leaf".

Bozgul f Tajik
Means "falcon rose" From боз (boz) meaning "falcon" and гул (gul) meaning "flower, rose" (see gol)

Breacnait f Irish
Means "freckled girl".

Brosi m Faroese
From Old Norse brosa meaning "to smile".

Bulak f Cebuano
Means "flower" in Cebuano.

Bulaklak f Tagalog
Means "flower" in Tagalog.

Bunga f Indonesian, Malay
Means "flower" in Indonesian and Malay.

Bunhung m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ບຸນຮຸ່ງ (hung) meaning ""light, bright" or "dawn".

Bunnao m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ເນົາ (nao) meaning "New Year's Eve".

Buntaeng m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ແຕງ (taeng) meaning "melon, cucumber".

Bunthawee m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "virtue, merit" and ทวี (tá-wee) meaning "to increase, to add".

Bunthoeng m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ເຖິງ (thoeng) meaning "reach, attain".

Burbuqe f Albanian
Derived from Albanian burbuqe "flower bud".

Busəgül f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani busə meaning "kiss" and gül meaning "flower, rose".

Butet f Batak
Means "girl, daughter" in Toba Batak.

Butsaba f Thai
Means "flower" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).

Buyan m & f Mongolian
Means "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" in Mongolian.

Buyan-amgalan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Buyan-arvizhikh m & f Mongolian
Means "accumulate good luck" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and арвижих (arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate".

Buyanbat m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, loyal, firm".

Buyanchimeg f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Buyandelger f & m Mongolian
Means "abundant good luck" in Mongolian from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Buyanjargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "virtue, goodness, merit" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Buyankhishig f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".

Buyannemekh m & f Mongolian
Means "add good luck" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, increase; to enhance".

Buyantögöldör m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and төгөлдөр (tögöldör) meaning "complete, perfect".

Buyantogtokh m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and тогтох (togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine".

Buyantsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Buyanzayaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".

Buyanzhargal f & m Mongolian
Means "good luck and happiness" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Byambatsetseg f Mongolian
Means "Saturday flower" in Mongolian, from бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Byrganym f Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh бір (bir) meaning "one" combined with ханым (khanym) "lady, queen".

Čača f Mari
Means "flower" in Mari.

Çacaxochitl m & f Nahuatl
The name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and xochitl "flower".

Çäçkä f Tatar
From a variant Tatar word meaning "flower".

Caihua f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese", 彩画 (cǎihuà) meaning "colour painting", or 菜花 (càihuā) meaning "cauliflower; rape blossom"... [more]

Caillic f Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic word caileag meaning "girl", or possibly from the related word cailleach meaning "old woman", which is also the name of a Scottish and Irish mythological figure (see Beira) and comes from Old Irish caillech "veiled (one)", from caille "veil", an early loanword from Latin pallium "a cloak" (i.e., the ecclesiastical garment worn by nuns).

Çəməngül f Azerbaijani
Means "meadow flower" in Azerbaijani.

Canhua f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 灿 (càn) meaning "vivid, bright, lustrous" combined with 花 (hua) meaning "flower, blossom" Other Other character combinations are possible.

Caohua f Chinese
From the Chinese 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Caxochitl m & f Nahuatl
Possibly a variant of acaxochitl, "reed flower", an aquatic plant with red or white flowers. Alternately, it may mean "he/she is a flower", deriving from Nahuatl ca "is, to be" and xochitl "flower".

Celebrían f Literature
Means "silver queen" in Sindarin, from celeb meaning "silver" and rían meaning "queen". This was the name of an Elf mentioned in Lord of the Rings. She was the daughter of Galadriel, the wife of Elrond, and the mother of Arwen.

Cempaka f Indonesian
Means "champak (a type of flower)" or "yellow gem" in Indonesian.

Cerintha f English (Rare)
From the name of a flower, literally "wax-flower" from Greek κηρος (keros) "beeswax" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower".

Chachaviy f Mari
From the Tatar чэ чэк (che chek) meaning "flower" and бий (biy) meaning "princess".

Chae-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, bloom, anger" or 華 (hwa) meaning "flower, petal, China". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Chakhayakh f Khakas
Means "flower" in Khakas.

Chalchiuhxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "jade flower" in Nahuatl, from chālchiuhtli "precious green or blue stone; jade, turquoise, emerald" and xōchitl "flower".

Chamintsetseg f Mongolian
From Mongolian чамин (chamin) meaning "stylish, elegant" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

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

Champika m & f Sinhalese
Derived from Hindi चंपिका (campika) meaning "little champa (Plumeria) flower".

Changying f Chinese
“Chang” (长) can mean “long” or “growing,” and “ying” (英) can mean “hero,” “outstanding,” or “flower.”

Channiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Chantou f Khmer
Means "flower" in Khmer.

Chengde m Chinese
From the Chinese 承 (chéng) meaning "bear, hold; inherit, receive; succeed" and 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, virtue, ethics".

Chengrui f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright, splendour, brightness" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" or 锐 (ruì) meaning "acute, keen, sharp".

Cherika f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (che) meaning "cherry tree, cherry blossom", 桃 (ri) meaning "peach" or 子 (ri) meaning "child" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Chichäk f Khazar
Khazarian feminine given name of Turkic origin, ultimately meaning "flower".

Chicōmexōchitl f Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Derived from Nahuatl chicome meaning "seven" and xochitl "flower". This was an epithet of the Aztec mother goddess Tonantzin.

Chihana f Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "miscanthus reed" combined with 華 (hana) meaning "flower". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.

Chikage f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection" combined with 華 (ge) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Chimalxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "sunflower" in Nahuatl, from chimalli "shield" and xōchitl "flower".

Chingurei f Manipuri
Means "flower of god" in Meitei.

Chiquita f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Means "little girl" in Spanish, from the Spanish chica "girl" combined with the diminutive suffix ita.... [more]

Chirika f Japanese
From Japanese 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom", and 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chonghua m Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 重 (chóng, meaning “double”, “layered”) and 华 (huá, meaning “flower”, “luxuriance”). This was the supposed personal name of Emperor Shun, one of the Five Emperors said to have ruled in the early days of Chinese civilization... [more]

Chrysanthemum f English
Taken directly from the name of the flower, which is derived from Greek khrusos "gold" and anthemon "flower".... [more]

Chrysothemis f & m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).... [more]

Chuande m Chinese
From the Chinese 传 (chuán) meaning "summon, propagate, transmit" and 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, virtue, ethics".

Chuluuntsetseg f Mongolian
Means "stone flower" in Mongolian, from чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Chunhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Chun-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 春 (chun) "spring" and 華 (hwa) "flowery; illustrious" or 花 (hwa) "flower; blossoms".

Chunlin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (season)" or 椿 (chūn) meaning "camellia (flower)" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain, continuous rain"... [more]

Chunying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" combined with 莹 (yíng) meaning "lustrous, lustre of gems", 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon", or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]

Chu'si f Hopi
Means "snake flower" in Hopi.

Chuymani f & m Aymara
Means "goodness, virtue" in Aymara.

Çiçəküz f Azerbaijani
Means "flower face" in Azerbaijani.