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Flower and Plant Names
I was going to make a complete listing of all the flower names I could find, but it turns out that there are already hundreds of pages that do it better. Instead, here are my favorite flower names translated into different languages, and a list of places where you can find longer lists of flower names.
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| Acacia | Acacia | ||
| Agrimony | Arquebusade | Garclive | |
| Alder | Feàrn | Ælr, Aler | |
| Almond | Amandier | Cno ghreugach | Magdala |
| Aloe | Aloès | Alewe, Aluwe, Alwe | |
| Amaranth | Amaranthe | ||
| Amaryllis | Amaryllis | ||
| Anemone | |||
| Angelica | Angelique | Lus nam buadha | |
| Anise | |||
| Apricot | Abricot | Apricoc | |
| Ash | Frêne èlevè | Nuin, Craobh uinnseann | Aesc |
| Aspen | Peuplier tremble | Eagh, Critheann | Æsp, Æspen |
| Asphodel | Asphodele | Blioch, Bliochan | |
| Aster | |||
| Azalea | |||
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| Betony | Lus Bheathag | Betonica | |
| Basil, Basilia | Basilic | Eorþ-mistel, Mistel | |
| Belladonna | |||
| Bellflower | Campanule | Heals-wyrt? | |
| Bergamot | |||
| Birch | Beite, Beatha | Beorc | |
| Blackberry | Mûre | Muir, Dreas, Dris | Blæcberie, Brémbelæppel |
| Blackthorn | Epine noire | Preas nan airneag | Blæcþorn, Slahðorn |
| Blossom | Blóstm | ||
| Bluebell | Jacinthe des prés | ||
| Bramble | Ronce | ||
| Briar | Ronce | Heópa, Heóþbremel, Brér | |
| Bryony | Tame commun | ||
| Burdock | Bardane | Suirichean suirich | Herrif |
| Buttercup | Bouton d'or | ||
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| Calla Lily | |||
| Camellia | |||
| Campion | cìrean coileach | ||
| Caraway | carvie | ||
| Carnation | Teint | ||
| Cassia | Cassia | ||
| Celandine | an ceann ruadh | celeþonie | |
| Chamomile | Camomille | camomhil | Maythen |
| Cherry | Cerisier, Cerise | craobh | Ciris, Cyrs, ciris-beám, cyrs-treów |
| Chervil | costag | Cerfille, Cærfille, Cyrfille | |
| Chestnut | Chataignier | chraobh geanm-chno | cyst-beám, Cystel, stán-ceastel |
| Chicory | þiustra | ||
| Chrysanthemum | Chrysanthème | ||
| Cicely | cos uisge | Murran | |
| Cinnamon | Cannelle | caineal | |
| Clove | Clou de girofle | ||
| Clover | Trèfle étoilé | seamar | clæfer |
| Columbine | Ancolie | lus a cholamain | |
| Comfrey | Consoude | meacan dubh | Yalluc |
| Coriander | Coriandre | coireiman, lus a choire | celendre, cellendre, celender, cellender |
| Cowslip | Primerolle, Clef de Saint Pierre | muisean | cúslyppe, cúsloppe |
| Crocus | Crocus | croh, gelo | |
| Cumin | Cymen | ||
| Currant | Groseiller | raosar | |
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| Daffodil | Narcisse | lus a chròmchinn | |
| Dahlia | Dahlia | ||
| Daisy | Paquerette | neòinan, nòinean | dæges eáge |
| Damiana | |||
| Dandelion | Pissenlit | æg-wyrt | |
| Dill | Aneth | dile | Dile, dyle |
| Dittany | Dietame, Fraxinelle | lus a phiobaire | |
| Dock | Patience | còpag | Docce, leloþre, geloþre, ampre |
| Dulse | duiliasg | ||
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| Eglantine | Eglantine | ||
| Elder | Sureau | ruis | Aeld, Aeldrum, Eldrum, Ellen |
| Elecampane | Inule | eolone, eolene, elone, elene, eh-heóloðe | |
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| Fennel | Fenouil | lus an t'saiodh | Fenol, Finol |
| Fern | Fongère, Fougere | raineach, roineach | Fearn |
| Fig | Ficoïde | crann fìge, crann fìghis | Fíc |
| Flax | Lin | Lín | |
| Flora, Florence | Fleur | ||
| Foxglove | Digitale | lus-nam-ban-sìth, lus a bhalgair, Lus na mbau side | |
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| Galangal, Galingale | |||
| Gardenia | |||
| Gentian, Gentiana | Gentiane | lus a chrùbain | feld-wyrt |
| Geranium | Géranium | ||
| Gilliflower, Gillyflower | Giroflée | lus leth an samrhaidh | |
| Ginger | Gingembre | gingifer, gingiber, gingifere | |
| Gladiola | Glaïeul | ||
| Gloriosa | |||
| Goldenrod | fuinseag coille | ||
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| Harebell | Clochette | ||
| Hawthorn | Aubépine | sgitheach geal | Haegthorn |
| Hazel | Noisettier | coll, coill, càlltuinn, càlldainn, càllduinn, cailtin, colluinn | Abellana |
| Heather | haeþ | ||
| Heliotrope | Héliotrope | ||
| Hellebore | elebor | ceaster-æsc, clufe, þung | |
| Hemlock | Ciguë | munmhear | Hemlíc |
| Holly | Houx | cuileann | Holm |
| Honeysuckle | Chéve-feuille | uillean | |
| Hortensia | Hortensia | ||
| Hyacinth | Hyacinthe, Muscari | ||
| Hydrangea | |||
| Hyssop | Hyssope | isop | hlenor-teár |
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| Indigo | |||
| Iris | Iris | bog-uisge | |
| Ivy | Lierre | gath, eidheann | Ifign, Ifi, Iui, Yfig |
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| Jasmine, Jessamine | Jasmin | ||
| Jonquil | Jonquille | ||
| Juniper, Ginevre | Genévrier | aiteil, ailtinn, aitiol | cuic-beám, Iuniper |
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| Laburnum | bealuidh frangach | ||
| Larch | Mélèze | laireag | |
| Larkspur | Pied d’alouette | ||
| Laurel | Laurier | labhras, cran laoibhreil | Lawer |
| Laurestine | Lauier-tin | ||
| Lavender | Lavande | lus-na-tùise, an lus liath | |
| Lilac | Lilas | craobh liath ghorm | |
| Lily | Lis | lili | lilie, lilige |
| Linden | Tilleul | craobh theile | lind, Linde |
| Linseed | Graine de lin | Línsaed | |
| Lobelia | |||
| Lotus | |||
| Lovage | lufestice | ||
| Lucerne | Luzerne | ||
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| Madder | Garance | madar | mædere, mæddre |
| Magnolia | |||
| Mallow | Mauve | cottuc, mealwe | |
| Mandrake | Mandragore | ||
| Maple | Erable champêtre | craobh mhalip | mapulder, Mappuldre |
| Marguerite | |||
| Marigold | Souci | a chorrach shod | |
| Marjoram | oragan | cyninges wyrt, wurmille | |
| Melaleuca | |||
| Mezereon | Lauréole bois gentil | ||
| Millefoil | Millefieulle | ||
| Mimosa | |||
| Mistletoe | Gui | uile-ice, Druidh-lus, sùgh-dharaich | Misteltan |
| Moss | Mousse | meós | |
| Mullein | cuineal Mhuire | felt-wyrt, candel-wyrt | |
| Myrrh | Murran, Myrre | ||
| Myrtle | Myrte | miortal | |
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| Narcissus | Narcisse | ||
| Nettle | Ortie | feanntag, neandog, deanntag, iontag | Netlan |
| Nightshade | Morelle, Circée | lus na h'oidhche | ælf-þone |
| Nosegay | Bouquet | ||
| Nutmeg | |||
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| Olive | Olivier | elebeám, eletreów | |
| Ophrys | Ophrise | ||
| Orchid | Orchis | ||
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| Pansy | Pensée | ||
| Parsley | Persil | petersilige, stánmerece | |
| Pennyroyal | peighinn rioghail | dweorgedwosle, dweorgedwostle, Aeghwæðer | |
| Peony | Pivoine | lus a phione | peonia |
| Pepper | Piment | ||
| Periwinkle | Pervenche | pervince | |
| Petal | Pétale | ||
| Petunia | |||
| Plum | Prune | Plum | |
| Pomegranate | Grenadier | gràn ubhal | æppel-cyrnel, Africanisc æppel |
| Poppy | Pavot, Coquelicot | meilbheag, codalion | popig |
| Posy | Fleur | ||
| Primrose | Primevère | sobhrach, sobhrag | |
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| Quince | craobh chuinnse | cod-æppel, god-æpple | |
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| Rampion | Raiponce | ||
| Rapunzel | Raiponce | ||
| Reed | Rosean, Canne | hreód | |
| Rose, Rosa | Rose | rósa | |
| Rosemary | Romarin | ròs Mhuire | boðen, feldmædere |
| Rowan | luis | Cuiicbean | |
| Rue | Rue sauvage | rugh, rù, ruigh | armélu, Rude |
| Rush | Jonc | luachar | rysc |
| Rye | Seigle | seagall | Rig, Rug, Rue |
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| Saffron | Safran | crò, cròdh, cròch | croh, gelo |
| Sage | Sauge | athair liath, slan lus | Sawge |
| Saxifrage | Saxifrage | moran | |
| Senna | |||
| Serratula | Serratule | ||
| Sloe | Prunelle | straif, preas nan airneag | Slahðorn |
| Snowdrop | Galanth perce-neige | ||
| Sorrel | Oseille? | samh | súre, cýle-wyrt |
| Strawberry | Fraise | subh, sùth | streáwberge |
| Succory | Chicorée-amére | ||
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| Tansy | lus na Fraing | disme, cost | |
| Tarragon | Herbe au Dragon | ||
| Thistle | Chardon | Eofordrotan | |
| Thorn | Épine | Dorn, Thorn | |
| Thyme | Thym | lus an righ | cunelle, fille |
| Trefoil | Trèfle | barra mhislean | þrileáfe, þrilefe |
| Tulip | Tulipe | tuiliop | |
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| Valerian | Herbe aux chats, Valériane | an tribhileach, lus na tri bhilean | |
| Vervain, Verbena | Verveine | tronbhod | æscðrote |
| Viburnum | Camara piquant | ||
| Violet, Viola | Violette | fail chuach | appelleáf, aeppelleáf |
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| Walnut | Noix | craobh-ghallchno | |
| Willow | Saule | suil, sùileag | Welig |
| Wisteria | |||
| Woodbine | uillean | wudubind | |
| Wormwood | Absinthe | buramaide | aprotane, wermód |
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| Yarrow | lus chosgadh na fola | Gearwe | |
| Yew | If | iogh, iuthar, iubhar, iughar | Eoh |
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| Zephyranth | Zéphyranthe | ||
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Do you want more flower names?
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Plant and Flower Names from Namenerds French: The Language of Flowers ~ Wildflowers of Provence Gaelic: Gaelic Names of Plants |
Anglo-Saxon/Old English: Anglo-Saxon Plant-Name Survey ~ List of Plant-Names in Anglo-Saxon ~ An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary ~ The Omont Fragment (Plant names in an Anglo-Saxon medical text) Botanical lists: Herbal Cross Reference ~ A Modern Herbal from Botanical.com |
