nature names

Means "of the olive tree", the tree of peace.

Latin

The name of a mountain range in Alicante, the highest peak in the province.

Spanish

The white, night-blooming flower with its heavy scent.

Persian · Arabic

Means "moon".

Latin

Means "dawn", the first light of day.

Latin

The golden fossil resin, prized as a gemstone.

Arabic

Means "green shoot", "the first tender growth".

Greek

Means "dolphin", and by extension "woman of Delphi".

Greek

Means "laurel", the tree used to crown victors.

Latin

Means "of the sea".

Latin

The flower — a symbol of love and beauty.

Latin

The month of spring.

Latin · Spanish

Means "dawn", "first light".

Latin

Means "heavenly", "of the sky".

Latin

Simply "flower", in its shortest, most direct form.

Latin

Means "rainbow", and names both a flower and the coloured ring of the eye.

Greek

Dew — the water that settles on the fields at dawn.

Latin · Spanish

Means "of the forest", "she who lives among the trees".

Latin

Means "sun".

Latin

The fertile plain beside a river — and the brightest star in the constellation Lyra.

Arabic · Spanish

The small purple flower that grows in the shade.

Latin

The flower of the ceibo, Argentina's national tree.

Guarani

Means "star".

Nahuatl

Means "laurel".

Greek

Two readings have blended together: the feminine of Eric, "sole ruler", and the Latin botanical name erica, "heather".

Scandinavian · Latin

Means "flowering", and names the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.

Latin

Means "bright light", "morning star".

Spanish

Means "sea".

Latin · Spanish

The dove — a universal symbol of peace and of the Holy Spirit.

Latin · Spanish

A blend of Rosa and Alía; also read as "full of flowers", after the Roman rose festival.

Latin

Means "moon".

Greek

Means "lily".

Hebrew · Biblical

Means "flower".

Nahuatl

Means "swallow", the bird.

Basque

The name of the daisy flower.

English

The flower, native to Mexico and now its national bloom.

Scandinavian · Spanish

Means "star".

Latin · Spanish

Means "earth", and names the Greek primordial goddess of the Earth.

Greek

Means "flower" in Japanese.

Japanese

Means "lily", a symbol of purity.

Latin

Means "wish" in Basque, and coincides with the Naiads, the Greek water nymphs.

Basque · Greek

The Greek goddess of the moon.

Greek

Means "woman of the forest", from Latin silva.

Latin

Means "small butterfly" in Arabic and "lady of the waters" in Guaraní.

Arabic · Guarani

The jasmine flower.

Persian · Arabic