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"Flowery" girls names

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stdomingo · 03/07/2010 19:16

I'm very newly pregnant so am bound to change my mind 1000 times but at the moment I am set on having a flower name if my baby's a girl.
My favourite was Ivy but my partner said it sounds like 'an old lady name' so that's out - I don't want to argue with him!
I feel ridiculously picky but I know I don't like Lily or any of its derivatives as I have a cousin Lily and the same with Rose.
Partner has also said no to Violet.
Currently thinking about Daisy but I don't love it the way I love Ivy!

Any suggestions would be fantastic
MN is undecided also - but definitely will not be Grace or Mae or any of those, no offence to you guys with Graces and Maes xx

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Bue · 19/11/2010 22:04

Very pretty!

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stdomingo · 19/11/2010 20:15

She's gonna be called Jessamy Laurel when she gets here (in around 13 weeks hehe) :D xxx

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Pasiphae · 06/07/2010 10:27

Celandine and Eglantine, Hortensia,
Capucine (but not sure it works in english),
Amaryllis, Azalea, Petunia, Veronica, Clematis, Delphine, Ianthe,Aster, Edelweis, Juniper, Gentiane, Laurel, Myrtle, Verveine, Zinnia?

SweetBeadieRussell · 06/07/2010 10:08

we have Rosemary as a middle name for dd2. love it.

KAEKAE · 06/07/2010 07:55

I have a Poppy and get nothing but compliments, it suits her. I like Daisy and the less popular Ivy. I love Violet but DH was having none of it.

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stdomingo · 04/07/2010 12:24

Woah coffeefestival thank you!!
I like Tilia especially - I used to like Olive but partner's got a son called Oliver hehe.
Some really pretty names!!

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coffeefestival · 04/07/2010 12:21

Avalon
Enya
Anise
Fennel
Campanula
Camellia
Alyssum
Olive
Amaranthe
Peony
Aquilegia
Anemo ne
Veronica
Alisier
Alcea
Viola
Salvia
Arundo
Ashley
Primula
Bromelia
Osmunda
Acer
Calen dula
Tilia
Rubia
Xeranthemum

SherbetDibDab · 04/07/2010 12:01

Zinnia.

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stdomingo · 04/07/2010 11:46

Hehe I love Cleo! Although my first thought was Renault

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kateyfer · 04/07/2010 11:37

i'll second Briony (or Bryony), Poppy, Hazel, and I love Ivy. stick to your guns and keep dropping the name into conversation with your DH, he'll soon ge used to it!

for a bit more off the wall how about Cleanothus (Cleo for short) OK that one is a little weird!!

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stdomingo · 04/07/2010 11:31

Jessamine is lovely!

I tried with Ivy again and got a big fat no.
He likes Daisy though, but not much else.
Aaaagh!

I agree SpanishHarlot having a name which is different can be nice, I've never met anyone with my name yet although there are a lot of them, especially in Wales

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LuluF · 04/07/2010 08:43

Posy is lovely
Jessamine is an old version of Jasmine and I think it's prettier
Tansy is one of my favourites and I love Ianthe.

Hedwig3 · 04/07/2010 07:40

Blossom
Posy

Love Ivy!

SpanishHarlot · 03/07/2010 22:52

it's nice to have a different name like Rowena, or Fleur

I was the only Keeley in my school and it is still not very common.

samsonara · 03/07/2010 22:45

Jasmine, Angelica, Fern, Hyacinth?..well maybe not the last one..

DastardlyandSmugly · 03/07/2010 22:40

Oh I know a Rosalia as well and a Dahlia.

cazzybabs · 03/07/2010 22:15

BTW my cousin's baby is called Rosalie

cazzybabs · 03/07/2010 22:14

I love Poppy and dd4 (if it is a dd) will probably be that...although friend has just called her baby that but it has made me love it even more

CerealOffender · 03/07/2010 22:10

begonia

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stdomingo · 03/07/2010 22:07

He'll have to deal with it won't he haha?

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kingbeat23 · 03/07/2010 22:04

nice, i like it.......you can thank me when she comes!

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stdomingo · 03/07/2010 21:50

kingbeat23 you're psychic haha
it has two and begins with W

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stdomingo · 03/07/2010 21:49

Thanks Dastardly it may be end up being my first choice if I really can't have Ivy!

I would love Ivy Elsa

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kingbeat23 · 03/07/2010 21:48

Ivy Elsa duh-duh (insert surname).....how maybe syllables does your surname have?

DastardlyandSmugly · 03/07/2010 21:45

I love Elsa. It's a gorgeous name.