Linked by meaning
Cataleya 萱
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Cataleya (orchid) and 萱 (day-lily) are related in meaning.
The English name
- Meaning
- A modern name from Cattleya, a genus of orchids; spread by a 2011 film's heroineLikely
- Origin
- Modern, from a flower name
The Chinese character
- Meaning
- day-lily
- Source
- Unicode Unihan
Sources
Inspired by Chinese naming. The two are linked by what they mean, never by sound or letters.