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Butterfly Names

Butterfly-related baby names came to wider attention when it was rumored that Kylie Jenner would choose a butterfly name for her new baby girl, to symbolize her love of the fluttery species. Baby names that relate to butterflies can be literal word names, like Butterfly itself as in the name of Gone With the Wind actress Butterfly McQueen, or the names of stages of the butterfly or mother development such as Chrysalis, the rumored name of Jenner's baby. Other butterfly names include butterfly-related words or species names, such as Vanessa and Julia.

Along with Vanessa and Julia, other butterfly names in the US Top 1000 include Annabella, Duke, Edith, Hector, Laurel, Memphis, Pearl, and Valeria. Among the more exotic butterfly baby names are Cressida, Indra, Mariposa, and Yara.

But butterfly names are not just for girls—we have plenty of options for boys on this list as well. For more, take a look at our list of Names with Animal Meanings.

Cliff The name used to refer to people residing ne...
Origin:Topographical name or short form of Clifford or Clifton
1360
Turquoise

Meaning: Turkish stone

Origin:French
1961
California The meaning of California is 'mythical land'...
Origin:Place-name
6191
Chrysalis

Meaning: a quiescent insect pupa, of a butterfly or moth

Origin:Nature name, English word name
4454
Claudina

Meaning: lame

Origin:Spanish variation of Claudia, Latin
9070
Posie

Meaning: a bunch of flowers or butterfly

Origin:Variation of Posy or short form of Mariposa, English or Spanish
708
Butterfly The meaning of Butterfly is 'milk stealer' o...
Origin:English word name
2339
Farasha

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Arabic
2925
Kimimila

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Lakota, Native American
0
Viceroy

Meaning: ruler who represents the king

Origin:Word name, English
6275
Indra

Meaning: possessing drops of rain

Origin:Sanskrit
2107
Austria Austria is the name of a European country. I...
Origin:Place-name, Latinization of German, Osterreich
8296
Melania

Meaning: black

Origin:Spanish and Greek variation of Melanie
2417
Lysandros

Meaning: liberator

Origin:Greek
5852
Bindi

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Australian Aboriginal
2263
Vlinder

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Dutch
11365
Parvaneh

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Persian
0
Parvana

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Azerbaijani variation of Parvaneh, Persian
0
Perhonen

Meaning: butterfly

Origin:Finnish
7742
Luck Number: 3
5528