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Given names derived from plants or flowers. Given names derived from seasons. ... Alizé (given name) Alla (female name) Allegra (given name) Allene (given name) Alli ...
Flora is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning flower, ultimately derived from the Latin word flos, which had the genitive florus. Flora was a fertility goddess of flowers and springtime in Ancient Rome. Feminine variants include Florrie or its Scottish Gaelic equivalent Flòraidh.
Lily is a feminine given name usually derived from lily, the flower. The name became particularly popular along with other flower names for girls during the 1800s and early 1900s. The lily also has associations with and has been symbolic of innocence and purity in Christian art.
Distinctions can sometimes be made between individuals who derive this given name after the surname and those who are named after the flower. [3] A bridal rose is said to signify happy love in the language of flowers. Saint Rose of Lima by Claudio Coello. Rhoda, as in Acts 12:12-15, is the Greek equivalent. St.
Daisy is a feminine given name. The flower name comes from the Old English word dægeseage, meaning "day's eye". [1] The name Daisy is therefore ultimately derived from this source. Daisy is also a nickname for Margaret because Marguerite, the French version of the latter name, is also a French name for the oxeye daisy. [2] [3]
Rosemary is a feminine given name, a combination of the names Rose which is a flower that belongs to the Rose family, and from the name Mary which is the name of the Virgin Mary and means Strong, Fertile. It can also be used in reference to the herb named rosemary. [1]
Dahlia is a feminine given name derived from the name for the flower, which was named in honor of the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. His surname is of Germanic origin and refers to a person who lived in a valley .