Flower Names- do i buck the trend?

[bellarosa]

Hi

I have two dd's both with flower names, rosa and daisy, and am now pregnant with girl no'3. do i continue with the flower theme or do i buck the trend and call her something totally un-flora related?
ooh i've just thought she could be called flora! ah ha!
I just dont want her to feel left out if i call her something like polly (or what ever)for instance.
My parents, and two out of three of my sisters names begin with A except for one of my sisters who's name begins with M and who concequently feels 'left out'.

What d'ya think?
Any good names appreciated too!

Anthea = Anthea Turner.

I think Heather is a wonderful name and also Hazel and Iris.

My friends daughter is Lilian, called Lily for short. That's quite nice.

Briar

I'd stay with the floral...delightful!

Sorrel was my choice for DC 1 who is DS1!

Briony or Rowan... I think they both travel into adulthood well too.

travel well into adulthood...

I think a whole set of obvious flower names could be terribly twee, so if you want to do it make sure that you use names that people don't immediately think "ahh a matching set" so Iris, Anthea, Jasmine, Alyssa, Zinnia not Poppy, Lily etc (esp if your Rosa is ever known as Rosie).

I agree with nooka. Go with an 'unobvious' flower or plant name. What about Sorrel?

Ianthe means violet too.

Cloris is another 'goddess of the flowers' name but a bit close to Clorox if you're American Xeni is another flower goddess name.

I also like Hazel, Snowdrop and Rowan. Oh, and Snowdrop!

Iris = iris robinson

I too think it would be twee if you decided to do it just for the sake of it. Pick a name you love. I think your future daughter might feel more left out if her name is chosen just to fit a theme when her sisters' names were chosen because you love them.

Like Briony.

One of my fave names is Hebe.

A less obvious flower name would be good, I agree. Maybe one of these! Oleander, Primula, Sorrel, Ulma, Verbena, Xylia, Yolanda, Crina, Cliantha, Delphine, Floriane, Jacinda, Kiri, Kezia, Lori.

'sets' of flower names just makes me think of Jamie Olivers daughters.

I really like Zinnia....or Amarylis is very pretty to say and written....Lis for NN?

I like cityangel's suggestion of sticking with botanics not just flowers as it seems less obvious. I also like names that don't alliterate with siblings names (makes it more definite which one you are calling for if the syllables are completely different)

Rosa, Daisy and Hazel
Rosa, Daisy and Violet
Rosa, Daisy and Willow
Rosa, Daisy and Fleur
Rosa, Daisy and Laurel

...all work really well in my opinion. Hazel and Violet are my favorites

I like Fleur best from that list.

I know everyone laughed at it when GingerSpice named her dd Bluebell, but I think that is a lovely name. Though maybe only for a girl born in spring.

I love Keziah and Laurel.

I was coming on to say buck the trend and that three flower names would be a bit Jamie Oliver - but then I saw loads of cracking names on this thread! Am converted!!

I would go for something a bit more obscure or perhaps plant-like though - Rosa, Daisy and Poppy would be a bit much IMO

Sorrel is fab, may steal that myself actually!

but Jamie Oliver was actually naming My Little Ponies though wasn't he!

What about Sylvie?- it means woods, iirc

or Ivy?

reckon you need a bit of foliage in with your little blossoms

I still wish I had had te neck to give my twins flower names. One is pink and the other very white- should have caled 'em Lily and Rose

every time I see them in the bath I kick self

Iris

Oh, Laurel is quite pretty I think! And I really like Willow but haven't the cojones to call a child that...

I actually think that Bella is the nicest match with these two names....Bella, Rosa and Daisy.

Holly
Erica[Latin for Heather]
Tansy