Non-flower girl names

[FunnyOrca]

Hello,

We are hoping to welcome a baby girl in the coming months. I am drawn to the flowery girls names (Rosie, Flora, Iris) but unfortunately our surname is a synonym for a plant and any of these style of names sounds like a character from a book rather than someone’s actual name.

I was hoping you might have some suggestions that perhaps have a similar feel without being flower or plant names?

Edited to add: Husband is very practical. His picks on names are all very much names that have been top 20 for at least 20 years.

Rosalind, Tamsin, Cleo, Emerald, Lowenna, Faith, Heidi, Caitlin.

Mabel, Robyn, Alice, Astrid, Luce

Aluna
Astrid
Amy
Bethany
Brodie
Cora
Cassie
Chloe
Corrin
Callie
Debonnaire
Dita
Eleni
Etta
Eleanore....

Eliza
Matilda
Harriet
Henrietta
Jessica
Lucia
Dorothy
Heidi
Chloe
Tabitha
Sophia
Annabel
Beatrice
Eleanor
Jemima
Maisie
Josephine
Peggy
Yasmine

Florence
Grace
Hope
Blithe
Niamh
Maeve
Clodagh
Daphne

Coral/Coralie
Amber
Verda
Verity
Brooke
Robyn
Marina

Dawn
Sophia
Katya
Gabrielle
Erin
Elodie
Delphine
Jessamine
Merryn

Alba
Margot
Tamsin
Serena
Colette
Mabel

Non-floral nature names:

Brooke
Marina
Aurora
Ruby
Summer
Pearl
Luna
Robyn
Celeste
Estelle
Selena
Opal
Phoebe
Coral
Gaia
Isla
Paloma

Or perhaps Bryony, Jacinta, Ione, or Viola, which are not as obviously associated with flowers as Flora and Iris

Nancy
Emily
Lucy
Sophie

Non-floral but still very light and feminine:-

Lydia
Alice
Ella
Ava
Clara
Nancy
Emily
Sophie
Phoebe
Mia
Florence (less floral sounding than Flora)

Philippa/Pippa
Skye
Lara
Bessie

Tamsin
Freya
Imogen
Nancy
Melissa
Phoebe
Francesca
Sophie/Sophia

Stella
Anna
Amy
Zoe
Rachel
Jennifer
Claire
Kathryn
Morag
Katie
Charlotte
Louisa
Eloise
Nicola/e
Libby
Isla
Siobhan
Natalie
Erin
Josephine
Juliette
Vanda
Sally
Fern

Beatrice / Bea
Eliza
Monica
Grace
Felicity

If you like Rosie then Rosanna or Rosalie would probably work as a “full” name with the surname.

Francesca
Clara
Clementine
Margot
Sylvie
Alice
Madeleine
Charlotte
Victoria

Phoebe
daphne
cassia
cleo
eden
seren
thea
cora
pippa
willa
mabel
bonnie
Polly

Heather Alice Lucy Freya

Is it the case that you don't want an established top 20 name or are you not bothered?

Non floral, 'standard' names that are not top 20 level popular but are well known:
Amy, Abigail, April, Alexandra, Bethany, Beatrix, Catherine, Eloise, Francesca, Faith, Georgina, Hannah, Imogen, Jessica, Joanna, Julia, Katie, Kiera, Louisa, Lois, Lucia, Laura, Melissa, Miranda, Niamh, Natalie, Philippa, Phoebe, Rebecca, Rosanna, Robyn, Sadie, Stephanie, Sorrel, Stella, Verity, Vanessa, Zoe

More 'out there' names, some with a more nature-y/ vibe:
Amberley, Aphra, Ailsa, Bronte, Cherry, Calista, Calliope, Clover, Demelza, Danica, Enya, Eilidh, Fenella, Giselle, Gloria, Harmony, India, Jacinta, Jessamy, Journey, Keziah, Kendra, Lavender, Liara, Luana, Meredith, Melinda, Nerilly, Ondine, Ocean, Paloma, Pandora, Rowena, Rowan, River, Saffron, Skye, Star, Snow, Taryn, Tansy, Winter, Xanthe, Zeryn, Zenobia, Zipporah

Are these helping OP???

Saskia
Melody.
Claudia
Felicity
Elsa
Nancy
Heidi
Sadie
Daphne
Faye
Sabrina
Amity
Rachel
Cynthia
Alexia.
Lila.
Farah
Daphne
Hannah
Thea.
Virginia
Cleo
Nyree.
Imogen
Lydia

Thank you for so many suggestions.

I really like Alice, Eliza, Coralie, Emily, Lucy, Madeleine, Sophie, Clara, Clementine and Zoe.

I also love Elsa which I see mentioned. Does anyone think the Disney connection is too strong?

I’m so picky, partly because I’m a teacher so there are some lovely names mentioned above that just have such strong associations (positive too!) with specific children.

Lucy

Lilias

Caitlin

Thank you. I think this is what I really wan! Unfortunately a lot of these names are too “out there” for my husband but there are lots I adore on this list!

I don’t think I could go with Elsa sorry OP. It’s a bit like calling her Moana.