Gardenia - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Gardenia \g(a)-rde-nia, gar-denia\ is pronounced gar-DEEN-yah. It is of English origin. A name from nature: the sweet-smelling flower named for the 18th-century Scottish naturalist Alexander Garden, who first classifed it.

Baby names that sound like Gardenia are Gardener and Giardena. Other similar baby names are Ardenia, Jardena and Sardinia.

Gardenia is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Gardenia. Click here to compare Gardenia with related baby names.