Nigella Lawson
Nigella Lawson was in fact named after her father, Nigel, but the flower love-in-a-mist's Latin name is Nigella Damscena. Picture: Rex Features Credit: Rex Features
Holly Willoughby
Holly Willoughby, the TV presenter, will share her name with plenty of young women in the future; it was the 26th most popular name last year. The name is often given to children born around Christmas. Picture: Rex Features Credit: Rex Features
Fearne Cotton
TV presenter Fearne Cotton's name references the fern plant. Fern and Ferne are both popular alternative spellings. Picture: PA Credit: PA
Lisa Kudrow
The name Phoebe (a tree in the laurel famiy) has been common since the 1990s, possible because of the popular sitcom Friends, where Lisa Kudrow played a character with the name. Picture: Rex Features Credit: Rex Features
Poppy delavigne
Poppy Delevingne, a model and socialite, is one of the best-known celebrities named after the bright-red flower; another is Jamie Oliver's daughter. Picture: Rex Features Credit: Rex Features
Lily Allen
Lily Allen is one of several celebrities called Lily; the model Lily Cole is another. Picture: Rex Features Credit: Rex Features
Yasmin Lebon
The model Yasmin Le Bon. Yasmin is the Persian name for the plant Jasmine. It also means "Gift from God". Picture: Rex Features Credit: Rex Features
Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales's name is derived from the Latin for "plum". Picture: David Rose Credit: David Rose
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, the model. Her first name is a diminutive of Rose. The name Rose first appeared as a Norman form of thr German name Hrodheid a compound of "bright" and "kind"), but is now generally associated with the flower. Picture: AP Credit: AP