Class Section Name Generator

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Generate class section names for a school year: theme words that follow a grade or the word Section, such as Sampaguita, Narra, Emerald, Perseverance, Orion and Curie. The 1,000 names come in families (flowers, trees, gems, values, scientists, heroes, stars), so one grade can take a matching set.

About class section names

Many schools split each grade into sections and give every section a theme word instead of a letter. In the Philippines a class is Grade 7 Sampaguita or Grade 10 Rizal; in India a school may run Section Ganga beside Section Yamuna. The usual practice is one family of words per grade level, so the sections of a grade match and none sounds ranked above another.

This list is built from those families. There are flowers (Sampaguita, Jasmine, Dahlia), trees (Narra, Molave, Banyan), gems (Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz), values in English, Tagalog, Hindi and Sanskrit, planets and constellations, birds, animals, colors, fruits, rivers, mountains and figures of classical myth. Scientists, national heroes and authors appear with a short label, as in Curie (Marie Curie, physicist and chemist), so a teacher can see who the namesake is. Tagalog, Hindi and Sanskrit words carry a plain gloss in the same way.

A set works best when its words are equals. Gems, flowers and virtues do that well. Medals and anything that reads as first, second and third do not, which is why Gold, Silver and Bronze and the Greek letters are left out. The part in parentheses is for choosing; on the door sign and the class record, the name before the parentheses is the section name.

How to choose class section names

  • Choose one family for each grade level and take all of that grade's sections from it: Grade 7 from flowers, Grade 8 from trees, Grade 9 from gems. Students and parents then know the grade from the name alone.
  • Count your sections before you settle on a theme. The nine Muses, from Calliope to Urania, make a neat set for nine sections and leave a tenth without a name; flowers, virtues and gems run to dozens.
  • Keep the words equal in weight. Avoid any set in which one name sounds like the top section, and reshuffle the names each year so that no word stays tied to one group of students.
  • For a namesake, pick a person the students will meet in that year's lessons, such as Balagtas for a Filipino class or Newton and Faraday for a physics year. For a Tagalog, Hindi or Sanskrit word, ask a teacher of the language to confirm the form and spelling used in your region.
  • Say it aloud with the grade in front: Grade 4 Mabini, Grade 8 Amethyst. Words of two or three syllables are easier to call out at assembly and fit better on a door sign.

Frequently asked questions

What are good section names for a class?

Good section names are positive single words that come in sets. Flowers such as Sampaguita, Orchid and Dahlia, gems such as Emerald, Sapphire and Topaz, and values such as Honesty, Perseverance and Gratitude are families that many schools use. Pick one family per grade so the sections match.

How many names are in the list, and how are they grouped?

There are 1,000 names. They fall into families: flowers, Philippine flowers and trees, other trees, gems, fruits, values in English, Tagalog, Hindi and Sanskrit, scientists and inventors, national heroes and authors, planets, stars and constellations, birds, animals, colors, rivers, mountains and classical myth. The full A to Z list on this page shows them all.

Why do some names have words in parentheses?

A person's name carries a short label, as in Rizal (Jose Rizal, Philippine national hero) or Raman (C. V. Raman, Indian physicist), and a Tagalog, Hindi or Sanskrit word carries a gloss, as in Matapat (Tagalog, honest) or Ekta (Hindi, unity). The part in parentheses is there to help you choose. Use only the name before the parentheses as the section name. Some entries are the same thing in another language, such as Rose, Rosas and Gulab or Kalachuchi and Frangipani, so check a set for doubles before you assign it.

Why are there no Gold, Silver and Bronze or Alpha and Beta sections?

Sets like those read as a ranking, and a section name should never mark one class as better or weaker than the next. Every family here is made of equals, so Grade 6 Narra and Grade 6 Molave sound like neighbors, not first and second place.

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A: 100 names

  • Aakash (Hindi, sky)
  • Abad Santos (Jose Abad Santos, Filipino chief justice)
  • Abelardo (Nicanor Abelardo, Filipino composer)
  • Abra
  • Abulog
  • Acacia
  • Accountability
  • Achernar
  • Achilles
  • Aconcagua
  • Adaptability
  • Adelfa
  • Aeneas
  • Aesop (ancient Greek fabulist)

A, continued

  • Agate
  • Agila (Tagalog, eagle)
  • Agno
  • Agoho
  • Agoncillo (Marcela Agoncillo, seamstress of the first flag)
  • Aguinaldo (Emilio Aguinaldo, first Philippine president)
  • Agus
  • Agusan
  • Ahilyabai (Ahilyabai Holkar, queen of Malwa)
  • Ahimsa (Sanskrit, non-violence)
  • Akle
  • Al-Khwarizmi (Persian mathematician)
  • Alaknanda
  • Albatross

A, continued

  • Alcyone
  • Aldebaran
  • Alexandrite
  • Alhazen (Ibn al-Haytham, pioneer of optics)
  • Almaciga
  • Almond
  • Alnilam
  • Alnitak
  • Alps
  • Altair
  • Altruism
  • Amaltas
  • Amaryllis
  • Amazonite

A, continued

  • Ambedkar (B. R. Ambedkar, jurist and social reformer)
  • Amber
  • Amburayan
  • Amethyst
  • Ametrine
  • Amorsolo (Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter)
  • Amugis
  • Amuyao
  • Anahaw
  • Anamudi
  • Ananda (Sanskrit, joy)
  • Anandibai (Anandibai Joshi, pioneering Indian physician)
  • Andersen (Hans Christian Andersen, Danish storyteller)
  • Andes
  • Andromeda

A, continued

  • Anemone
  • Angat
  • Annapurna
  • Antares
  • Anthurium
  • Antipolo
  • Anushasan (Hindi, discipline)
  • Aparajita (Hindi, butterfly pea flower)
  • Apitong
  • Apo
  • Apollo
  • Apple
  • Apple Blossom
  • Apricot

A, continued

  • Aqua
  • Aquamarine
  • Aquarius
  • Aravalli
  • Arayat
  • Archimedes (Greek mathematician and inventor)
  • Ariadne
  • Ariel
  • Aries
  • Aristotle (Greek philosopher)
  • Artemis
  • Aryabhata (ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer)
  • Asha (Hindi, hope)
  • Ashoka (Mauryan emperor)

A, continued

  • Aspiration
  • Aster
  • Atalanta
  • Athena
  • Atis
  • Atlas
  • Aurora
  • Aventurine
  • Avicenna (Ibn Sina, Persian physician)
  • Avocado
  • Azad (Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary)
  • Azalea
  • Azucena
  • Azure
  • Azurite

B: 62 names

  • Babul
  • Bagras
  • Bagtikan
  • Bahaghari (Tagalog, rainbow)
  • Bakul
  • Balagtas (Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet)
  • Balayong
  • Bamboo
  • Banaba
  • Banahaw
  • Bangkal
  • Bani

B, continued

  • Bankim (Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Bengali novelist)
  • Banuyo
  • Banyan
  • Banzon (Julian Banzon, Filipino chemist)
  • Baobab
  • Basho (Matsuo Basho, Japanese haiku poet)
  • Batikuling
  • Bayanihan (Tagalog, community helping together)
  • Bear
  • Beas
  • Bee-Eater
  • Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, composer)

B, continued

  • Begonia
  • Bellatrix
  • Ben Nevis
  • Benevolence
  • Betelgeuse
  • Betis
  • Betwa
  • Bhabha (Homi Bhabha, Indian physicist)
  • Bhagat Singh (Indian revolutionary)
  • Bhagirathi
  • Bharati (Subramania Bharati, Tamil poet)
  • Bhaskara (medieval Indian mathematician)
  • Bhatnagar (Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, Indian chemist)

B, continued

  • Bicol
  • Binuang
  • Bird of Paradise
  • Bitaog
  • Bituin (Tagalog, star)
  • Blackbuck
  • Blue
  • Blue Jay
  • Blue Spruce
  • Blue Topaz
  • Blueberry
  • Bluebird

B, continued

  • Bonifacio (Andres Bonifacio, founder of the Katipunan)
  • Bose (Jagadish Chandra Bose, Indian scientist)
  • Bougainvillea
  • Brahe (Tycho Brahe, astronomer)
  • Brahmagupta (Indian mathematician and astronomer)
  • Brahmaputra
  • Braille (Louis Braille, inventor of braille)
  • Bravery
  • Brilyante (Tagalog, diamond)
  • Bulusan
  • Burgundy
  • Buttercup
  • Butterfly

C: 76 names

  • Cadena de Amor
  • Cagayan
  • Calla Lily
  • Calliope
  • Callisto
  • Camaraderie
  • Camellia
  • Camia
  • Canary
  • Canary Yellow
  • Canopus
  • Capella

C, continued

  • Capricorn
  • Carmine
  • Carnation
  • Carnelian
  • Carroll (Lewis Carroll, English author)
  • Carson (Rachel Carson, biologist and author)
  • Cassiopeia
  • Castor
  • Casuarina
  • Cat's Eye
  • Cedar
  • Celsius (Anders Celsius, astronomer)
  • Centaurus

C, continued

  • Ceres
  • Cerise
  • Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist)
  • Chambal
  • Chameli (Hindi, jasmine)
  • Champa (Hindi, champak flower)
  • Champaca
  • Charaka (ancient Indian physician)
  • Charity
  • Cheerfulness
  • Cheetah
  • Chenab
  • Chennamma (Rani Chennamma, queen of Kittur)

C, continued

  • Cherry
  • Cherry Blossom
  • Chico
  • Chimborazo
  • Chinar
  • Chiron
  • Chital
  • Chrysanthemum
  • Citizenship
  • Citrine
  • Civility
  • Cleanliness

C, continued

  • Clio
  • Cockatoo
  • Coconut
  • Colorado
  • Columba
  • Comet
  • Commitment
  • Compassion
  • Condor
  • Confidence
  • Constellation
  • Contentment
  • Cooperation

C, continued

  • Copernicus (Nicolaus Copernicus, astronomer)
  • Coral
  • Coral Pink
  • Cordillera
  • Corona Borealis
  • Cosmos
  • Cotopaxi
  • Courage
  • Courtesy
  • Crane
  • Creativity
  • Crystal
  • Curie (Marie Curie, physicist and chemist)

D: 53 names

  • Da Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci, artist and inventor)
  • Daedalus
  • Daffodil
  • Dagohoy (Francisco Dagohoy, Boholano rebel leader)
  • Dahlia
  • Daisy
  • Dalandan
  • Dama de Noche
  • Damodar
  • Dangal (Tagalog, honor)
  • Dao
  • Dapdap
  • Daphne

D, continued

  • Darwin (Charles Darwin, naturalist)
  • Dawn
  • Daya (Sanskrit, kindness)
  • Daybreak
  • De Jesus (Jose Corazon de Jesus, Filipino poet)
  • De Ocampo (Geminiano de Ocampo, Filipino ophthalmologist)
  • Dedication
  • Deer
  • Del Pilar (Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino journalist)
  • Del Rosario (Anacleto del Rosario, Filipino chemist)
  • Delphinium
  • Delphinus
  • Demeter

D, continued

  • Dendrobium
  • Deneb
  • Deodar
  • Dependability
  • Descartes (Rene Descartes, mathematician and philosopher)
  • Determination
  • Devotion
  • Dhairya (Sanskrit, patience and courage)
  • Dhauladhar
  • Dhaulagiri
  • Diamond
  • Diana
  • Dignity

D, continued

  • Diligence
  • Dinkar (Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Hindi poet)
  • Dione
  • Discipline
  • Dita
  • Doddabetta
  • Dolphin
  • Douglas Fir
  • Dove
  • Draco
  • Dragonfly
  • Dugong
  • Duhat
  • Dungon

E: 25 names

  • Eagle
  • Earth
  • Ebony
  • Edison (Thomas Edison, inventor)
  • Egret
  • Einstein (Albert Einstein, physicist)
  • Ekta (Hindi, unity)
  • Electra
  • Elephant
  • Emerald
  • Empathy
  • Enceladus

E, continued

  • Enthusiasm
  • Eos
  • Equality
  • Equinox
  • Erato
  • Eratosthenes (Greek geographer and mathematician)
  • Escoda (Josefa Llanes Escoda, Filipino civic leader)
  • Eucalyptus
  • Euclid (Greek mathematician)
  • Europa
  • Euterpe
  • Everest
  • Everlasting

F: 31 names

  • Fair Play
  • Fairness
  • Faith
  • Faithfulness
  • Falcon
  • Faraday (Michael Faraday, physicist and chemist)
  • Felicity
  • Felipe (Julian Felipe, composer of the national anthem)
  • Fellowship
  • Fibonacci (Leonardo of Pisa, mathematician)

F, continued

  • Finch
  • Fir
  • Fire Opal
  • Firefly
  • Flamingo
  • Flora
  • Florentino (Leona Florentino, Ilocano poet)
  • Fluorite
  • Foresight
  • Forest Green

F, continued

  • Forget-Me-Not
  • Forgiveness
  • Fortitude
  • Fortuna
  • Frangipani
  • Fraternity
  • Freedom
  • Freesia
  • Friendship
  • Fronda (Francisco Fronda, Filipino poultry scientist)
  • Fuchsia

G: 44 names

  • Gaia
  • Galaxy
  • Galileo (Galileo Galilei, astronomer)
  • Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi, leader of Indian independence)
  • Ganga
  • Ganymede
  • Gardenia
  • Garima (Hindi, dignity)
  • Garnet
  • Gazelle
  • Gemini
  • Genda (Hindi, marigold)
  • Generosity
  • Gentleness

G, continued

  • Geranium
  • Gerbera
  • Ghalib (Mirza Ghalib, Urdu poet)
  • Ginkgo
  • Giraffe
  • Gisok
  • Gladiolus
  • Godavari
  • Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet)
  • Golden Eagle
  • Goldenrod
  • Gomti
  • Goodness
  • Goodwill
  • Grace

G, continued

  • Graciousness
  • Grapes
  • Gratitude
  • Green
  • Gregorio del Pilar (Filipino general)
  • Guava
  • Guerrero (Leon Maria Guerrero, Filipino botanist)
  • Guijo
  • Guiting-Guiting
  • Gulab (Hindi, rose)
  • Gulmohar
  • Gumamela
  • Gutenberg (Johannes Gutenberg, printing pioneer)
  • Guyabano
  • Gyan (Hindi, knowledge)

H: 36 names

  • Halcon
  • Hamiguitan
  • Harmony
  • Haumea
  • Hawk
  • Hebe
  • Heera (Hindi, diamond)
  • Heliconia
  • Helios
  • Helpfulness
  • Hera
  • Hermes

H, continued

  • Hernandez (Amado Hernandez, Filipino poet and novelist)
  • Hestia
  • Hibiscus
  • Hibok-Hibok
  • Hidalgo (Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Filipino painter)
  • Himalaya
  • Hippocrates (Greek physician)
  • Honesty
  • Honeybee
  • Honor
  • Hoopoe
  • Hope

H, continued

  • Hornbill
  • Hospitality
  • Hubble (Edwin Hubble, astronomer)
  • Hugo (Victor Hugo, French novelist)
  • Humboldt (Alexander von Humboldt, naturalist)
  • Humility
  • Hummingbird
  • Huygens (Christiaan Huygens, physicist and astronomer)
  • Hyacinth
  • Hydrangea
  • Hypatia (mathematician of Alexandria)
  • Hyperion

I: 12 names

  • Ilang-Ilang
  • Imagination
  • Impala
  • Indigo
  • Indravati
  • Initiative
  • Inspiration
  • Integrity
  • Ipil
  • Iris
  • Ironwood
  • Isarog

J: 19 names

  • Jacaranda
  • Jacinto (Emilio Jacinto, Katipunan writer and general)
  • Jade
  • Jade Vine
  • Jalaur
  • Jamun
  • Janaki Ammal (Indian botanist)
  • Janus
  • Jasmine

J, continued

  • Jason
  • Jhelum
  • Joy
  • Juan Luna (Filipino painter)
  • Juhi (Hindi, a jasmine)
  • Jungfrau
  • Juno
  • Jupiter
  • Justice
  • Jyoti (Sanskrit, light)

K: 41 names

  • Kabutihan (Tagalog, goodness)
  • Kachnar
  • Kadamba
  • Kagitingan (Tagalog, valor)
  • Kaimito
  • Kalachuchi
  • Kalamansi
  • Kalantas
  • Kalapati (Tagalog, dove)
  • Kalatungan
  • Kalaw (Tagalog, hornbill)
  • Kalayaan (Tagalog, freedom)
  • Kalidasa (classical Sanskrit poet)

K, continued

  • Kalsubai
  • Kalumpit
  • Kamagong
  • Kamal (Hindi, lotus)
  • Kamet
  • Kamuning
  • Kanchenjunga
  • Kanlaon
  • Kapa-Kapa (Philippine medinilla flower)
  • Kapayapaan (Tagalog, peace)
  • Karakoram
  • Karuna (Sanskrit, compassion)
  • Karunungan (Tagalog, wisdom)
  • Katapatan (Tagalog, honesty)

K, continued

  • Katarungan (Tagalog, justice)
  • Katmon
  • Kaveri
  • Keller (Helen Keller, author and advocate)
  • Khejri
  • Kinabalu
  • Kindness
  • Kingfisher
  • Kiran (Hindi, ray of light)
  • Kitanglad
  • Koala
  • Koel
  • Kshama (Sanskrit, forgiveness)
  • Kudarat (Sultan Kudarat, ruler of Maguindanao)

L: 45 names

  • Labradorite
  • Ladybug
  • Lakandula (ruler of Tondo)
  • Lamio
  • Lanete
  • Lanzones
  • Lapis Lazuli
  • Lapulapu (chieftain of Mactan)
  • Lark
  • Lauan
  • Laurel
  • Lavender
  • Lawin (Tagalog, hawk)
  • Laxmibai (Rani of Jhansi)
  • Leadership

L, continued

  • Leeuwenhoek (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, microscope pioneer)
  • Lemon
  • Lemur
  • Leo
  • Leopard
  • Lhotse
  • Liberty
  • Libra
  • Ligaya (Tagalog, joy)
  • Lilac
  • Lily
  • Lily of the Valley
  • Lime Green
  • Linnaeus (Carl Linnaeus, botanist)
  • Lion

L, continued

  • Live Oak
  • Liwanag (Tagalog, light)
  • Llama
  • Loboc
  • Loire
  • Lope K. Santos (Filipino novelist and grammarian)
  • Lopez Jaena (Graciano Lopez Jaena, Filipino orator)
  • Lotus
  • Love
  • Lovebird
  • Loyalty
  • Lumbang
  • Luna (Antonio Luna, Filipino general)
  • Lychee
  • Lyrebird

M: 102 names

  • Maaasahan (Tagalog, dependable)
  • Maalalahanin (Tagalog, thoughtful)
  • Mabait (Tagalog, kind)
  • Mabini (Apolinario Mabini, Filipino statesman)
  • Mabolo
  • Macaw
  • Madjaas
  • Magalang (Tagalog, respectful)
  • Magat
  • Magbanua (Teresa Magbanua, Visayan revolutionary)
  • Magiting (Tagalog, valiant)
  • Magnanimity
  • Magnolia
  • Mahadevi (Mahadevi Varma, Hindi poet)

M, continued

  • Mahalanobis (P. C. Mahalanobis, Indian statistician)
  • Mahanadi
  • Mahinahon (Tagalog, calm)
  • Mahogany
  • Mahua
  • Maia
  • Maitri (Sanskrit, friendliness)
  • Makabayan (Tagalog, patriotic)
  • Makalu
  • Makatao (Tagalog, humane)
  • Makemake
  • Makiling
  • Makopa
  • Malachite
  • Malasakit (Tagalog, heartfelt concern)

M, continued

  • Malikhain (Tagalog, creative)
  • Malindang
  • Malugai
  • Malvar (Miguel Malvar, Filipino general)
  • Manggachapui
  • Mangkono
  • Mango
  • Mangosteen
  • Mangrove
  • Manik (Hindi, ruby)
  • Manta Ray
  • Mantalingajan
  • Mapagbigay (Tagalog, generous)
  • Mapagkumbaba (Tagalog, humble)

M, continued

  • Mapagmahal (Tagalog, loving)
  • Maparaan (Tagalog, resourceful)
  • Mapayapa (Tagalog, peaceful)
  • Maple
  • Marangal (Tagalog, honorable)
  • Marconi (Guglielmo Marconi, radio pioneer)
  • Marigold
  • Marikina
  • Maroon
  • Mars
  • Masayahin (Tagalog, cheerful)
  • Masikap (Tagalog, diligent)
  • Masipag (Tagalog, hardworking)
  • Masunurin (Tagalog, obedient)
  • Matapat (Tagalog, honest)

M, continued

  • Matatag (Tagalog, steadfast)
  • Matiyaga (Tagalog, persevering)
  • Matulungin (Tagalog, helpful)
  • Matutum
  • Maunawain (Tagalog, understanding)
  • Mauve
  • Maya (Philippine maya bird)
  • Mayapis
  • Mayon
  • Melon
  • Melpomene
  • Mendel (Gregor Mendel, founder of genetics)
  • Mendeleev (Dmitri Mendeleev, chemist)
  • Mentor

M, continued

  • Mercury
  • Merope
  • Milky Way
  • Mimas
  • Mindfulness
  • Minerva
  • Mint
  • Mintaka
  • Mira
  • Miranda
  • Mirasol
  • Mississippi
  • Mnemosyne
  • Mockingbird
  • Modesty

M, continued

  • Mogra (Hindi, Arabian jasmine)
  • Molave
  • Monarch
  • Mont Blanc
  • Montessori (Maria Montessori, educator)
  • Moonbeam
  • Moonga (Hindi, coral)
  • Moonstone
  • Morganite
  • Morning Glory
  • Morse (Samuel Morse, inventor)
  • Mother of Pearl
  • Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer)
  • Mussaenda
  • Myna

N: 22 names

  • Namrata (Hindi, humility)
  • Nanda Devi
  • Narig
  • Narmada
  • Narra
  • Narwhal
  • Navy
  • Nebula
  • Neelakurinji
  • Neelam (Hindi, sapphire)
  • Neem

N, continued

  • Nephrite
  • Neptune
  • Nestor
  • Netaji (Subhas Chandra Bose, independence leader)
  • Newton (Isaac Newton, physicist and mathematician)
  • Nightingale (Florence Nightingale, nursing pioneer)
  • Nilgiri
  • Nishtha (Hindi, dedication)
  • Nobel (Alfred Nobel, chemist and inventor)
  • Nova
  • Nyaya (Sanskrit, justice)

O: 17 names

  • Oak
  • Oberon
  • Obsidian
  • Odysseus
  • Olive
  • Olympus
  • Opal
  • Open-Mindedness

O, continued

  • Optimism
  • Orange
  • Orchid
  • Orderliness
  • Oriole
  • Orion
  • Orosa (Maria Orosa, Filipino food scientist)
  • Orpheus
  • Owl

P: 87 names

  • Pag-asa (Tagalog, hope)
  • Pagkakaisa (Tagalog, unity)
  • Pagsanjan
  • Palash
  • Palm
  • Palma (Jose Palma, poet of the national anthem)
  • Palosapis
  • Pampanga
  • Panda
  • Pangarap (Tagalog, dream)
  • Panna (Hindi, emerald)
  • Pansy
  • Panther
  • Papaya

P, continued

  • Parijat (Hindi, night-flowering jasmine)
  • Parishram (Hindi, hard work)
  • Parnassus
  • Parrot
  • Pascal (Blaise Pascal, mathematician and physicist)
  • Pasig
  • Pasteur (Louis Pasteur, chemist and microbiologist)
  • Patel (Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian statesman)
  • Patience
  • Patriotism
  • Peace
  • Peach
  • Peacock
  • Pear
  • Pearl

P, continued

  • Pecan
  • Peepal
  • Pegasus
  • Pelican
  • Penelope
  • Penguin
  • Peony
  • Peridot
  • Periwinkle
  • Periyar
  • Perlas (Tagalog, pearl)
  • Persephone
  • Perseus
  • Perseverance

P, continued

  • Petunia
  • Philippine Eagle
  • Pilandok (Philippine mouse-deer)
  • Pili
  • Pine
  • Pineapple
  • Pink
  • Pir Panjal
  • Pisces
  • Plato (Greek philosopher)
  • Pleiades
  • Plum
  • Pluto
  • Poinsettia
  • Polar Bear

P, continued

  • Polaris
  • Politeness
  • Pollux
  • Polyhymnia
  • Pomegranate
  • Pomelo
  • Pomona
  • Poppy
  • Poseidon
  • Powder Blue
  • Pragati (Hindi, progress)
  • Prakash (Hindi, light)
  • Pratap (Maharana Pratap, Rajput king)
  • Prem (Hindi, love)

P, continued

  • Premchand (Hindi novelist)
  • Prerna (Hindi, inspiration)
  • Prithvi (Sanskrit, earth)
  • Procyon
  • Prometheus
  • Prudence
  • Psyche
  • Ptolemy (astronomer of Alexandria)
  • Pulag
  • Pulangi
  • Punctuality
  • Purple
  • Purpose
  • Pyrenees
  • Pythagoras (Greek mathematician)

Q: 4 names

  • Quartz
  • Quetzal
  • Quezon (Manuel L. Quezon, Commonwealth president)
  • Quisumbing (Eduardo Quisumbing, Filipino botanist)

R: 34 names

  • Rabbit
  • Rainbow
  • Rajnigandha (Hindi, tuberose)
  • Raman (C. V. Raman, Indian physicist)
  • Ramanujan (Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician)
  • Rambutan
  • Raspberry
  • Ravi
  • Ray (Prafulla Chandra Ray, Indian chemist)
  • Red
  • Red Panda

R, continued

  • Regulus
  • Reliability
  • Resilience
  • Resourcefulness
  • Respect
  • Responsibility
  • Reverence
  • Reyes (Severino Reyes, Filipino playwright)
  • Rhea
  • Rhododendron
  • Rigel

R, continued

  • Rizal (Jose Rizal, Philippine national hero)
  • Robin
  • Rockies
  • Roentgen (Wilhelm Roentgen, discoverer of X-rays)
  • Rosal
  • Rosas
  • Rose
  • Rose Pink
  • Rose Quartz
  • Rosewood
  • Royal Blue
  • Ruby

S: 86 names

  • Sabarmati
  • Sadbhavna (Hindi, goodwill)
  • Sagar (Hindi, ocean)
  • Sagittarius
  • Sahas (Hindi, courage)
  • Sahni (Birbal Sahni, Indian paleobotanist)
  • Sahyadri
  • Sahyog (Hindi, cooperation)
  • Sailfish
  • Salcedo (Juan Salcedo Jr., Filipino nutrition scientist)
  • Salim Ali (Indian ornithologist)
  • Sampaguita
  • Sandalwood
  • Sankalp (Hindi, resolve)

S, continued

  • Santan
  • Santol
  • Sapphire
  • Sarabhai (Vikram Sarabhai, Indian space scientist)
  • Sardonyx
  • Sarojini (Sarojini Naidu, poet and independence leader)
  • Satpura
  • Saturn
  • Satya (Sanskrit, truth)
  • Savitribai (Savitribai Phule, educator and reformer)
  • Scorpius
  • Sea Green
  • Selene
  • Selenite

S, continued

  • Self-Reliance
  • Selflessness
  • Semal
  • Sequoia
  • Serenity
  • Service
  • Seva (Sanskrit, service)
  • Shakespeare (William Shakespeare, playwright)
  • Shanti (Sanskrit, peace)
  • Sharavati
  • Shaurya (Sanskrit, valor)
  • Shisham
  • Shivaji (Maratha king)
  • Shivalik
  • Sierra Madre

S, continued

  • Silang (Gabriela Silang, Ilocano revolutionary leader)
  • Silver Oak
  • Simplicity
  • Sincerity
  • Sirius
  • Sky Blue
  • Smoky Quartz
  • Snapdragon
  • Snow Leopard
  • Snowy Owl
  • Socrates (Greek philosopher)
  • Solidarity
  • Sparrow
  • Spica

S, continued

  • Spinel
  • Sportsmanship
  • Spruce
  • Squirrel
  • Star Ruby
  • Star Sapphire
  • Stardust
  • Starfish
  • Starlight
  • Steadfastness
  • Stewardship
  • Stork
  • Strawberry
  • Subhadra (Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, Hindi poet)

S, continued

  • Sugar Maple
  • Sunbeam
  • Sunbird
  • Sunflower
  • Sunrise
  • Sunshine
  • Sunstone
  • Supa
  • Surajmukhi (Hindi, sunflower)
  • Sushruta (ancient Indian surgeon)
  • Sutlej
  • Swallow
  • Swan
  • Sweet Pea
  • Sympathy

T: 57 names

  • Taal
  • Tagoloan
  • Tagore (Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali poet)
  • Tailorbird
  • Tala (Tagalog, bright star)
  • Talinis
  • Talisay
  • Tamaraw
  • Tamarind
  • Tandang Sora (Melchora Aquino, heroine of the revolution)
  • Tangerine
  • Tanguile
  • Tanzanite
  • Tapti

T, continued

  • Tara (Sanskrit, star)
  • Tarsier
  • Taurus
  • Teak
  • Teamwork
  • Tecson (Trinidad Tecson, heroine of the revolution)
  • Teesta
  • Tejas (Sanskrit, radiance)
  • Telemachus
  • Terpsichore
  • Terracotta
  • Tesla (Nikola Tesla, inventor and engineer)
  • Tethys
  • Thalia

T, continued

  • Themis
  • Theseus
  • Thoughtfulness
  • Tiger
  • Tiger Lily
  • Tiger's Eye
  • Tigris
  • Tikling (Philippine rail, the bird of the tinikling dance)
  • Tindalo
  • Tiruvalluvar (classical Tamil poet)
  • Titan
  • Titania
  • Tiyaga (Tagalog, perseverance)
  • Tolentino (Guillermo Tolentino, Filipino sculptor)

T, continued

  • Tolerance
  • Tolstoy (Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist)
  • Toog
  • Topaz
  • Toucan
  • Tourmaline
  • Tranquility
  • Trust
  • Trustworthiness
  • Truth
  • Tuberose
  • Tubman (Harriet Tubman, abolitionist)
  • Tulip
  • Tungabhadra
  • Turquoise

U: 8 names

  • Udaan (Hindi, flight)
  • Ultramarine
  • Umang (Hindi, zest)
  • Understanding
  • Unity
  • Urania
  • Ursa Major
  • Ursa Minor

V: 18 names

  • Vaigai
  • Valor
  • Varahamihira (Indian astronomer and mathematician)
  • Vega
  • Velasquez (Gregorio Velasquez, Filipino phycologist)
  • Venus
  • Verne (Jules Verne, French novelist)
  • Vesta
  • Vidya (Sanskrit, knowledge)

V, continued

  • Vidyasagar (Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, educator)
  • Vigilance
  • Vindhya
  • Violet
  • Virgo
  • Vishwas (Hindi, trust)
  • Visvesvaraya (M. Visvesvaraya, Indian engineer)
  • Vitality
  • Viveka (Sanskrit, discernment)

W: 12 names

  • Waling-Waling
  • Walnut
  • Warbler
  • Water Lily
  • Watermelon
  • Watt (James Watt, engineer and inventor)
  • Weaverbird
  • Whale
  • Wisdom
  • Wisteria
  • Wonder
  • Woodpecker

Y: 3 names

  • Yakal
  • Yamuna
  • Yangtze

Z: 6 names

  • Zara (Gregorio Zara, Filipino physicist and engineer)
  • Zeal
  • Zebra
  • Zeus
  • Zinnia
  • Zircon