JuliaF's Personal Name List

Azalea

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: ə-ZAY-lee-ə

Rating: 48% based on 24 votes

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

Camellia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: kə-MEE-lee-ə, kə-MEHL-ee-ə

Rating: 44% based on 24 votes

From the name of the flowering shrub, which was named for the botanist and missionary Georg Josef Kamel.

Jonquil

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: JAHNG-kwəl

Rating: 34% based on 24 votes

From the English word for the type of flower, derived ultimately from Latin iuncus "reed".

Juniper

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: JOON-i-pər

Rating: 62% based on 25 votes

From the English word for the type of tree, derived ultimately from Latin iuniperus.

Lavender

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: LAV-ən-dər

Rating: 62% based on 25 votes

From the English word for the aromatic flower or the pale purple colour.

Lilac

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: LIE-lək

Rating: 50% based on 24 votes

From the English word for the shrub with purple or white flowers (genus Syringa). It is derived via Arabic from Persian.

Marigold

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: MAR-i-gold, MEHR-i-gold

Rating: 62% based on 25 votes

From the name of the flower, which comes from a combination of Mary and the English word gold.

Soleil

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Various

Pronounced: SAW-LAY(French)

Rating: 43% based on 41 votes

Means "sun" in French. It is not commonly used as a name in France itself.

Zinnia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: ZIN-ee-ə

Rating: 60% based on 42 votes

From the name of the flower, which was itself named for the German botanist Johann Zinn.