Aster

[ButterscotchWhip]

Considering for my baby girl. Like the idea of a floral name but really don't want the super-common Lily, Daisy, Florence etc.

Give it to me straight: are kids just going to call her Ass?

The housing association who own the social housing on our new build estate are called Aster. Definitely wouldn’t name a child that but maybe it’s just because I associate it with houses now.

Astra is deffo a car. But it's also very zeitgeisty with the Astra Zeneca vaccine.

Tansy?

Hmmm I don't mind it but does sound make a er rather than a.

What about Calla ( as in lily) it's also a new builder but spelt Cala just saying

Primose
Marigold ( love this old lady time cute name)
Holly ( a classic !)

Arghhhh * sound male

I like Aster! Iris is another nice floral that’s not too common. Or Flora or Calla

Peony? Hebe?

I much prefer Dahlia

And I love Iris.

Absolutely love the name Calla as suggested by a previous poster.

Hester? Not floral, but a similar sound. Astrid is really pretty but more common.
Dahlia’s pretty - but maybe too Bertie Wooster for you. Jonquil, Juniper, Prmrose, Briony, Marguerite (instead of Daisy!) Freesia, Pansy, Columbine, Lavender!
Heather, Honesty, Nerine , Verbena , Viola

I love it!

Aster Zeneca

I think it's ok and feels modern.

I do like Iris though.

I know a little boy called Aster. I didn't know it was a flower. I don't know if I like it. Would she be called 'ass' as a shortening? How about Briar?

Esther or Hester much better. Hester is way harsher than Esther but it is still better than Aster

@Tuscadero Tansy is a good one, thank you.

@cheeseismydownfall Hahaha. Hadn't thought of that. Can't unthink it now. :)

I know too many little Astrids, unfortunately.

@TempsPerdu I like Clover too but it's a bit too trendy and like you, I have a DP who would hate it. I do think it's a lovely name for a cat or dog though (!)

@gratitutesmynewgratitute Calla is great, thank you! Would never go for Holly as I've known two, when I was younger, who were both really unpleasant girls. Primrose & Marigold I like but DP will find them too 'Downton Abbey', I reckon.

Oh no, sorry butterscotch! It was just the first thing that popped into my head! Hopefully it will be a distant memory by the time she starts school!

Clover is hardly trendy. It was ranked 1017th in the rankings for 2019 according to Darkgreener. If you are discounting everything in the top thousand you are really limiting your options.

@VenusClapTrap Sorry, I didn’t mean popular. I shouldn’t have said ‘trendy’, what I meant was hipster, I suppose.

Astraea - an ancient Greek/Roman star-goddess?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraea

I want to like Aster but just don't - it's just not very attractive or interesting.

How about
Clementine or Pearl