Unique Floral & Botanical-Inspired Names for Boys

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Pick a sweet, masculine flower name for your baby boy

Co-authored by Tara Collins and Devin McSween

Last Updated: September 25, 2025 Fact Checked

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Looking for a floral name for your baby boy that means “flower” or is related to the sweet-smelling blooms? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve compiled a list of the best masculine and gender-neutral names that are related to flowers, as well as masculine and gender-neutral names that have a botanical vibe. Keep reading to learn more!

The Best Floral Boy Names

• Meaning “flower”: Bud, Crisanto, Fiorello, Florian, Tsvetan, Zuhair
• Related to flowers: Cosmo, Gentian, Jacek, Heath, Oleander, Viorel
• Gender-neutral: Aster, Briar, Golzar, Kalei, Ren, Sage

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Boy Names that Mean Flower

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   There are plenty of masculine names that are related to flowers or directly mean “flower.” Choose one of these beautiful, floral names to inspire your baby boy to love and admire nature as much as you do:

   • Aciano: “Blue bottle flower,” referring to the cornflower. Spanish origin.
   • Arvind: “Lotus,” Indian origin.
   • Basil: After the flowering herb.
   • Bud: “To sprout,” as in the petals of a flower. English origins.
   • Calyx: After the leaf-like petals that support a flower.
   • Chrysanthos: “Golden flower,” Greek origin.
   • Cosmo: After cosmos flowers.
   • Crisanto: “Golden flower,” Greek origin.
   • Fiorello: “Little flower,” Italian origin.
   • Florentin: “In flower” or “flourishing,” French/Latin origin.
   • Florian: “Flowering” or “blossoming,” Latin origin.
   • Florizel: “Flower,” Latin origin.
   • Gentian: After the flowering plant.
   • Giacinto: “Hyacinth flower,” Italian origin.
   • Haddon: “Hill of heather,” English origin.
   • Heath: After the flowering shrub.
   • Jacek: “Hyacinth flower,” Polish origin.
   • Jacinto: “Hyacinth flower,” Spanish/Portuguese origin.
   • Jacob: After Jacob’s ladder, a flowering plant.
   • Lupin: After the lupinus flower.
   • Mak: “Poppy flower,” Slavik origin.
   • Nalin: “Lotus,” Indian origin.
   • Narciso: “Daffodil,” Italian origin.
   • Oleander: After the oleander or rosebay shrub.
   • Tsvetan: “Flower” or “blossom,” Bulgarian origin.
   • Valerian: After the flowering herb.
   • Viorel: “Violet,” Romanian origin.
   • William: After sweet William, a flowering plant.
   • Xochipilli: “Flower prince,” after the Aztec god of art, dance, love, and beauty. Nahuatl origin.
   • Yeong-ho: “Flower” or “petal” + “great” or “bright,” Korean origin.
   • Zuhair: “Small blossom,” Arabic origin.
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Gender-neutral Names that Mean Flower

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   If you don’t want to give your baby boy a traditionally masculine name, there are lots of gender-neutral options to choose from. These names either directly mean “flower” or are related to flowers:

   • Anh: “Flower” or “petal,” Vietnamese origin.
   • Aster: After the flowering plant.
   • Briar: “Thorny bush of roses,” British origin.
   • Golzar: “Flower” or “rose garden,” Persian origin.
   • Gul: “Rose,” Persian/Turkish origin.
   • Haruka: “Spring flower,” Japanese origin.
   • Hua: “Flower” or “blossom,” Chinese origin.
   • Kalei: “Flower garland,” Hawaiian origin.
   • Kapua: “Flower child,” Hawaiian origin.
   • Nitzan: “Flower bud,” Hebrew origin.
   • Ren: “Lotus,” Japanese origin.
   • Rhodes: “Where roses grow,” Greek origin.
   • Sage: After the flowering herb.

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Botanical Boy Names

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   If you’re not in love with any of the flower names, opt for a botanical-inspired name that’s related to trees or plants, instead! For example, baby name expert Tara Collins suggests choosing a name that means tree or refers to a certain type of tree, like Oak or Forest. Some other great ideas include:

   • Alon: “Oak tree,” Hebrew origin.
   • Elm: After the elm tree.
   • Elwood: “Elder tree forest,” English origin.
   • Eoghan: “Born of the yew tree,” Irish origin.
   • Forest: “Woodland,” French origin.
   • Hawthorn: After the shrubs and trees.
   • Herb: After the aromatic plants.
   • Joshua: After the Joshua tree.
   • Kiefer: “Pine tree,” German origin.
   • Oak: After the oak tree.
   • Oliver: “Olive tree planter,” Latin origin.
   • Oren: “Pine tree” or “ash tree,” Hebrew origin.
   • Silas: “Forest,” Latin origin.
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Gender-neutral Botanical Names

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   There are lots of gender-neutral names that refer to plants or trees. So, choose one of these botanical-inspired names for your baby boy:

   • Ash: After the ash tree.
   • Aspen: After the aspen tree.
   • Bai: “Cedar tree” or “oak tree,” Chinese origin.
   • Cedar: After the cedar tree.
   • Cypress: After the cypress tree.
   • Fern: After the leafy plant.
   • Lennox: “Elm grove,” Scottish origin.
   • Linden: After the linden tree.
   • Oakley: After the oak tree.
   • Reed: After the grass-like plants near lakes and rivers.
   • Rowan: After the rowan tree.

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