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Best Flower Name?

45 replies

CheerfulYank · 07/06/2012 15:47

It's not for a baby, it's for a puppy. :)

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doblet · 07/06/2012 19:17

Clover?

CheerfulYank · 07/06/2012 19:19

I love Clover but it's the name of a friend's DD. :)

Pansy is nice but here (Midwestern America) it's a generic term for wimp. Like "ah, quit being such a pansy." So I have slightly negative connotations for it.

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PercyFilth · 07/06/2012 19:38

Yes, we have that connotation in the UK (with suggestions of camp as well) but it doesn't really affect females.

CheerfulYank · 07/06/2012 19:52

Oh, it's not like that here. Girl or boy, it's no good to be called a pansy. :)

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Pendulum · 07/06/2012 19:53

Aster

dietcokeandwine · 07/06/2012 23:00

How about Blossom, or Flora, or Fleur? Kind of flower related without actually being a flower IYKWIM Smile

CheerfulYank · 08/06/2012 17:57

Pendulum I love Aster but anything starting "Ass" is out in America. :(

Blossom is cute dietcoke. :) And now I want Diet Coke...

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PercyFilth · 08/06/2012 20:05

Cola would be good for a black dog. Does it have to be a flower name? Cola does come from a tree though ....

Fantail · 09/06/2012 09:55

Zinnia or Hebe?

fi51 · 09/06/2012 11:03

Rose
Lavender

NappiesandGladrags · 09/06/2012 15:30

Can i ask what breed / size of dog? We have a liver spotted Dalmatian who we re-homed and she is Willow (not sure we'd of chosen that ourselves but it suits her and people we meet love it!)

What about Raffia? (it comes from aplant as opposed to flower)

Blossom
Dahlia
Delphine
Fleur
Elodie
Heather
Jacinta
Lotus
Layla
Lillian
Posy
Poppy
Primrose
Rosemary
Saffron

eurycantha · 09/06/2012 22:00

My friends retriever is also Rosie and she also has a Holly.

CheerfulYank · 10/06/2012 01:28

Nappy she will be a golden retriever/black lab mix. The litter before (of the same parents) look like lanky black labs with slightly wavy fur. :) They were a beautiful, mellow bunch...hoping for the same with this gang!

I love Willow and that was my favorite ideal dog name for a long time (yes I have a list of those, as well as children Blush) but just thought I'd think of some others in case she doesn't seem like a Willow. :)

Sort of liking Petunia... :) Though I've always though that would be funny on something like a bulldog or Great Dane.

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MissTapestry · 10/06/2012 08:42

Petal!

CheerfulYank · 10/06/2012 15:46

Oh Petal's cute. :)

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LadyClariceCannockMonty · 10/06/2012 15:51

Iris is lovely. Also Cosmos.

GnocchiNineDoors · 10/06/2012 15:53

For a human - Rose

For a puppy - Ivy

jeanjeannie · 10/06/2012 15:57

Violet
Viola
Berry
Bryony
Ivy
Calla

Love Petal & Cosmos. Mmmm, we're getting a Beagle puppy at Easter...maybe I should start thinking about names now too!

PercyFilth · 10/06/2012 17:57

I thought Sloe was a good name for a black dog but it wasn't the best choice for a greyhound :o

Mollydoggerson · 11/06/2012 17:16

shadow
knuckles

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