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Camelia

kuh-MEEL-yuh

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From the camellia flower, named after botanist Georg Kamel, symbolizing admiration, perfection, and enduring love across cultures.”

Popularity Over Time

Camelia US popularity rank over timeRank 8703 in 1999 to rank 1547 in 1976. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1547#5125#87031902192019401960198020002024

Camelia is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

4

Nicknames

CamCamyMelia

Style

FloralElegantRomanticSoftNature

Collections

Floral & Botanical → Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 →

Similar Names

Amelia

Germanic Top 10

Camilla

Italian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Lydia

Greek Top 100

Dahlia

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Magnolia

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

Iris

Greek Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works across cultures with floral appeal

People Also Ask

From the camellia flower, named after botanist Georg Kamel, symbolizing admiration, perfection, and enduring love across cultures.

Camelia is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Camelia include Cam, Camy, Melia.

Names that pair beautifully with Camelia include Magnolia, Iris.