Flora = margarine?

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We already have an Isla and hoping that this bump is a little Gregor, but if it is another girl we are finding it hard to think of another name with Scottish leanings (to go with our surname). I like Flora and DH quite likes it but struggles to get away from the margarine connection. What do you think?

I love it, but there's also the Interflora connotations............sorry

I rather like it. Makes me think of the Debbie Gliori books rather than the margarine, tbh.

I know a Flora (also scottish by chance) and I hadnt really thought of the margarine thing til you mentioned it ...

Anyway, you'd be alright on MN as everyone here will be using Yeo Valley Organic spreadable or somesuch

Florence instead?

I love the name Flora. I don't makea connection to the margarine though, as I didn't grow up in the UK, we didn't have a flora margarine in italy

I posted on here about the name flora a month or 2 ago, as I really like it, however the reactions from most was that it would be v cruel to impose on a girl, due to the 'spreads easily' jokes.
I thought maybe these days it wasn't associated with the margarine so much, but apparently I was wrong! needless to say it's put me right off!

I have a Flora (age 2)
We don't give the margerine thing a second thought and everyone she meets comments on her unusual and pretty name. It totally suits her. (Blonde hair big blue eyes, totally gorgeous). And TBH if anyone takes the piss out of her name when she's older they'll wish they hadn't (she's a feisty wee thing!) Oh yes, and Scottish too.

I personally prefer Fleur as i cant get Margerine out of my head with Flora

Sorry

It makes me think of "vaginal flora".

Fleur
Finola

I think it's a lovely name and no-one will be eating margarine in a few years once everyone realises it is worse for you than butter as well as being vile.

kathy - quite! Who on earth buys the stuff anyway - it tastes and smells gross and as you say isn't actually even very good for you. Ban it, I say!
My Flora calls herself 'Rora' which is super-cute (IMO anyway).

We are a Lurpack household by the way (in moderation, of course).
Irrelevant fact for the night!

Flora London marathon ...

I'm afraid the 'spreads easily' thing springs to mind.... when I was at school the local slapper was known as Flora

One advantage to not living in the UK is that I can have a Flora (should not-conceived-yet dc3 be a girl) without people making inane and misogynistic 'margarine' jokes.

I like Flora.
My middle name is Marjorie and i used to get called margarine tub, flora, and thers at school. meanies.
So don't call her Marjorie.

I wanted Flora for DD but DP wouldn't let me have it as he worried that people would make 'easy spread' jokes when she was older.

I thought that was just his filthy mind though.

Flora is lovely and much prettier than Florence. Never made the marg connection...but no, don't call her Flora Marjorie

flora is a lovely name and ds would very likely have been it if a dd.

every flower in the world, what a thing. not tawdry margarine.

Our friends have a little girl called Flora, I think it's lovely and really suits her, but they did get a hard time from the dh's family about the marg connection. I don't think anyone really comments on it now, it's just her name IYKWIM.

There was one incident, when Flora was born, a mum at their ds's school asked her name, and said "well, that's a funny name for her". This womans daughter is called Bathsheba!!!

easily spreadible....sorry