Who said names were only for humans and pets? More and more people surround themselves with all kinds of plants at home, not only because they bring a lot of light and color to any space, but because they are a great company for those who love gardening and flowers.
From unCOMO we encourage you to find the best names for a plant, funny and original nicknames perfect to share on social networks and to make your friends and family laugh. Do you want to find the best names for plants? Don’t miss out on these 60 options!
Names for carnivorous plants
As you well know, carnivorous plants are those that feed mainly on other animals, especially insects. With this in mind, as well as his intimidating appearance, we present you some names for carnivorous plants ideal for these species … let’s go!
- Killa (from ‘killer’, murderer in English)
- Lyric (perfect if your plant is a cobra lily)
- Gobblers
- Bonnie (from Bonnie and Clyde, criminal couple)
- Carniflower
- Lord of the Flies (in honor of the most famous novel by William Golding)
- Venus (if your plant is of the species Dionaea muscipula this option is ideal, as it is also commonly known as the venus flytrap)
- Seymour (in honor of the movie Lka Shop of Horrors)
- ET (in case it looks as curious and strange as the famous alien)
- Asensia
- Monster
- Hungry (hungry in English)
- Yummy (delicious in English)
- Cynthia
- OJ
- Dracula
Find out more about the different types of carnivorous plants in this other oneHOWTO article.
Names for cactus
Cacti are often the favorite plants of those who are not quite good at gardening. And it is that the cactus is a species of the most grateful, with little care it can always look green and elegant! Do you want to find the best names for cactus? These are some original, fun and cute names to give your cactus more personality:
- Spike (spike in English)
- Tutu
- Spikes
- Spooky (creepy in English)
- Pinchi
- Ron
- Cactusaurus
- Prick (In English it means both ‘prick’ and ‘jerk’, so if you are looking for funny and double meaning plant names, this is one of the best)
- Spiky
- Toni
- Ricarctus
- Bobby
- Bully (bully in English)
- Moody (temperamental in English)
- Shin
- Cactmilla
- Bu
- Camilo
In this article of The best cacti to decorate the house you will find more names to inspire you.
Other funny plant names
If you want more names for a plant In particular, on this list you will find some of our favorite options. It does not matter what type of plant you have, surely below you will find a perfect idea for your companions. Tell us which one you prefer!
Famous names for plants
- Queen Elizabeth: perfect if you have a Majesty Palm or a Queen’s Earrings plant.
- Elon musk: ideal for a money plant.
- Beyoncé: very suitable if your plant is slender, elegant and attractive.
- Orlando Bloom: ‘bloom’ means ‘to bloom’ in English, so the name of this British actor is perfect for one of your plants.
- Robert Plantinson: Another of the favorites of the moment is this name based on the actor Robert Pattinson.
- Morgan treeman: Are you planting your own trees or shrubs? So this name based on Morgan Freeman is a hit.
- Fernie sanders: Ferns, called ‘Fern’ in English, are one of the most common indoor plants. So if you have one, don’t miss out on basing its name on famous people like, for example, politician Bernie Sanders.
- Christofern Lee: Following the trick we proposed just now, take advantage of any actor or artist named Christopher that you like and give the name a twist so that it adapts well to your ferns.
- Laura Fern: in honor of actress Laura Dern.
- Jennifer Plantinson: Are you a fan of Jennifer Aniston comedies? If so, you can name your plant after him.
- Treeminator: if your plant is intimidating and is very healthy and strong, nothing better than this option.
- Tree diddy: in honor of rapper P. Diddy.
- Tiffany: The Pearl Necklace is a beautiful and elegant pendant plant that you can name in honor of the famous movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Funny plant names
- Bruce
- Martha
- Brad
- Bilbo
- Zeus
- Freya
- Rose
- Odin
- jellyfish
- Hocus Crocus: If you are passionate about cinema and you want a good cinematographic reference as the name of your plants, this is great! Based on the movie “Hocus Pocus” this name is great if you have some kind of Crocus plant.
- Clementine
- Agate
- Florence
If you want some real plant names to inspire you, check out this article on 25 Flowering Plant Names.
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