Aster

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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?

Marguerite?

I really like Aster.

Aster is a social housing management company here!

Acacia?

Did you choose Aster in the end? I am considering it too...

Would you consider more 'herbal' than floral? Names like Briony and Rue are less obviously floral and sound stronger to me.

Aster is a housing developer around here so I wouldn't use it. I do also think the "ass" syllable is too prominent.
Esther is lovely as an alternative.

Ps I also know an Astra in her 30s, and she is very cool.

I knew a girl called 'Hebe' at school and always envied it.

Alternative floral names:

Azalea
Zinnia
Heather
Rosa
Calla
Camellia
Zahra (Arabic for flower)
Olive/Olivia
Rose/Rosa/Rosemary/Rosalind/Rosalyn
Dahlia
Jasmin
Iris
Holly
Ivy
Violet
Lilah
Poppy
Cassia
Lillian/Lilliana
Willow
Marguerite - French for Margaret

I like it. I know one (ver’ posh)

Aphra might also work

I think the "Ass" bit makes it unusable.
How about Sorrel or Laurel if you want something plant-inspired but not too frilly?

Hi all, I don't want to jump into someone else's thread but as the thread is active, can you please tell me if you would you use Aster for a boy? Full name would be Asterios and Aster would be the short name.

Equally no :(
Sorry sounds nice at first but all I can think of are the horrible names

Rosa
Peony
Daphne
Sage
Blossom
Fiorella
Rosemary
Juniper
Dahlia
Lilah
Acacia
Violetta
Aurora
Fleur

No to Aster and yes they will say Ass. Sorry but kids, you know, can be unkind.
I love Dahlia especially pronounced the US way, Azalea, Amaryllis, Calla and Zinnia.

I know a little Aster, I think that it is very pretty.
My suggestion is Sorrel, a university friend's name.

There's an anime character called Asta who is pretty cool, but he's a boy, so I associate it as a male name.

Very pretty, I like it a lot.

I think I’d rather be called the ‘super-common Lily, Daisy, or Florence’ than the name Aster.

I honestly don’t like it.

@Hopitihop

Hi all, I don't want to jump into someone else's thread but as the thread is active, can you please tell me if you would you use Aster for a boy? Full name would be Asterios and Aster would be the short name.

Personally no I wouldn’t. I wouldn’t use Asterios either unless you’re planning on birthing a marvel cinematic universe villain.

I think if you’re going to use a really unusual name you should have a good think about whether you’d like to be called that yourself. Would you really want to walk into a new scouts club and introduce yourself as ‘hi, hi. You’re Calvin? And Jackson? And Tom. Oh nice to meet you all. Me? I’m Asterios.’

I love it. A friend had a beautiful dog called Aster and it was a name on my list. But I had a boy. 🤗

I think it’s okay. I loved the suggestion Briar which is a name I’d never have thought of - it is strong without sweetness but still pretty. I’d never associate it with Brian which somehow has the opposite characteristics! Dunno!

(I do have a cat called Clover!)

The only Aster (Astor?) I've ever met was male.

I like Aster but I can see unfortunately nicknames. How about Tansy, it a member of the Aster family. Quite a pretty yellow wildflower