Thoughts on this name??

[BrookeLively]

Thoughts on sage or Lavender for DD or any similar suggestions??

I like both. I also like Clover and Saffron.

Lavender is quite sweet although potential nickname Lav would massively put me off.

Sage is a little trendy and try hard for me...is it not a boy's name?

How about
Primrose
Amber
Violet
Heather
Ivy

Sage suggests stuffing to me -- or some sort of guru. In my head, the guru is eating sage and onion stuffing while meditating. Lavender feels a bit twee and Edwardian. Prancing in Kate Greenaway frocks.

Rosemary
Violet
Peony
Sorrel
Rowan

Not keen on either, sorry.
Primrose & Ivy are okay and similar.

Lavender is pretty but Lav is such an awful nn that it is unusable imo.
I think Sage is nice though despite being another herby name it has quite a different feel.

What about :

Marigold
Sorrel

Clover is the name I wasn't brave enough house for DD

I like lavender but I was put off by Lav.
How about
Lilac
Myrtle
Rosemary
Primrose
Marigold
Violet

I really don’t like Sage too much connection with onion and stuffing.

I know a Sage; I think it’s a nice name.

I am enjoying the herb theme... You could go for:
Salvia (part of the Latin name for sage)
Melissa (Lemon Balm)
Cassia (Cinnamon - branching out from herbs to spices now)
Camomile
Coriander
Cicely (as in Sweet Cicely)
AraMINTa
Anise

I really like them

Ooh, and Angelica! (Wild celery)
Bay or Laurel?

Lav is not good. But as already mentioned might Lilac be an alternative?

I love the name Sage for a girl!

I prefer Sage tbh out of those two. Know it can also be a boys name but I think of it as a girls name although quite out there and rarely used it's growing on me more I hear it. The inability to nn Lavender successfully would put me off.

How about Juniper as well along a similar theme?

Lavender was a pain in the bum in Harry Potter.

Daphne
Isabel (anagram of Basil)
Willow
Primrose
Celandine

Sage is lovely, though I think it's becoming quite popular. Other ideas are

Marigold (could be Mari or Goldie)
Blossom
Jasmine
Olive

Lavinia

Violet

Lav/Lavvie would put me off too

I prefer Sage to Lavender but I really like Sorrell .

Another vote for Sorrel 👍🏼 How about Lily or Rose? Lavender is lovely...how would you feel about Libby or Livvy as a nickname?

I suggested on another thread the other day that L(Elle) could be a nickname instead of lav. I like both names but prefer lavender

@OhTheRoses Isabel isn’t an anagram of basil.

It nearly is

Zinnia?