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LILJANA (Лилјана): Macedonian form of Latin Liliana, meaning "lily."LILLI: Variant spelling of English Lily, meaning "lily."LILLIA: Short form of English Lillian, meaning "lily."LILLIAN: Variant spelling of English Lilian, meaning "lily."LILLIAS: Variant spelling of Scottish Lilias, meaning "lily."LILLIE: Variant spelling of English Lily, meaning "lily."LILLY: Variant spelling of English Lily, meaning "lily."LILY: English name derived from the vocabulary word, lily, meaning simply "lily flower." LILYANA (Лиляна): Bulgarian form of Latin Liliana, meaning "lily."LINN: Compare with another form of Linn.English short form of Latin Linnaea, meaning "twin flower." Short form of Swedish Linnéa, meaning "twin flower."LINNAEA: From the Latin name for the "twin flower." Named after the botanist Linnaeus, because it was his favorite plant. LINNÉA: Swedish form of Latin Linnaea, meaning "twin flower."LJUBICA (Љубица): Serbian name meaning "violet flower."LOKELANI: Hawaiian name meaning "small red rose."LOREA: Feminine form of Basque unisex Lore, meaning "flower."LOTUS: English name derived from the flower name, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, a name for various kinds of plants before it came to designate the Egyptian "white lotus." The Greek word may ultimately come from Hebrew lowt, meaning "covering, veil."LOUSVART: Armenian name meaning "light rose."LULE: Albanian name meaning "flower."LULJETA: Albanian name composed of the elements lule "flower" and jete "live," hence "flower of life."LULUDJA: Possibly a Romani form of Albanian Luljeta, meaning "flower of life."LYSSA: Short form of English Alyssa, meaning either "noble sort" or "alyssum flower."MADARA: Latvian name derived from the name of a flowering plant known in English as "bedstraw, cleavers."MADOKA (1-円, 2-円花): Japanese name meaning 1) "circle" or 2) "circle, flower."MAGNOLIA: English name derived from the name of the flowering tree. MAI: Vietnamese name meaning "golden flower." Compare with another form of Mai.MAI'ANA: Chamoru name meaning "flower." MALATI (मालती): Hindi name meaning "jasmine."MALEE: Thai name meaning "flower."MALI: Thai flower name meaning "jasmine." MALINALXOCHITL: Nahuatl name meaning "grass flower."MANISHAG: Armenian name meaning "violet flower."MANJOLA: Albanian form of English Magnolia, meaning "magnolia tree."MANSI: Native American Hopi name meaning "plucked flower."MARGANIT (מַרְגָּנִית): Hebrew name derived from the name of a plant of Israel having blue, gold and red flowers.MARGANITA (מַרְגָּנִיתָה): Variant form of Hebrew Marganit, the name of a plant of Israel having blue, gold and red flowers.MARIGOLD: English name derived from the flower name, composed of the name Mary"obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion" and the word "gold."MAYLEA: Hawaiian name meaning "wildflower."MELANTHA: English name thought to probably be an elaborated form of the Greek word anthos, meaning "flower." MIMOZA: Albanian name meaning "mimosa," a tree and plant name. The mimosa is also called the sensitive plant, and sleeping plant. The name derives from the Latin word mimus, meaning "to imitate." It was given this name because of the way it folds its leaves when touched.MISAKI (美咲): Japanese name meaning "beauty bloom."MITXOLETA: Basque flower name meaning "poppy."MIYAOAXOCHITL: Nahuatl name meaning "maize tassel flower."MÜGE: Turkish name meaning "lily."MYRTHE: From the Dutch name for the flowering "myrtle."MYRTIE: Pet form of English Myrtle, meaning "little myrtle."MYRTLE: English name derived from the vocabulary word, myrtle, the name of a flowering shrub or tree, derived from the Old French diminutive myrtille, meaning "little myrtle."NARGIZ: Armenian name meaning "narcissus flower."NASREEN: Variant spelling of Persian Nasrin, meaning "wild rose."NASRIN (نسرین): Persian name meaning "wild rose."NAWRA (نورة): Variant spelling of Arabic Noura, meaning "blossom."NÉA: Short form of Swedish Linnéa, meaning "twinflower."NERGIS: Turkish name meaning "daffodil."NERINE: Feminine form of Greek Nereus, meaning "daughter of Nereus" or "sea sprite" or "wet one." It is also the name of a genus of plants native to South Africa but now spread worldwide. It is a bulb plant that produces beautiful pink funnel-shaped flowers in the fall, similar to the Belladonna Lily, though smaller. In use by the English.NESRIN: Turkish form of Persian Nasrin, meaning "wild rose."NEVENA (Невена): Bulgarian name, meaning "marigold."NILOFER (نیلوفر): Persian name meaning "water-lily."NILOOFAR: Variant spelling of Persian Nilofer, meaning "water-lily."NILOUFAR: Variant spelling of Persian Nilofer, meaning "water-lily."NILÜFER: Turkish form of Persian Nilofer, meaning "water-lily."NITZA (נִצָה): Hebrew name meaning "flower bud."NIVIARSIAQ: Greenlandic name, derived from the name of the national flower of Greenland, meaning "young maiden." NOORA (نورة): Variant spelling of Arabic Noura, meaning "blossom." Compare with another form of Noora.NOURA (نورة): Arabic name meaning "blossom."NOXOCHICOZTLI: Female Nahuatl name meaning "my necklace of flowers."NURIT (נוּרִית): Hebrew flower name meaning "buttercup."NÜYING (女英): Chinese myth name of the twin sister of Ehuang, meaning "girl flower." Both sisters were river goddesses and consorts of the mystical ruler Shun.OLWEN: Welsh Arthurian legend name of the heroine of Culhwch and Olwen, composed of the elements ol "footprint, track," and (g)wen "fair, holy, white," hence "footprint/track of the holy one." Olwen was the daughter of the fierce giant Ysbaddaden who was fated to die if she ever married. She was a magical girl who caused flowers to spring up wherever she went. When Culhwch (a cousin of King Arthur) came to seek her hand, Ysbaddaden required that he complete a series of nearly impossibly tasks before he would grant permission for them to marry.ORCHID: English name derived from the flower name, from Greek orkhis, meaning "testicle," from Proto-Indo-European orghi-, the base root for for the word "testicle." The plant was given this name because of the shape of its root. ORNELLA: Italian name derived from the word ornello, meaning "flowering ash tree."ORVOKKI: Finnish name meaning "pansy flower."PADMAVATI (पद्मावती): Hindi name composed of the Sanskrit elements padma "lotus flower" and vati "resembling," hence "resembles a lotus flower."PADMINI (पद्मिनी): Hindi name composed of the Sanskrit elements padma "lotus flower" and ini"having," hence "possesses lotus flowers."PANSY: English name derived from the flower name, from the Old French word pensee, meaning "thought."PEIZHI (裴植): Chinese name meaning "admiring iris."PEONY: English name derived from the flower name, peony, which was named after the physician god Pæon because the flower was formerly used in medicine. PETUNIA: English name derived from the flower name, from French petun, an obsolete word for the tobacco plant.POLIKWAPTIWA: Native American Hopi name meaning "butterfly sitting on a flower."POLOLENA: Hawaiian form of English/French Florence, meaning "blossoming."POPPY: English name derived from the flower name, from Latin papaver, which may be a reduplication of the base *pap-, meaning "to swell." POSALA: Native American Miwok name meaning "farewell to spring flowers."POSEY: Variant spelling of English Posy, meaning both "bouquet, flower" and "(God) shall add (another son)."POSIE: Variant spelling of English Posy, meaning both "bouquet, flower" and "(God) shall add (another son)."POSY: English name derived from the flower name which originally meant "a line of verse engraved on the inner surface of a ring," but later acquired the meaning "bouquet, flower." Compare with another form of Posy.POURASDAN: Armenian name meaning "flower garden."PRAPION: Armenian name meaning "tube rose."PRIMROSE: English name derived from the flower name, from Latin prima rosa, meaning "first rose." PUSHPA (पुष्पा): Hindi name meaning "flower."QUETZALXOCHITL: Nahuatl name meaning "precious flower; queen."RAISA (רֵייזָא): Yiddish name meaning "rose." Compare with other forms of Raisa.RAISE (רֵייזָע): Variant spelling of Yiddish Raisa, meaning "rose."RAISEL: Diminutive form of Yiddish Raise ("rose"), hence "little rose."RAN (蘭): Japanese name meaning "lily" or "orchid."RAYEN: Native American Mapuche name, meaning "flower."RHODA: Latin form of Greek Rhodē, meaning "rose." In the bible, this is the name of a servant in the house of Mary.RHODĒ (Ῥόδη): Greek name meaning "rose." In the bible, this is the name of a servant in the house of Mary.RHOSYN: Welsh name meaning "rose."RIKO (理子): Japanese name meaning "jasmine child."RÓIS: Irish form of English Rose, meaning "rose."RÓISÍN: Diminutive form of Irish Róis ("rose"), hence "little rose."ROMEY: Variant spelling of German Romy, meaning "rose" and "obstinate, rebellious."ROMY: Pet form of German Rosemarie, meaning "rose" and "obstinate, rebellious."ROOS: Dutch name meaning "rose."ROSA: Medieval Latin name meaning "rose." Compare with another form of Rosa.ROSABEL: English form of Italian Rosabella, meaning "beautiful rose."ROSABELLA: Italian compound name composed of Latin Rosa "rose" and Bella "beautiful," hence "beautiful rose."ROSALBA: Italian compound name composed of Latin Rosa "rose" and Alba "dawn," hence "rose of dawn."ROSALIA: Late Latin name meaning "rose." ROSALIE: French form of Latin Rosalia, meaning "rose."ROSALVA: Variant spelling of Italian Rosalba, meaning "rose of dawn."ROSANGELA: Italian compound name composed of Rosa "rose" and Angela "angel," hence "rose-angel."ROSANNA: Italian compound name composed of Rosa "rose" and Anna "favor, grace," hence "rose of grace."ROSANNAH: Variant spelling of Italian Rosanna, meaning "rose of grace."ROSANNE: English compound name composed of Rose "rose" and French Anne "favor-grace," hence "rose of grace."ROSASHARN: English flower name meaning "Rose of Sharon." This was the name of a character in John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath.ROSE: Today, this English name is most often given as a flower name, or used as a short form of the herb name Rosemary. However, it was in use throughout the Middle Ages (long before herb and flower names became popular) and probably originated as a short form of longer Germanic names containing the word hrod, meaning "horse."ROSEANN: Variant spelling of English Rosanne, meaning "rose of grace."ROSEANNE: Variant spelling of English Rosanne, meaning "rose of grace."ROSELLA: Italian pet form of Latin Rosa, meaning "rose."ROSELLE: French pet form of Latin Rosa, meaning "rose."ROSEMARIE: German compound name composed of Rose "rose" and Marie "obstinate, rebellious."ROSEMARY: English name derived from the herb name, "rosemary," from Latin rosmarinus, composed of ros "dew" and marinus "the sea," literally meaning "dew of the sea." In some cases the name may be a compound of Rose "rose" and Mary "obstinate, rebellious."ROSETTA: Italian diminutive form of Latin Rosa, meaning "little rose."ROSETTE: French diminutive form of Latin Rosa, meaning "little rose."ROSHEEN: Anglicized form of Irish Róisín, meaning "little rose."ROSIE: Pet form of English Rose, meaning "rose."ROSINA: Italian pet form of Latin Rosa, meaning "rose."ROSINE: French pet form of Latin Rosa, meaning "rose."ROSITA: Spanish pet form of Latin Rosa, meaning "rose."ROSSELLA: Variant spelling of Italian Rosella, meaning "rose."ROSY: Variant spelling of English Rosie, meaning "rose."RÓŻA: Polish form of Russian Roza, meaning "rose."RÓZA: Variant spelling of Hungarian Rózsa, meaning "rose."ROZA (Ро́за): Russian name meaning "rose."ROZABELA: Esperanto name meaning "rose-beautiful."ROZAFA: Albanian name derived from the name of a castle in Shkodra, which was named after a young woman who was walled up inside of it. The name is probably "rose"-related.ROZAFATI: Variant form of Albanian Rozafa, which is probably a "rose"-related name.ROZÁLIA: Hungarian form of Latin Rosalia, meaning "rose."ROZALIJA: Lithuanian and Slovene form of Latin Rosalia, meaning "rose."ROZANNE: Variant spelling of English Rosanne, meaning "rose of grace."ROZE: Lithuanian form of Russian Roza, meaning "rose."ROZENN: Breton name meaning "rose."RÓZSA: Hungarian form of Russian Roza, meaning "rose."RÓZSI: Pet form of Hungarian R�zsa, meaning "rose."RUOLAN (若蘭): Chinese name meaning "like an orchid."RŮŽENA: Czech name meaning "rose."SACNITE: Mayan Nahuatl name meaning "white flower."SAFFRON: English name derived from the name of the spice which comes from the crocus flower, ultimately from Arabic aṣfar, meaning "yellow."SAKI (咲): Japanese name meaning "blossom."SAKIKO (咲子): Japanese name meaning "blossoming child; earlier child."SAKURA (桜): Japanese name meaning "cherry blossom."
