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Celeste or Dahlia?

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ThatTwinklyBiscuit · 08/02/2026 05:14

Iā€™m stuck between two names and need outside opinions šŸ˜… Which do you like better: Celeste or Dahlia? And why?

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yikesanotherbooboo · 08/02/2026 09:46

How about Daphne?
having said that I thing Dahlia ( with the usual English pronunciation) is rather nice. Iā€™m not a fan of Celeste for no good reason.

EleanorReally · 08/02/2026 09:20

Clearinguptheclutter · 08/02/2026 09:15

Yes but so is Daisy, Rose, Marigold itā€™s not unusual to have a flower as a first name !

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what about Begonia?
Pansy?
Primrose
Daffodil?
snowdrop?

Clearinguptheclutter · 08/02/2026 09:15

EleanorReally · 08/02/2026 09:01

dahlia is a flower surely?
i like Celest
or Delia

Yes but so is Daisy, Rose, Marigold itā€™s not unusual to have a flower as a first name !

Moveoverdarlin · 08/02/2026 09:02

When I was at university in the early 2000s, I lived with six other girls in a shared house. Every single one of us was taking Celeste, the contraceptive Pill. For that reason itā€™s a no from me.

I usually love flower names but not Dahlia - so many prettier options.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 08/02/2026 09:02

Celeste if you must.

EleanorReally · 08/02/2026 09:01

dahlia is a flower surely?
i like Celest
or Delia

Clambering · 08/02/2026 08:59

I voted Celeste, but just adding an additional suggestion, have you thought of Daphne?

cariadlet · 08/02/2026 08:30

muddyford · 08/02/2026 06:47

Bertie Wooster had a formidable Great Aunt Dahlia!

Thanks for this.
It was the vibe I got from the name but was racking my brains to try and remember where I'd heard it.

muddyford · 08/02/2026 06:47

Bertie Wooster had a formidable Great Aunt Dahlia!

Gemstonebeach · 08/02/2026 06:40

Celeste for sure. I think Delia is a lot nicer than Dahlia.

cariadlet · 08/02/2026 06:35

If this isn't a wind up then neither.

Celeste is a beautiful name for a character in a novel but OTT in real life. When thinking about names , I try to imagine how they would sound not just on a newborn baby but on a teenager hanging around with her mates or a grown woman at work.

Dahlia's pretty awful. .

UneasyMe · 08/02/2026 06:27

Celeste is beautiful. Makes me think of a starry sky.

Not keen on Dahlia.

PersephoneParlormaid · 08/02/2026 06:24

Celeste sounds like the name of a contraceptive pill.