'Anemonella' originates from Neo‑Latin, specifically formed from the Greek word 'anemōnē' (anemone), where the root 'anemos' meant 'wind' and the Latin diminutive suffix '-ella' meant 'little'.

'Anemonella' was coined in botanical/Neo‑Latin as a diminutive of the classical genus name 'Anemone' (from Greek 'anemōnē') and was adopted into modern botanical Latin as the genus name 'Anemonella'.

Initially, the elements conveyed 'little anemone' or 'small windflower'; over time this formation became fixed as the proper name of a botanical genus referring to specific woodland species (e.g., Anemonella thalictroides).