Find me the perfect name?

[popsicle1984]

I've realised that most girls names I like fall in to 2 categories:

Old fashioned nature names - Pearl, Clementine, Iris
European girls names ending in A - Athena, Flavia, Valentina

I thought that maybe if I could find a name that fitted in to both categories it might be the perfect name!

can you think of any that fit in to both? I did think of Flora (old fashioned, nature, Roman goddess of flowers and spring and ends in A!) but... well the margarine thing holds me back!

So there's your challenge!

No she didn't, as I said I'm really not on the ball today!

Fodhla?

Lamorna, a beautiful wooded valley in the far west of cornwall that leads down to a tiny, unspoilt sandy cove with the bluest of seas, often both seals and dolphins can be seen.
You can't get more nature than that in a name and Lamorna is a lovely traditional cornish name.

Ambra
Ametista
Camelia
Dalia
Gelsomina
Giada
Mimosa
Perla

Ambrosia

i think Thea, although i'm surprised Lockets hasn't been on to say this already

Azalea
Rosalia (with the accent on the "i")
Rosella
Tea (as in Tay-a)
Viola
Lilia
Floriana
Begonia
Amaranta
Mandola
Melissa

I've weeded out (pardon the pun) all the really awful ones like Pimpinela and Gigliola

Floriana is lovely and fits the bill perfectly!

Aethra (bright sky)

Clementina.

Violetta?

Paloma means 'dove' in Spanish

My DD3 is a Flora.
Don't discount it! It's a fabulous name.
Its beautiful without being difficult to spell, and we've found it really doesn't shorten. She's also the only one I've come accross (in a really big school where flowery names are very prominent).
I only had the 'margerine' comment once, and it soon doesn't matter, my DD3 calls it 'my' butter!

Venetia

cassia the cinammon tree

Have you decided OP?

Petunia and Azalea are the only two I can think of