Flowery name + Wood.... surname = a creature from Narnia?

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For some reason I tend to like flower names for girls, like Jasmine and Lilly. I also like Robin for a boy. Our surname begins with Wood so I'm wondering if together it sounds like some mythical woodland fairy creature or something..?

I like them all!! Think they sound great with your surname 😃

I think of a house name with Robin Wood. I think you have to be a bit careful of place names with Wood, rather than mythical creature.

I agree - annoying as it is, I'd avoid vocabulary first name with a vocabulary surname, because it does sound like it could be a new-build estate or something.

Have you looked at other names which have nature meanings but aren't English common nouns? I'm thinking of maybe Jemima which means bird, or Flora which means flower.

I agree with MrsHathaway.

Robin Wood is too close to Robin Hood, I think.

The others are ok, I like Jasmine Wood.

I think if your surname was just Wood they might sound a bit like a place name but did you mean it just starts with Wood (eg Woodford, Woodhouse, etc)? In which case I think they all sound fine. Love the name Robin btw.

Jasmin Wood, Lilly Wood - lovely

Robin Wood, Bluebell Wood, Rowan Wood - no

Agree with pp. If your surname just begins with Wood- Woodhouse, Woodham etc., then I think any of your choices would be perfect.

Though if it's Woodhouse I would of course have to suggest Emma.

Robin Wood is stupid. You're asking for his pals in the pub to be called his Merry Men.

We kept away from nature names for that reason. Our surname is water related so think Lily Rivers. Sounds daft and a bit cheap to my ear.

I think it's fine, as long as it's not Holly

I knew a Holly Wood - her parents were disappointed that she took her husband's name when she got married

Assuming Wood is only part of your surname, I think your suggested names are fine though.

. Robin Wood. I never thought of that until I read Sophrinas comment. You couldn't do that to a child. Jasmine Wood is gorgeous. I think there's a singer called Lily Wood. If that bothers you.

You could go with something a little less obvious that is still floral or plantey --
Daphne
Chloe
Aven
Cicely
Veronica
Linden
and the Irish unisex name Dara (= oak)

I would avoid Robin Wood, though I like the name Robin.

I love Jasmine. Also Jessamine.