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AmpleSwan · 16/09/2025 12:26

Hello all,

DH and I are keen gardeners and currently expecting DC1 (sex as yet unknown).

I am very keen on plant names and honestly am struggling to balance a name I love with a plant I love (for example I adore Rhododendrons as plants but wouldn't wan't to saddle a child with that as a name, whereas Poppy and Daisy are very cute names from a baby but don't particularly meet my horticultural tastes.) I am looking for people's immediate, extremely judgemental and biased opinions on what they would think of a girl named 1. Ivy 2. Ivy-Rose 3. Dahlia 4. Violet 5. Violet-Rose 6. Azalea 7. Amaranth.

Suggestions for boys names other than Ash very welcome.

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selfmademaniac · 25/09/2025 14:15

Trowel
Hose
Barrow
Planter
Digger
Mulch

BatsInSummer · 25/09/2025 14:12

I do really like Dahlia, and they are so beautiful

I am also obsessed with plants

I agree with Rowan, for either. Beautiful trees, symbols of protection and a happy home
Rosemary - fragrant and hardy
Aster - gorgeous and vibrant. Mythological meaning of innocence and justice
Lilac - symbolism for new beginnings
Robin - not a flower name (although you could plant a red robin bush for him), every Gardner's feathery friend
Cassia - warmth and elegance
Reed - strong and resilient plants that bend, but don't break, in the wind
More loosely relating to trees and greenery, but fabulous names all, Roscoe, Moss, Silas and Denver

LoveRules · 25/09/2025 14:09

Eden

ResusciAnnie · 25/09/2025 14:09

Always wanted Acer for a boy but Mumsnet said it was ridiculous 😆 please do it op, they’re my fave.

Meadow?

Samsonsmum · 25/09/2025 14:08

Doug

TheJessops · 25/09/2025 14:07

Ivy & Ivy-Rose - I don't know why but I hate the name Ivy, makes me think of a miserable mean old lady. Ivy-Rose is a bit nicer, I like hyphenated first names. Poison Ivy too.

Dahlia - I reallly love this, gorgeous plant, all the varieties. Would you pronounce it Dar or Day?

Violet & Violet-Rose - Like Ivy, I hate Violet, though it seems very trendy right now. Violet reminds me of a really awful nasty bully from a book written in the 70's or something, no idea why, just think it's horrible.

Azalea - I like it, interesting nice sound, doesn't conjure up anything horrible for me!

Amaranth - bit odd, I don't know this plant, bit clunky sounding, looks masculine to me. might get shortened to Amy or Ammy.

Can I suggest - Zinnia, Marigold, Aster, Clementine.

Boys is tricky, personally I'm not a fan of flowery names for boys like Rowan etc. There are bird names like Robin or Wren but personally I don't like them either, they feel a bit 'wet' for a boy. Monty is a good one though, or Don?!

Have you come to any decision? Good luck and congratulations!

Calliopespa · 25/09/2025 10:17

Mandarinaduck · 16/09/2025 19:00

I quite like Amaranth.

What about
Briar Rose
Virginia
Peony

I came to say Peony too.

I've not met a Peony, but it's not dissimilar to Penny and I think it has more gravitas than Poppy.

LancashireButterPie · 24/09/2025 19:25

Girls
Cherry
Zinnia
Daphne
Sylvia (from the woods)

Boys
Bramble or Bramley (Bram for short)
Rowan
Moss
Ash

SpringingOn · 18/09/2025 23:33

I don't like hyphenated names but do like Ivy, Violet & Rose individually.

My favourite flower names are Hebe, Iris and Daisy. Maybe Lilac could work.

Calliopespa · 17/09/2025 09:21

ThereWillBeSigns · 17/09/2025 09:14

Marigold!

Lends itself to some good nicknames, too

I also like Pomona, the goddess of cultivated gardens.

Great suggestions!

ThereWillBeSigns · 17/09/2025 09:14

Marigold!

Lends itself to some good nicknames, too

I also like Pomona, the goddess of cultivated gardens.

Calliopespa · 17/09/2025 07:58

Primrose is being used a bit OP.

Calliopespa · 17/09/2025 07:58

RedSoloCup · 17/09/2025 06:44

Clover?

The problem with Clover, sweet as it is, is the butter. And Clover the cow.

LilyCanna · 17/09/2025 07:04

AmpleSwan · 16/09/2025 15:29

Oh I like Laurel for a boy and Laurence is an old family name so it has a nod there!

I was going to comment and say "But Laurel's a girl's name!". I did check and apparently it was originally unisex 'but now associated more with girls'. However, if you search for Laurel + a random common surname like Brown or Johnson, every photo is of a woman - so it's a name that will be generally assumed to be female.

RedSoloCup · 17/09/2025 06:44

Clover?

MidnightScroller · 17/09/2025 06:43

Love these! Cassia, Zinnia, Olive, Flora, Robin, Heath, Jasper, Rowan, Basil (although brace yourself for Fawlty Towers impressions from older people). I’d go for names that aren’t immediately obviously garden themed - personal bugbear for names that are obviously squeezed into a theme.
So for me that eradicates eg. Oakley, Larkspur (although Lark might be ok) Amaranth, Dahlia, Acer, Aspen Sequoia etc.

annlee3817 · 17/09/2025 06:21

Robin for a boy or girl (plant, not bird)
Rhodie for a boy could be used as a shortened version of rhododendron

sodifficult1 · 17/09/2025 06:19

Flora, my nans name !
primrose is becoming very popular
there’s so many girls names

boys - I love Heath

ash
Aaron - after Aaron’s beard
Dara - I knew a man named dara years ago now he said it was an Irish name meaning oak or something like that I always liked it

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 17/09/2025 06:06

Violet, Rose and Ivy are so well used that none of them would make me specifically think that their parent was a ken gardner.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 17/09/2025 05:56

I once worked with a tree surgeon whose children were;
Ash
Rowan
Oakley
Jasmine
Holly
Elmore

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 17/09/2025 03:28

Vita for a girl
After the gardener Vita Sackville -West? Vita means life & sometimes considered a nickname for Violet.

Bracken or Tulip both girls names.

Have a look here https://nameberry.com/list/97/flower-names-for-girls
for more names & name meanings

Edited to add: both boy & girl names here https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/a62765261/nature-baby-names/

Flower Names for Girls (with Meanings & Popularity)

Flower names for girls including names of flowers such as Rose and Lily and names that mean flower, floral names, plant names, and nature names for baby girls with origins, meanings, and popularity

https://nameberry.com/list/97/flower-names-for-girls

mathanxiety · 17/09/2025 02:51

I only like Ivy and Violet from your list.

Suggestions:
Rue
Cecily
Primrose
Daphne
Laurel
Susannah
Holly
Robyn

Rowan
Corbin
Reed
Linden
Jasper
Hollis
Robin
Alder

user1492757084 · 17/09/2025 02:40

Rodan
Roden
Rowan
Larkspur
Linden
Oakley
Heath
Bruce
Basil

Heather
Aster
Lilac
Florabunda
Angelica
Dahlia
Azalea
Rose
Chloe

Gallumphing · 16/09/2025 22:29

I know it’s not a name but I wish it was coz it has got such a beautiful soft (ironically) sound: thistle!

JaninaDuszejko · 16/09/2025 20:44

Daphne, Clementine, Forrest, Holly, Fleur, Cosmo, Oleander, Briar, Oliver, Katniss, Timothy, Petunia, Vernon, Hortense, Ianthe.

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