Given name & surname

Botan

“as fresh as a blossom”

Botan is used as a given name and a surname. One Japanese interpretation is “as fresh as a blossom.”

Original Japaneseぼたん

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Japanese interpretation is “as fresh as a blossom.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.

Botan’s family of names

Botan has a related form in Botana. Botan has a related form in Botane. Botan has a related form in Botann.

Walk Botan’s family in the name graph

Botanぼたん牡丹ΜποτάνBotannaBotanaBotanneBotaneBotannBottan

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Botan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Rinji

“of the peaceful forest”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Miyagawa

“shrine river”

No U.S. birth series

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Miyakawa

“shrine river”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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鶯

“bird”

No U.S. birth series

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Japanese · Nature

淡海

“light, pale” · “sea”

No U.S. birth series

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Japanese · Nature

河原

“river” · “plain”

No U.S. birth series

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Japanese · Nature

海原

“sea, ocean”

No U.S. birth series

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Proto-Japonic · Nature

山

“mountain; forest”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Botan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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