Magnolia
Magnolia is a girl name of French origin, meaning Magnolia flower; dignity.
What Magnolia means
Magnolia flower; dignity.
Magnolia sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Magnolia comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Magnolia is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Magnolia?
Magnolia sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Magnolia
Two ideas meet in Magnolia: flowers and growing things and grace and gentleness. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Magnolia
These share Magnolia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Mio — Beautiful cherry blossom.
- Susanna — Lily; a graceful flower.
- Zuzanna — Lily.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Marguerite — Daisy; pearl.
- Mireille — To admire; wondrous.
- Belle — Beautiful.
- Faye — Fairy; loyalty.
- Fleur — Flower.
- Solene — Solemn; dignified.
- Soline — Solemn; dignified.
- Florian — Flowering; flourishing.