Acantha -Acantha was a nymph loved by the Greek God Apollo who was turned into a tree. Her name means "thorn" or "prickle".
Achilles -Achilles was a hero of the Trojan war. He was killed by an arrow that pierced his heel, the only vulnerable part of his body. The name Achilles may have derived from the Greek "achos" meaning pain.
Achilles gave his name to a genus of plants commonly called yarrow, bloodwort or allheal. According to the legend, he used this plant to heal his soldiers' wounds. Common yarrow or solder's woundwort Achillea millefolium is used by herbalists to treat bruising and inflammation.
Ainakea -Ainakea is a name of Hawaiian origin which means "White land" it is also a variety of sugar cane.
Akahana -Akahana is a Japanese name meaning "red rose".
Akiha -Akiha is a Japanese name meaning "autumn leaf"
Akiho -Akiho is a Japanese name meaning "autumn blade of a plant"
Akina -Akina is a Japanese name meaning "autumn greens" or "bright greens". The greens refer to vegetables.
Anemone -Anemone is a genus of flowers, known also as windflowers which is fitting because the word comes from anemos meaning wind in Greek.
Artemisia -The name Artemisia derives from the name Artemis. It is also a genus of plants that are considered sacred or at the least magically useful by many Witches, including Wormwood, Southernwood, Mugwort and Tarragon
Aster -The name Aster comes from the Greek work for Star. It refers in modern usage to a genus of daisy-like rayed flowers
Blossom -Blossom is an English word meaning flower that is sometimes used as a girl's name.
Brandon -Brandon is a place name meaning "Broom-covered hill", probably referring to common broom Cytisus scoparius or perhaps dyers broom Genista tinctoria. Both used for various crafts and magical applications. Broom is a very prolific and adaptable weed.
Calypso -The name Calypso means "hidden" or "concealed". It is the name of one of Saturn's moons and a species of orchid and a musical genre. In the Odyssey, Calypso was the name of a nymph who fell in love with Odysseus and kept him hidden on her island for seven years.
Chloe -Chloe was the most popular name for baby girls from 1997-2002. The name comes from the Greek meaning "young green shoot".
Forest -Forest is an English word for a large community of trees sometimes used as a boy's name. It is sometimes spelled Forrest when used as a boy's name.
Hazel -The name Hazel refers either to the tree or a light brown color.
Heather -The name Heather honors the heather plant and also the Heathland where it grows and from whence came the term Heathen.
Huapala -This is a Hawaiian name meaning "ripe fruit".
It is also used to describe the orange trumpet flower.
Jasmine -Jasmine is a fragrant flower that is particularly lovely at night.
This is a name of Persian origin.
