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Flower names for a May baby?

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Cydonia · 02/03/2012 23:39

Hi, I'm expecting my first baby in May ( though it is end of May so could go into June )and if it's a girl I'd quite like a 'flowery' name. Would like it to be seasonal too so does anyone know any plants that flower in May/June? I really like Iris but can't think of any more? Except bluebell!! Possible middle name Christine ( family name ).

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winkle2 · 05/03/2012 22:38

Bay
Basil
Ash

All boy nature names

winkle2 · 05/03/2012 22:37

What about maya?

squoosh · 05/03/2012 12:49

Tansy

telsa · 05/03/2012 01:56

boy - Rock, River, Bracken, Rowan

alessthandomesticgoddess · 05/03/2012 00:43

Fleur
Violet
Holly
Ivy
Lily
Rose
Marigold

yellowflowers · 05/03/2012 00:25

Jonquil is a boys name I thought.

Love Sorrell as a girls name.

Honeysuckle!!

madaboutmadmen · 04/03/2012 13:20

Following on from what TheSecondComing said, the Welsh version of May ihs Mai, a really pretty name, pronounced 'my'.

AnAirOfHope · 04/03/2012 13:05

Blossom
Petal
mai
ffion (welsh for foxglove)
fern

Nellabutterfly · 04/03/2012 12:15

Jonquil?

It's a kind of daffodil - I've heard it used as a name, one of the more unusual flower names and I rather like it.

PercyFilth · 04/03/2012 11:59

A little oblique, but the Italian for May is Maggio, so could you do something around Margaret, Margo, Maggie etc.

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Cydonia · 03/03/2012 22:55

Lots of lovely names, thanks ladies. I had looked at Jasmine already. A complicating factor is that I work with animals so it has to not remind me of any previous patients! And May is out unfortunately as it rhymes with our surname.

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Rhubarbgarden · 03/03/2012 20:56

Magnolia
Mimosa

Rhubarbgarden · 03/03/2012 20:54

Clover
Fern

Stellan · 03/03/2012 19:30

Flower names:
Aster
Bryony
Calla
Camellia
Dahlia
Daisy
Delphine
Fleur
Flora
Garland
Heather
Ioanthe
Iris
Ivy
Jacinta
Jasmine
Lilac
Marguerite
Pansy
Peony
Petal
Poppy
Primrose
Rose
Tulip
Violet
Zahara
Zinnia

fergoose · 03/03/2012 18:33

My daughter is a May baby and we called her Jasmine. The white jasmine is flowering then as my parents bought one into the hospital the day she was born, and the smell now reminds me of the day she was born :)

MmmPercyPigs · 03/03/2012 18:30

Heather
Jasmine
Iris
Daisy

TheSecondComing · 03/03/2012 18:29

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TheOneWithTheHair · 03/03/2012 18:25

Lilac for a girl but it's a bit out there. Or how about Willow for a boy?

TheOneWithTheHair · 03/03/2012 18:21

There are trees for girls too. Holly or Cherry. Bit stuck on boys though. Sorry. :)

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Cydonia · 03/03/2012 18:14

I totally agree Percy, I love the time of year which is why I fancied a 'seasonal' name. Now what could I use if its a boy? Flowers don't really work, other plants or trees maybe? Herbs?! Hmmmmm

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PercyFilth · 03/03/2012 12:19

Cow Parsley :o my favourite, it fills the banks and lanes with white froth. Anthriscus sylvestris, Queen Anne's Lace, any help there?

May is a time of white lacy flowers in the countryside, the blossom, the may, , Jack-in-the-hedge, stitchwort, wild garlic and at the end,moving into June, the elderflowers. The most beautiful time.

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Cydonia · 03/03/2012 11:49

Wow thank you, that's given me some more to think about!

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Selks · 03/03/2012 02:27

Iris

Selks · 03/03/2012 02:26

Viola
Fleur
Flora
Marguerite
May
Bryony
Tansy
Holly

telsa · 03/03/2012 02:21

Zinnia
Petal
Aster
Astrid
Bryony
Briar Rose
Cameilia
Daisy
Eglantine
Fleur
Flora
Elodie
Iolanthe
Jasmine
Marigold
Primrose
Volet
Yolande