The most famous "Mayflower" is the Pilgrim ship Mayflower. It has inspired a number of namesakes:
- USS Mayflower - three ships: screw tug, presidential yacht, lighthouse tender
- HMCS Mayflower - WWII corvette
- Mayflower - 1886 America's Cup yacht
- Mayflower - two blimps
- Mayflower Hotel
- Mayflower Transit, a moving company
- Mayflower Theatre
(See http://www.sail1620.org/history/namesakes.html for more.)
In botany, several different plants are called "mayflower":
- Hawthorn
- Hepatica
- Trailing arbutus
- Maianthemum canadense