About anthousai names
Botanical Latin and Greek supply results like "Ageratum" and "Triteleia", and some arrive with a gloss attached, as in "Erethris (Red)". Names drawn from real flowers tie these nymphs to specific blooms, which suits dryad cousins, spring court fey, and shrine spirits. Match the bloom to the character, a poison flower for a vengeful nymph, a night bloom for a shy one.
How anthousai names are built
Each result prints a single attested botanical word verbatim from one of two flat banks of 345 and 409 entries, with no joining or affixing. Because the strategy is a straight word-bank pick, a name is whatever plant word the draw lands on, whether French like "Chenillette", Latin like "Triteleia", or plain English like "Marigold". The flower-name surface is the entire signature; there is no surname slot and no gender split.
Marguerite
Marguerite (single pick, French common name)
Ageratum
Ageratum (single pick from the first bank, bare)
Cyclamen
Cyclamen (single pick from the second bank)
Naming notes
Treat these as single-word epithets rather than personal names. The banks mix registers, so draws swing between botanical Latin ("Triteleia", "Lavatera"), French common names ("Chenillette", "Bugrane"), and familiar English words like "Marigold". For a flower-spirit cast, lean on the longer multi-syllable draws (Triteleia, Parnassia) for elders and the short bare tokens for minor attendants, since length alone carries most of the hierarchy here.
Questions about anthousai names
- Why are some names a plant word in plain Latin?
- The generator pulls one entry from a botanical bank with no transformation, so a result like "Cyclamen" or "Triteleia" is the flower word itself standing in as a name. That is the intended effect for flower spirits, not a bug.
- Why do the names come from several languages?
- The banks mix botanical Latin, French common names, and English flower words, so "Chenillette" can land beside "Marigold". Draw from one register consistently if you want a stable cast.
- Can I make a longer name from two flowers?
- Not with this generator, which prints a single token. If you want a compound, pick two results yourself and join them, but the bank is built for one-word floral epithets.