520+ Flower and Botanical Names For Male and Female Cats

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    We have hand picked over 520 flower and botanical themed names from all over the world along with their origins and meanings to help you find the perfect name for your cat.

    Name

    Meaning

    Origin

    Gender
    Abeba Flower Swahili Female
    Abebe Flower Swahili Male
    Abilene Grass Hebrew Female
    Acacia Thorny Greek Female
    Acacius Thorny Greek Male
    Acer Maple Latin Male
    Acker Meadow of oak trees Dutch and German Male
    Acton Village with oak trees English Male
    Adair Ford of the oaks Scotland Female
    Ainsley Wood, meadow English Female
    Alameda Cottonwood grove Spanish Female
    Alamo Poplar tree Spanish Male
    Alani Orange tree Hawaiian Female
    Aletris Corn grinder Spanish Unisex
    Almila Red apple Turkish Female
    Alyssum Flower Greek Female
    Alyvia Olive Latin Female
    Amapola Poppy Arabic Female
    Amaryllis Flower Greek Female
    Amidala Beautiful flower Italian Female
    Amir Treetop Arabic Male
    Anara Pomegranate flower Persian Female
    Anemone Daughter of the wind Greek Female
    Anise Spice Latin Female
    Anthea Flowery Greek Female
    Anzu Apricot Japanese Female
    Aran Forest Thai Male
    Arantxa Thornbush Basque Female
    Arava Willow Hebrew Female
    Arbor Tree Latin Unisex
    Ardith Flowering field Hebrew Female
    Arpad Seed Hungarian Male
    Arvid Eagle wood Scandinavian Male
    Ashby Ash tree farm English Male
    Ashton Ash trees place English Male
    Aster Star Greek Female
    Avalon Island of apples Welsh Female
    Avana Beautiful flower Swahili Female
    Ayla Oak tree Hebrew Female
    Ayonna Beautiful flower Swahili Female
    Azalia Flowering shrub Greek Female
    Azami Thistle flower Japanese Female
    Babrak Little basilica flower Nigerian Male
    Babul A tree Nigerian Male
    Bahar Blossom Nigerian Female
    Baibua Water lily Thai Female
    Balsam Tree Latin Male
    Banafsaj Violet flower Arabic Female
    Banyan The God tree English Male
    Barric Grain farm English Male
    Basil Herb, king English Male
    Baya Berry Spanish Female
    Begonia Flower, Begon’s flower French Female
    Belladonna Beautiful lady Italian Female
    Bentley Bent grass, woodland clearing English Male
    Bergamot Flower Italian Unisex
    Bethany House of figs Hebrew Female
    Birch Tree Anglo-Saxon Male
    Blakeley Dark wood or clearing Anglo-Saxon Male
    Bleuenn White flower French Female
    Blodwen White flower Welsh Female
    Blossom Petal English Female
    Bluebell Flower English Female
    Blueberry Fruit English Unisex
    Bluma Flower Hebrew Female
    Borage Botanical name
    		 Latin Unisex
    Bramble Shrub English Unisex
    Briar Thorny patch English Female
    Bryony Poisonous climbing vine, to sprout Latin Female
    Buppha Flower Thai Female
    Busaba Floral Thai Female
    Busch Dweller near the bush German Male
    Buttercup Flower, yellow wildflower English Female
    Calantha Lovely flower Greek Female
    Calla Flower Greek Female
    Calendula Flower name, little months Latin Female
    Callistemon Flower Latin Female
    Calytrix Star flower Latin Female
    Camelia Flower name, Kamel’s flower Latin Female
    Canna Flower Italian Female
    Cardinal Flower Latin Unisex
    Cassia Cinnamon Greek Female
    Cedar Tree Greek Male
    Celandine Flower Greek Female
    Celosia Plant name, burning Greek Unisex
    Celyn Holly Welsh Female
    Cerise Cherry French Female
    Chamomile Herb, earth apple Greek Female
    Chan Sweet smelling tree Cambodian Male
    Chaney Oak tree French Male
    Cherry Fruit, charity English Female
    Chloe Young green shoot Greek Female
    Cinnamon Spice Greek Unisex
    Citron Lemon in French French Unisex
    Clematis Flowering vine Greek Female
    Clementine Citrus fruit, mild, merciful French Female
    Cleome Spider flower Greek Female
    Clove Spice German Unisex
    Clover Key English Female
    Cocoa Tree which produces cocoa beans used to make
    chocolate    		 Spanish Unisex
    Coleus Perennial known for its colourful
    foliage    		 Greek Unisex
    Columbine Flower, dove Latin Female
    Coriander Herb Greek Unisex
    Corymbia Flowering gum tree Latin Female
    Cosmos Flower, order, beauty Greek Unisex
    Crisanta Golden flower Greek Female
    Cullen Holly tree Irish Male
    Cynara Thistly plant Greek Female
    Cypress Tree French Unisex
    Dahlia Flower, Dahl’s flower Latin Female
    Dagan Corn, grain Hebrew Female
    Daire Oak tree Irish Male
    Daisy Flower, day’s eye English Female
    Daphne Bay tree Greek Female
    Dara Oak tree Irish Male
    Delbin Flower Greek Female
    Derowen Oak tree English Female
    Dianella Australian plant Australian Female
    Diantha Divine flower Greek Female
    Dill Herb, loyal English Male
    Dozier From willow French Male
    Edelweiss Spring flower native to Europe, noble white German Female
    Eila Oak tree Hebrew Female
    Eilon Oak tree Hebrew Male
    Elan Tree Native American Male
    Elestren Iris English Female
    Ellerie Island with elder trees English Male
    Elodie White blossom French Female
    Elm Tree, red/brown Anglo-Saxon Male
    Elmore Moor with elm trees English Male
    Elon Oak tree Hebrew Male
    Elowen Elm English Female
    Elwood Elder tree forest English Male
    Eoghan Born of the yew tree Irish Male
    Ettie Myrtle Persian Female
    Euan Born of the yew tree Irish Male
    Evanthe Fair flower Greek Female
    Evora Yew tree Portuguese Female
    Fennel Herb English Male
    Fern Plant, bold voyager English Female
    Fioralba Flower of the dawn Italian Female
    Fiorella Little flower Italian Female
    Fjola Violet flower Icelandic Female
    Fleur Flower in French French Female
    Flor Flower in Spanish Spanish Female
    Flora Goddess of flower and spring season Latin Female
    Florent Flowering Latin Male
    Florentina Blooming Latin Female
    Florian Flowering German Male
    Florie Blooming Latin Female
    Florin Flower Latin Male
    Florizel Shakespearean invented name – Male
    Flory Flowering English Female
    Flower Flower English Female
    Forrest Woods English Male
    Forsythia Forsyth’s flower Scottish Female
    Fraser Strawberry French Male
    Freesia Flower Latin Female
    Fuscia Flower German Female
    Garance Flower French Male
    Gardenia Flower, Garden’s flower Scottish Female
    Garnet Pomegranate Latin Male
    Gelsey Flower Persian Female
    Gelso Mulberry tree Italian Male
    Geneva Juniper tree German Female
    Ghatola Tulip Nigerian Female
    Ghuncha Bunch of flowers Nigerian Female
    Giacinta Hyacinth Italian Female
    Ginger Spice, red/orange colour English Unisex
    Golnar Pomegranate flower Persian Female
    Grania Grain of corn Irish Female
    Grove Grove of trees English, Scottish, Anglo-Norman Male
    Grover Lives near a grove of trees German Male
    Gulfsha Blossom flower Nigerian Female
    Gulinar Pomegranate flower Nigerian Female
    Gulista Flower garden Nigerian Female
    Guljaan Beautiful flower Nigerian Female
    Gulzar Rose garden Persian Unisex
    Gwydion Born of trees Welsh Male
    Hadar Citrus fruit Hebrew Male
    Hadassah Maple tree Hebrew Female
    Haina Beautiful flower Nigerian Female
    Hana Flower Hebrew, Slavic, Czech Female
    Hanako Flower child Japanese Female
    Hazel Tree English Female
    Hazelton Settlement near hazel trees English Male
    Heath Someone who lived on or near a moor English Male
    Heather Botanical name English Female
    Heliotrope Botanical name – Female
    Hester Maple leaf Persian Male
    Hideki Bright tree Japanese Male
    Hollin Holly English Male
    Hollis Near the holly bushes English Male
    Holly Botanical name English Female
    Honeysuckle Botanical name – Female
    Hosta Botanical name – Unisex
    Hoya Botanical name – Unisex
    Huon Botanical name, God is gracious Hebrew Male
    Hyacinth Botanical name, blue larkspur, precious
    stone    		 Greek Female
    Ianthe Violet flower Greek Female
    Ikara Fragrance of rose Nigerian Female
    Ilan Tree Hebrew Male
    Iolantha Violet Greek Female
    Iolanthe Violet flower Greek Female
    Iris Botanical name, rainbow Greek Female
    Ismenia Jasmine Persian Female
    Ivara Yew tree German Female
    Ivo Yew wood German, Irish, Dutch Male
    Ivy Botanical name, vine English, Latin Female
    Ixora Botanical name, lord Portuguese Female
    Jacaranda Botanical name, fragrant Spanish Female
    Jacenia Hyacinth Greek Female
    Jacinda Hyacinth Spanish Female
    Jacinta Hyacinth Spanish Female
    Jarrah Botanical name, vessel Arabic Unisex
    Jasmine Botanical name, gift from God Persian Female
    Javor Maple tree Serbian Male
    Jehan Beautiful flower Nigerian Female
    Jessamine Jasmine French Female
    Jessamy Jasmine French, Persian Female
    Jonquil Botanical name, weed Latin, French, Spanish Female
    Juhi A flower, jasmine Nigerian Unisex
    Juniper Botanical name, young Latin Unisex
    Kaede Maple tree Japanese Male
    Kale Botanical name, free man Hawaiian Male
    Kali Rosebud Greek Female
    Kalei Flower wreath Hawaiian Female
    Kalina Viburnum Slavic Female
    Kamal Lotus Sanskrit Male
    Kannika Flower Indian Female
    Kantuta Flower Aymara Female
    Kassiani Cinnamon Greek Female
    Keya Monsoon flower Nigerian Female
    Kayla Laurel Hebrew Female
    Kelila Laurel Hebrew Female
    Keziah Cassia tree Hebrew Female
    Kielo Lily of the valley Finnish Female
    Kirrily Tree bark Aboriginal Australian Female
    Khloe Young green shoot Greek Female
    Kiri Tree bark Aboriginal Australian Female
    Kiva Lotus Nigerian Female
    Kizzy Cassia tree Hebrew Female
    Koru Spiral symbol of the unfurling fern
    frond    		 Māori Male
    Kosum Flower Thai Female
    Kukka Flower Finnish Female
    Kulap Rose Thai Female
    Kunzia Botanical name Australian Unisex
    Lajwa Beautiful flowers Nigerian Female
    Lala Laurel Bulgarian Female
    Lala Flower Nigerian Female
    Laleh Tulip Persian Female
    Lantha Flower Greek Female
    Laura Bay laurel Latin Female
    Layah First flowers of spring Nigerian Female
    Lapu Cedar bark Latin Male
    Laramie Canopy of leafy boughs French Male
    Lars Crowned with laurel Scandinavian Male
    Larssi Laurel Finnish Male
    Laura Laurel Latin Female
    Laurel Botanical name Latin Female
    Lavender Botanical name French Female
    Layton Settlement with a leek garden Anglo-Saxon Male
    Lennox Elm grove Scottish, Gaelic Male
    Leilani Heavenly flower Polynesian Female
    Leslie Garden of holly Scottish Female
    Lian Lotus Chinese Male
    Liana To climb like a vine French Female
    Liko Leaf bud Hawaiian Male
    Lila Lily Persian Female
    Lilias Lily Scottish, Latin Female
    Liliosa Lily Spanish Female
    Lilium Lily Latin Female
    Lilja Lily Finnish, Icelandic Female
    Lily Botanical name English Female
    Lilac Botanical name Latin Female
    Lillian Lily French Female
    Lillypilly Botanical name Unknown Female
    Linden Linden tree hill German Male
    Linnea Lime tree Finnish Female
    Lita Garden Latin Female
    Liu Willow tree Chinese Female
    Lizar Ash tree Basque Male
    Lobelia Botanical name English Female
    Loretta Laurel, bay tree Italian Female
    Lori Bay laurel English Female
    Lotus Lotus flower Greek Unisex
    Lowri Bay laurel Welsh Female
    Luli Dewy jasmine Nigerian Female
    Lunaria Botanical name, moon like Latin Female
    Lychee Botanical name Chinese Unisex
    Madelief Daisy Dutch Female
    Magnolia Magnol’s flower Latin Female
    Mahogany Rich, strong Spanish Female
    Majani Leaf Swahili Female
    Malee Jasmine Thai Female
    Mali Jasmine flower Welsh Female
    Malika Flower Nigerian Female
    Malina Raspberry Bulgarian, Czech Female
    Malus Apples Latin Male
    Maple Tree, piece of cloth English Female
    Marguerite Daisy, pearl French Female
    Marigold Golden flower English Female
    Maua Flower Swahili Female
    Mawar Rose Indonesian Female
    Mayo Yew tree plain Irish Male
    Meadow Botanical name English, American Female
    Meesha Marigold flower Persian Female
    Melantha Dark flower Greek Female
    Melora Golden apple Greek Female
    Miki Flower stem Japanese Female
    Millaray Golden flower Mapuche Female
    Mimosa Botanical name Latin Female
    Minttu Mint Finnish Female
    Mio Beautiful cherry blossom Spanish Female
    Mishana Everlasting flower Nigerian Female
    Momoko Peach child Japanese Female
    Móra Mulberry Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan Female
    Muguet Lily French Female
    Mulberry Botanical name – Unisex
    Myosotis Forget-me-not – Female
    Myron Fragrant shrub Greek Male
    Myrtle Botanical name German Unisex
    Naaman Sweet herbs Hebrew Male
    Nahal A young plant Persian Female
    Naim River with alder trees Scottish Male
    Nairn River with alder trees Scottish, Gaelic Male
    Nairne River with alder trees Scottish Female
    Nanala Sunflower Hawaiian Female
    Narcissa Daffodil Greek Female
    Naretha Salt bush Aboriginal Australian Female
    Narges Narcissus flower Persian Female
    Nash By the ash tree English Male
    Nasrin Wild rose Persian Female
    Nea Flower Finnish Female
    Neeja Lily Hindi Female
    Nelda One who lives by the alder tree English Female
    Nemesia Botanical name Greek Female
    Nepeta Botanical name – Unisex
    Ngaire Flax flower New Zealand Female
    Nigella Botanical name, champion, black English Female
    Niloufar Blue lotus Persian Female
    Nima Margosa tree Hebrew Female
    Nisreen White rose Persian Female
    Nita To plant Spanish Female
    Nizana Flower bud Hebrew Female
    Noushad Flower Nigerian Male
    Noyce Walnut tree English Male
    Nutmeg Botanical name – Unisex
    Oakley Oak clearing English Unisex
    Olea Olive Spanish Female
    Oleana Oleander Greek Female
    Oleander Botanical name, evergreen tree Greek Unisex
    Olive Botanical name Greek Female
    Oliver Olive tree Greek Male
    Oregano Botanical name – Unisex
    Oren Laurel or pine tree Hebrew Male
    Ornella Flowering ash tree Italian Female
    Orin Flower Nigerian Female
    Orquidea Orchid Spanish Female
    Orvokki Pansy Finnish Female
    Palash Flowery tree Hindi Male
    Panra Leaf Pakistani Female
    Pansy Botanical name, thought English Female
    Papatya Daisy Turkish Female
    Paprika Botanical name – Unisex
    Pariza Flower Nigerian Female
    Parker Park keeper Male
    Patrin Leaf trail Romanian Male
    Pema Lotus flower Tibetian Male
    Pemma Lotus flower Tibetan Female
    Penthia Flower Greek Female
    Peony Botanical name, healing Latin Female
    Peri Fruit English Female
    Perry Dweller near a pear tree English, Welsh Male
    Petal Botanical name, leaf Greek Female
    Petunia Botanical name English, Scottish Female
    Phila Rowan tree Finnish Female
    Phyllis Foliage Greek Female
    Phyllon Leaf Greek Male
    Picotee Flowers with a second colour around
    the edges    		 French Female
    Pitney Dry ground in moss English Male
    Plumeria Botanical name – Female
    Pom Apple French Male
    Pomeline Apple French Female
    Pomona Apple Latin Female
    Poppy Botanical name, red flower Latin Female
    Posey A bunch of flowers English Female
    Pouneh Flower Nigerian Female
    Primrose First rose English Female
    Primula First rose Latin Female
    Pua Flower Hawaiian Female
    Pumpkin Botanical name – Unisex
    Quennel Dweller at the little oak tree French Male
    Quince Botanical name Latin Unisex
    Quynh Night blooming flower Vietnamese Female
    Rada Rose Yiddish Female
    Rayhan Sweet basil Nigerian Male
    Raizel Rose Yiddish Female
    Randa Desert tree Latin Female
    Rapunzel Lamb’s lettuce German Female
    Ratree Jasmine flower Thai Female
    Rayen Flower Chilean Female
    Ren Water lily, lotus Japanese Male
    Reyaana Jasmine flower Nigerian Female
    Rhoda Rose Greek, Latin Female
    Rhodes Where roses grow English Male
    Rhoswen White rose Welsh Female
    Rhubarb Botanical name – Unisex
    Rhoda Rose Greek, Latin Female
    Rhodantha Rose Greek Female
    Rimon Pomegranate Nigerian Male
    Rimona Pomegranate Hebrew Female
    Rodas Rose garden Greek Female
    Roise Rose Irish Female
    Roisin Little rose Irish Female
    Romy Diminutive of Rose German Female
    Rosa Rose Spanish, Italian, Latin Female
    Rosalie Rose French Female
    Rose Botanical name Latin Female
    Rosella Botanical name Italian Female
    Rosemary Herb name, dew of the sea Latin Female
    Rosen Rose, burning bush German, Bulgarian Female
    Rosette Rose, a flower English Female
    Rowan Tree English, Irish Unisex
    Rue Herb, regret English Female
    Rumeesha White rose Nigerian Female
    Russu Rose Finnish Female
    Ruzena Rose Nigerian Female
    Sabra Prickly pear Hebrew Female
    Sadira Lotus tree Persian Female
    Saffron Spice name English Female
    Sage Herb name Latin Unisex
    Sakura Cherry blossom Japanese Female
    Saleha Flower Nigerian Female
    Salix Botanical name Latin Male
    Salton Place in the willows English, Scottish Male
    Sanaira Flower Nigerian Female
    Sanna Lily Finnish Female
    Sanne Lily German Female
    Savannah Flat tropical grassland Spanish Female
    Selby From the willow farm English Male
    Sericea Botanical name Latin Female
    Shatrevar Flower Persian Male
    Sherwood Luminous wood English Male
    Shokoufeh Blossom Persian Female
    Sireli Lilac flower Estonian Female
    Soma Dogwood tree Japanese Unisex
    Sorrel Botanical name, reddish/brown French, German Unisex
    Sprout Botanical name English, German Unisex
    Spruce Botanical name English Unisex
    Stockard Tree stump Scottish Female
    Sumalee Beautiful flower Thai Female
    Susan Lily Hebrew Female
    Sylvan From the forest English Male
    Sylvia From the forest Latin Female
    Sylvie From the forest French Female
    Taima Sapling Finnish Female
    Tamala Dark tree African Female
    Tamar Date palm tree Hebrew Female
    Tandy Flower English, Irish Female
    Tansy Botanical name English Female
    Terhi Acorn Finnish Female
    Tetty Lily flower English Female
    Thallo Bringer of blossoms Greek Female
    Thistle Botanical name English Unisex
    Tilia Linden tree Greek Female
    Tupelo Swamp tree Native American Unisex
    Ubah Flower Nigerian Female
    Ubon Lotus flower Thai Female
    Udell Yew tree valley English Male
    Umeko Plum-blossom child Japanese Female
    Urki Birch tree Basque Female
    Vanamo Twin flower Finnish Female
    Varda Rose, pink Hebrew Female
    Varpu Berry bush Finnish Female
    Vasima Flower Nigerian Female
    Verbena Sacred foliage Spanish, Latin Female
    Vered Rose Hebrew Female
    Vernon Alder tree English Male
    Vesa Sapling Finnish Female
    Viola Violet Latin Female
    Violante Purple flower Spanish, Greek Female
    Violet Botanical name, purple Latin Female
    Violeta Botanical name, purple Latin Female
    Vivendel Honeysuckle flower Norwegian Unisex
    Vuokko Anemone flower Finnish Female
    Wasabi Botanical name Japanese Unisex
    Wattle Botanical name Anglo-Saxon Unisex
    Wellesley A farm among the willows English Female
    Wilford Willow ford English Male
    Willoughby Farm near the willows English Unisex
    Willow Botanical name English Female
    Winika Christmas orchid Māori Female
    Xochitl Flower Aztec Female
    Xylia Wood dweller Greek Female
    Yas Jasmine Nigerian Male
    Yasmeenah Jasmine flower Nigerian Female
    Yasmin Jasmine flower Persian Female
    Yasna White rose Nigerian Female
    Ye Leaf Chinese Female
    Yesenia Floral Spanish Female
    Yesenia Flower Nigerian Female
    Yolanda Violet flower Greek Female
    Yves Yew wood French Male
    Yvette Yew tree French Female
    Zabin Flower blooming Nigerian Female
    Zahara Flower Arabic Female
    Zahoor Blossom Arabic Male
    Zamya Blooming flower Nigerian Female
    Zania Beautiful Nigerian Female
    Zaria Rose Arabic Female
    Zea Grain Latin Female
    Zera Seeds Hebrew Female
    Zetta Olive Hebrew Female
    Zila Flower Nigerian Female
    Zinnia Botanical name, Zinn’s flowers Latin Female
    Zufaa Flower tree Nigerian Female
    Zumaifa Flower Nigerian Female
    Zumar Elm tree Basque Female

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