Baby name
Camelia
/kah · MEH · lyah/
Meaning
“Camellia flower”
Romanian feminine name derived from the camellia flower, symbolizing botanical beauty and elegance, popularized in 20th-century Romania.
Nicknames
came · camelina
How it ages.
Camelia carries romantic and floral prestige in Romanian tradition, signaling aesthetic family values.
The cultural moment.
Camelia shows stable adoption in urban Romania, chosen by educated middle-class families since 2000.