What do you think of Camelia?

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What do you think of Camelia as a girl's name? It's listed on Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder.

I know its not one of the more common flower names, but I could still use it, right?

Does it sounds more or less like camel than Camille?

Our surname is Thomas - can you see any nasty nns there....?

I really like it.

I never thought of a camel until you said it.
Now I do.

beautiful name and beautiful flower. Cause you can use it.

Of course you can use Camelia - it is lovely. And much less overused than Lily or Rose.

My first thought was of La Dame Aux Camelias, and the floral menstrual indicators. Then of posh horticulturalists who point out the flower was discovered by a M Camel, and is correctly pronounced cam-mel-ia. But them aside, it then looks like a changed Amelia.

It ought to work as a name, but it doesn't quite do it for me. Sorry.

Lovely name. The flower is usually spelled with a double l, so that's the spelling I'd use - Camellia.

Yes I agree with Pepsipopcorn - it looks wrong with a single L.

You'd have to contend with people constantly thinking it was Camilla, which isn't as nice.

I would expect a lot of (auto) correcting to Camilla.

I prefer Camille, and it would be subject to less mistakes, I think.

Oooh, a variation on that theme and I think we are ready!!!

I think its really nice

I really like it. It's not cameeelia though is it? it's camELLia.

very nice. It's not that confusing is it? there's a flower called camellia.

I've only heard the flower pronounced Cam-EE-lee-uh.