What do you think of Flora....?

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Baby due in spring so name feels perfect.

DH not sure. He thinks there will be lots of jokes made about name at school......? I say kids always find something to joke about - could be too short, too tall or wear glasses!

Flora is lovely name

Lovely name, very pretty. I like flower names for girls and it's a bit more unusual than the usual: Daisy, Rose, Poppy, Lily

I really like it. They have even removed that particular slogan from the tub now. It's assumed these days, nothing to advertise so unless adults slag her
lovely name!

I LOVE it but would never actually use it - the margarine is here to stay and so it will always have negative connotations?

How about Florence?

my friend's dd is Flora. it;s a lovely name.

love it. i wanted it for dd but dh wouldnt have it -it made him think of the buttery spread but it just made me think of flowers. ah well.

It depends where you live perhaps. I used to live in SW London and I bought a charity calendar from local school. The two most popular names for girls were Flora and Lottie (3 of each in the whole school). The oldest Flora would be about 12 now? So the name is out there, and it is mainstream now. I bet it'll be in the top 100 within 2 yrs, so there will be enough of them for no one individual Flora to be the associated only to a margarine.

Also, go and look on a tub of Flora. It doesn't say the words 'spreads easily' anymore. So unless you're worried that your child will be teased by 30 yr olds then it's not an issue!!

lovely name - was on my list but had a boy !

I always liked the name Clover, but didn't use it because of the butter!
Flora is more mainstream than Clover though, so I reckon it's OK!

Absolutely love it - it's my DD's name.

I think its really pretty, didn't think of the margarine until I read the thread...

I automatically thought of margerine.

I think it is beautiful. It was in my list for dd

Love it - several round here!

Lovely. On a tanget, I know someone who called their daughter Flora Dora. She is a bit odd though.

I love it - I'd say it's posh Scottish. But same people can only think of margarine

The marg didn't cross my mind - I think it's lovely.

My great-grandmother was called Flora - its beautiful (and squeaver she'd have been thrilled to be called "posh" - and she was scottish).

Lots of little Flora's here in SW London. Lovely name My friends's DD is called Flora and her MIL who is quite posh I think said wasn't impressed as she said it was a 'maid's name'

I think it is lovely but unfortunately I can't separate it from thought of margarine.

How about Fleur?

I love Flora.

I don't even think of the margarine as never used it.

Go for it.

It's lovely. One of dd (6) favourite names.

I've got one!
She really suits it and is very feisty and cute!
It's a lovely name and quite unusual and lots of people comment on how pretty it is.

And if anyone comments on the margarine thing just perfect a freezing stare with one eyebrow raised in horror that they would dare be so rude. (I have been practising for this to happen but nobody has mentioned margarine to me yet. If they do, I'm prepared!)