*Asterisks indicate the name is already in use in that language, and, unless otherwise indicated, feminine.
Lily
- Azucena (ah-soo-SEH-nah)--Spanish*
- Lelie (LAY-lee)--Dutch
- Lelija (LEL-ee-yah)--Lithuanian
- Lys (LEES)--French
- Nari (nah-ree)--Korean*
- Shoshana (shoh-shah-nah)--Hebrew* [also spelled Shoshannah]
- Sousan (soo-SAHN)--Persian* [also can be transliterated as Soosan or Susan]
- Yuri (yoo-ree)--Japanese*
Violet
- Fialka (fee-AHL-kah)--Czech, Russian, Slovak
- Fjóla (FYOH-lah)--Icelandic*
- Jincai (jin-kye)--Mandarin [*a male name, but with different characters/meaning]
- Ibolya (EE-boy-yah)--Hungarian*
- Orvokki (OR-vok-kee)--Finnish*
- Sigalit (see-gah-leet)--Hebrew*
- Sumire (soo-mee-reh)--Japanese*
- Waireti (WYE-reh-tee)--Maori*
- Ziluolan (zee-loo-oh-lahn)--Mandarin
Jasmine
- Giasemí (yah-seh-MEE)--Greek
- Iasomie (yah-SOHM-yay)--Romanian
- Matsuri (maht-soo-ree)--Japanese*
- Melati (meh-LAH-tee)--Indonesian*
- Moli (moh-lee)--Mandarin ["jasmine"]
- Molihua (moh-lee-hwah)--Mandarin ["jasmine flower"]
Hazel
- Aveleira (ah-veh-LEHR-ah)--Portuguese
- Avellano (ah-veh-YAH-noh)--Spanish
- Calltainn (KAHL-ten)--Scottish
- Coll (KAHL)--Irish
- Collen (CAH-hlen)--Welsh
- Corylus (KOR-ee-lus)--Latin
- Lazda (LAHZ-dah)--Latvian
- Leska (LEH-skah)--Slovene
- Líska (LEES-kah)--Czech
- Nocciolo (noh-CHYOH-loh)--Italian [accented on the first syllable, means "core" or "kernel"]
Willow
- Arava (ah-rah-VAH)--Hebrew* [also means "prairie"]
- Helygen (hel-IG-en)--Welsh
- Itiá--(ee-tee-AH)--Greek
- Íva (EE-vah)--Russian
- Liu (lee-oo)--Chinese [*surname]
- Paju (PAH-yoo)--Estonian, Finnish*
- Saule (SOLE)--French
- Selje (SEL-yeh)--Norwegian [also the name of a Norwegian city, probably of different origin]
- Varba (VUR-bah)--Bulgarian
- Verba (VUR-bah)--Ukrainian
- Vide (VEE-deh)--Swedish* [masculine]
- Víðir (VEE-deer)--Icelandic* [masculine]
- Weida (VYE-deh)--German [also means "pasture"]
- Yanagi (yah-nah-gee)--Japanese [*surname]
Ivy
- Edera (EH-dehr-ah)--Italian
- Eidheann (AY-yen)--Scottish
- Eidhneán (EYE-nan)--Irish
- Hedera (HED-ehr-ah)--Latin
- Hera (EHR-ah)--Portuguese
- Heura (ay-OOR-ah)--Catalan
- Hiedra (YEH-drah)--Spanish
- Iederă (YEH-deh-rah)--Romanian
- Lierre (lee-EHR)--French
- Muratti (MOOR-at-tee)--Finnish
Daisy
- Bellis (BEL-lis)--Latin [also means "wars" (dat/abl) or "pretty" (pl dat/abl)]
- Hinanit (khin-ahn-EET)--Hebrew
- Madelief (mah-deh-LEEF)--Dutch*
- Margaritka (mar-gar-IT-kah)--Bulgarian
- Margaritka (mar-gar-EET-kah)--Russian, Macedonian
- Marguerite (mar-geh-REET)--French*
- Neòinean (NAW-nen)--Scottish
- Nóinín (NOH-uh-neen)--Irish
Rose
- Gül (GOOL)--Turkish* [short 'oo', similar to English foot]
- Ruža (ROO-zhah)--Croatian*, Serbian*
- Trojánda (troh-YAHN-dah)--Ukrainian
- Vered (veh-red)--Hebrew*
- Warda (WAR-dah)--Arabic*
- Yueji (yoo-eh-jee)--Mandarin
Rowan
- Caorthann (KWEHR-an)--Irish
- Cerddinen (kehr-THEE-nen)--Welsh [hard 'th', like in the]
- Eberesche (eh-beh-RESH-eh)--German
- Jarebika (yah-REH-bee-kah)--Croatian, Serbian
- Pihlaja (PEE-hlah-yah)--Finnish [*shortened form Pihla is used as a name]
- Reynir (RAY-neer)--Icelandic* [masculine]
- Sorveira (sohr-VAY-rah)--Portuguese
- Tis (TEES)--Persian
Iris
- Ayame (ah-yah-meh)--Japanese*
- Perunika (peh-ROO-nee-kah)--Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovene
Olive
- Azeitona (ah-zay-TOH-nah)--Portuguese
- Elaía (el-EYE-ah)--Ancient Greek
- Eliá (el-YAH)--Greek
- Maslina (mahs-LEE-nah)--Bulgarian
- Maslina (MAHS-lee-nah)--Russian, Serbian
- Maslyna (mahs-LEE-nah)--Ukrainian
- Oliven (oh-LEE-ven)--Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Ulli (OO-lee)--Albanian
- Zaituni (zye-TOO-nee)--Swahili*
- Zayit (zah-YEET)--Hebrew
- Zaytun (zay-TOON)--Arabic
- Zeituni (zay-TOO-nee)--Swahili*
- Zeytun (zay-TOON)--Persian
Reed
- Ashi (ah-shee)--Japanese
- Cana (KAH-nah)--Portuguese
- Canya (KAHN-yah)--Catalan
- Kaisla (KYE-slah)--Finnish*
- Kalami (kah-LAH-mee)--Greek
- Kamýsh (kah-MEESH)--Russian
- Nendrė (NEN-dray)--Lithuanian
- Ney (NAY)--Persian
- Qasaba (KAH-suh-bah)--Arabic [also means "town"]
- Rákosí (RAH-koh-see)--Czech
- Roseau (roh-zoh)--French
- Siv (SEEV)--Danish, Norwegian [*used as a name, but from a different derivation]
- Yoshi (yoh-shee)--Japanese [*unisex name, but with different kanji/meaning(s)]
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