Hebe...Lilias...Laurel. HELP

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I am pg, not due for what feels like a million years (next Aprilish), but I really would like some thoughts on girls names - just to pass the time as I throw up for the second time today really. Boys names I have down, but I haven't found something I love for a girl yet.
My current list:
Lilias (Scottish form of Lilian)
Hebe
Clover (vetoed by dp, but I could work on him...)
Tess
Iris
Laurel

I do love a plant/nature name

It’s a lettuce isn’t it?

Hebe and Sorrel are beautiful names (my guinea pigs' names, along with Teasel!) Also like Fern, Emerald, Bryony and Cassia.

go for Hebe you know you want to

Yeah, I guess Sorrel being a lettuce is slightly sad... I am most in love with Lilias and Hebe, but the thought of everyone pronouncing them wrongly and laughingat the heebie jeebie child... wah

@23missmouse101 Fab names - I love Teasel :D
Blossom also attracts me...but again, people lauging at the kid is a bit of a thought. But isn't Blossom a lovely name? I think so (Waiting for a chorus of no..)

We have a good selection of females with nature names in the family

Rosemary
Marigold
Hyacinth
Fern
Flora
Sorrel saffron
Hazel
Laurel
Blossom
Rose
Ivy
Iris
Wren

Lovely names! I'm getting carried away with Blossom and Hebe..

@missmouse101 my DD Hebe would love to know which of the guineas is Hebe!!! She loves guinea pigs and is delighted you have one with her name!

I know a Blossom .

I'm not sure I can imagine shouting it across a supermarket or wherever though..Blossom I mean

Sorrel is a herb, not lettuce.
I think Tessa is nicer than Tess.
I really like Laurel.
All 3 of these names are really pretty and not too common.
The only Lilias I’ve known was in her 90’s so not at all common.

@lumpy76 oh how adorable! Of course! Hebe is the long haired one! I have to brush and trim her and she's the one I named first as it's my favourite name. She was about 4 months old in this photo. She adores her food and is so sweet. It's a fabulous name!

I know a Lilias. It is indeed an old Scottish name and is pronounced Lily-as

I've seen Hebe suggested on MN a lot recently, always assumed it was a boys name!

I live Lilias, Tess, and Laurel.

Elfie is nice if short for Elfrieda. If your DH wants Elfie as a stand alone name, I would veto it.

It sounds like 'healthy' in some accents.

Also, a baby girl isn't an elf.

That's a ridiculously cute piggy!

Blossom is a name for a cow or donkey.

Sorrel is indeed a horse colour.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorrel_(horse)

The 'Row" of Rowen is pronounced like rowing a boat, not as in rowing/fighting.

I bloody love the name Hebe.

@missmouse101 thank you! She's a beautiful piggy!! Xx

Hebe or Lilias, I suddenly feel like that's wlmy choice :o

I've loved Lilias for so long, but Hebe...ohhh. Iris is the one we agree most on of that makes sense, but there are so many of them...being called at in the park/Waitrose etc. 🤔

If you had to vote, Lilias or Hebe?

And thanks for all the input by the way!

Hebe. But it’s always been one of my favourites since a Mary Wesley novel. And also why I love Calypso.

Hebe for sure!

Why not just Lilia? It's absolutely beautiful. I'm usually all for reflecting one's heritage, but I think it could be a PITA because the 's' makes it look like a plural or a possessive. 'I'm just goin to pick up Lilias.' 'Lilia's what?'

I've never heard of Hebe as a real name; only ever as Hebe-geebie, so I can't really warm to it.

Sorrel or Laurel are lovely, but I vote Lilia.