Boys:
- Anastasiy (ah-nah-STAHS-ee, Bulgarian, Russian)--from Greek, "resurrection"
- Aviv (ah-VEEV, Hebrew)--"spring"
- Beathan (BEH-an, Scottish)--"life"
- Bion (bee-ohn, [ancient] Greek)--"life"
- Can (JAHN, Turkish)--"life, soul"
- Chayim (khah-YEEM, Hebrew)--"life". Also spelled Chayyim or Chaim.
- Eguzki (eh-goos-kee, Basque)--"sun"
- Elio (EL-yoh, Italian)--from Latin, "sun"
- Haruki (hah-roo-kee, Japanese)--"spring" + "hope", "rare", "precious", "star", "life", or "shine" [other meanings possible depending on kanji]
- Khurshid (khoor-SHEED, Persian)--"shining sun"
- Kusuma (koo-SOO-mah, Indonesian)--"flower"
- Oran (OH-rahn, Irish)--"little green one"
- Pascal (pahs-KAHL, French, Dutch)--from Latin, "Easter". Over forms include Pasquale (Italian), Pascual (Spanish), Pasco (Cornish), & Paskal (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
- Rabi (RAH-bee, Arabic)--"spring"
- Ravi (RAH-vee, Hindi)--"sun"
- Renatus (reh-NAH-tus, Latin)--"reborn". Other forms include René & Renato.
- Sorin (soh-REEN, Romanian)--"sun"
- Tsvetan (tsveh-TAHN, Bulgarian)--"flower"
- Vitale (vih-TAHL-eh, Italian)--from Latin, "of life". Other forms are Vitalis (Latin), Vitaliy (Russian) & Vidal (Spanish)
- Vito (VEE-toh, Italian, Spanish)--from Latin, "life"
- Walid (wah-LEED, Arabic)--"born"
- Ziyad (zee-YAHD, Arabic)--"growth"
- Zotikos (zoh-tee-KOS, Greek)--"full of life"
Girls:
- Anastasia (an-ah-STAY-zhah, English, ah-nah-STAHS-yah, Russian)--feminine of Anastasiy
- Anfisa (ahn-FEE-sah, Russian)--from Greek, "flower"
- Anthea (an-THEE-ah, an-THEH-ah, English)--from Greek, "flower"
- Arevik (ah-ray-VEEK, Albanian)--"sun"
- Aviva (ah-vee-vah, Hebrew)--feminine of Aviv.
- Ayaka (ah-yah-kah, Japanese)--"color" + "flower" or "petal" [other meanings possible depending on kanji]
- Bahar (bah-HAHR, Persian)--"spring"
- Beathag (BEH-ak, Scottish)--feminine of Beathan
- Bláthnat (BLAH-nat, Irish)--"little flower"
- Bluma (BLOO-mah, Yiddish)--"flower"
- Bopha (boh-PAH, Khmer)--"flower"
- Calanthe (kah-LAN-thee, English)--from Greek, "beautiful flower". Another form is Calanthia.
- Ceres (KEH-rehs, Latin; SEH-rez, English)--from Latin, "to grow"
- Chaya (khah-YAH, Hebrew)--feminine of Chayim
- Chloe (KLOH-ee, English)--from Greek, "green shoot"
- Chrysanta (krih-SAN-tah, English)--from Greek, "golden flower"
- Cvetka (TSVET-kah, Slovene)--"blossom"
- Diantha (dee-AHN-than, English; dee-AHN-tah, Dutch)--from Greek, "heavenly flower"
- Eliana (eh-lee-AH-nah, Italian)--from Latin, "of the sun". French form is Éliane.
- Enid (EE-nid, English; EH-need, Welsh)--from Welsh, "life, soul"
- Evanthe (eh-VAHN-thee, [ancient] Greek)--"good flower"
- Fiorella (fee-oh-REL-lah, Italian)--"little flower"
- Flora (FLOHR-ah, Latin)--"flower". Goddess of spring.
- Gonca (gohn-JAH, Turkish)--from Persian, "flower bud"
- Hana (hah-nah, Japanese)--"flower"
- Haruka (hah-roo-kah, Japanese)--"spring" + "flower"
- Honoka (hoh-noh-kah, Japanese--"harmony" + "flower"
- Hua (hoo-ah, Chinese)--"flower"
- Ianthe (ee-AHN-thee, eye-AN-thee, [ancient] Greek)--"violet flower"
- Leilani (lay-LAH-nee, Hawaiian)--"heavenly flower"
- Liv (LEEV, Scandinavian)--"life" [also means "protection"]
- Lore (loh-reh, Basque)--"flower"
- Lule (LOO-leh, Albanian)--"flower"
- Luljeta (lool-YEH-tah, Albanian)--"flower of life"
- Malai (mah-LYE, Thai)--"garland of flowers"
- Mali (mah-LEE, Thai)--"flower"
- Mei (may, Japanese)--"bud" + "life" or "reliant"
- Midori (mee-doh-ree, Japanese)--"green"
- Moe (moh-eh, Japanese)--"sprout"
- Orna (OR-nah, Irish)--feminine of Oran. Another form is Ornat.
- Pascale (pahs-KAL, French)--feminine of Pascal.
- Pranvera (prahn-VEHR-ah, Albanian)--"spring"
- Rayen (rah-YEN, Spanish)--from Mapuche, "flower"
- Renata (reh-NAH-tah, Latin)--feminine of Renatus. Others forms include Renée & Renita.
- Saulė (SOW-lay, Lithuanian)--"sun". Goddess of the sun.
- Sethunya (set-HOON-yah, Tswana)--"flower"
- Sol (SOHL, Portuguese, Spanish)--"sun"
- Soleil (soh-LAY, English)--from French, "sun"
- Rabi'a (rah-BEE-ah, Arabic)--feminine of Rabi
- Solveig (SOOL-vye, SOOL-vay, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "strength of the sun"
- Sorina (soh-REE-nah, Romanian)--feminine of Sorin
- Sunčana (SOON-chah-nah, Croatian)--"sunny"
- Sunniva (SOO-nee-vah, Norwegian)--from Old English, "gift of the sun"
- Tesni (TES-nee, Welsh)--"warm sunshine"
- Verna (VER-nah, English)--from Latin, "spring"
- Vesna (VES-nah, Slavic)--"spring" [poetic]
- Vita (VEE-tah, Italian)--feminine of Vito
- Vitalia (vee-TAHL-yah, Italian)--feminine of Vitale
- Zahrah (ZAH-hrah, Arabic)--"bloom"
- Zoe (ZOH-ee, English; ZOH-eh, Italian)--from Greek, "life"
Unisex:
- Chun (choon, Chinese)--"spring"
- Haru (hah-roo, Japanese)--"spring"
- Nitzan (neet-ZAHN, Hebrew)--"flower bud"
- Xuân (swahn, Vietnamese)--"spring"
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