What does Begonia mean?

Begonia as a girls' name. Flower name: the colorful house plant with fleshy leaves and white, yellow, pink or red blossoms. The plant was named for Michel Begon, an 18th-century governor of Santo Domingo.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Be-, -nia

ASSOCIATED WITH white, yellow (golden), 18th century

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How popular is Begonia?

Begonia is an uncommonly occurring first name for females but a somewhat prominent last name for all people (#96918 out of 150436, Top 64%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Adonia, Aegidia, Allonia, Alonia, Ansonia, Antonia▼, Bedelia, Belanna, Belenda, Belia, Belicia, Belinda▼, Bellona, Belona, Belvia, Belynda, Bena, Benecia, Benicia, Benita▼, Bennie▼, Beonca, Berenis, Berna, Bernie, Bernina, Beruria, Betia, Betina, Beyonca, Beyonce▼, Bionca, Bogna, Bonita▼, Breonda, Breonna▼, Brioni, Bronia, Bronya, Bryonie, Bryonna, Celenia, Celosia, Denia, Eionia, Eugenia▼, Evgenia, Fenia, Gregoria, Idonia, Ionia, Jekolia, Jesenia▼, Kenia▲, Kennia, Leonia, Levania, Melania▲, Melodia, Nerolia (see Nerola), Netania, Petunia, Reginia, Romonia, Sedonia, Segovia, Sonia▼, Sydonia, Tonia▼, Veedonia (see Vidonia), Venia, Xenia, Yesenia▼, Zenia and Zonia. These names tend to be more frequently used than Begonia.