Gardenia - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Gardenia \g(a)-rde-

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 an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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