Flower Names

kaylynne

So, I'm sure we've all seen the more common Rose, Dahlia, Calla, Fleur, Flora, Iris, Heather, Poppy, Petunia, Violet, Lily...

 How about the less popular ones?

WDYT of Larkspur, Vinca, Lilac, Linnea,  Magnolia (although I guess this one is becoming more popular now?), Saffron, Zinnia?

FirstBabyMomma

Zinnia nn Zinny is a guilty pleasure name for me, because it is the main character in a YA novel I love. Other than that, I am kinda 'meh' on flower names.

Manderlin923

Larkspur- no, but I do like Lark

Vinca- not sure what kind of flower this even is...

Lilac- no

Linnea- negra

Magnolia- like, with nn Maggie

Saffron- no

Zinnia- okay

I like Azalea just to throw another one out there. Also Calla.

strawberrytree

Linnea's on my long list. I love it! I also love Briony.

Rowan and Linden are trees, but I love them too. Rowan for a boy, Linden for either.

ETA: The other uncommon flower names are nms.

kaylynne

Manderlin923:

Larkspur- no, but I do like Lark

Vinca- not sure what kind of flower this even is...

Lilac- no

Linnea- negra

Magnolia- like, with nn Maggie

Saffron- no

Zinnia- okay

I like Azalea just to throw another one out there. Also Calla.

I agree on Lark. I also like Calla.

Vinca was actually the name that led me to this list.  I had never seen it before and wondered what it meant.

I knew a girl in hs named Linnea, but I didn't know it was a plant until today.

I think Magnolia and Azalea sound ridiculous as names, but I couldn't tell you why. These two, Lilac and Saffron sound fictional for some reason (like they would be ok on characters in books, but not in real life).

The rest of them I could take or leave.

austenreader85

I like Magnolia a lot, a guilty pleasure. 

Saffron makes me think of Firefly character.

It's hard for me to invision a child named Lilac.

Zinnia is acceptally exotic but I wouldn't know it's a flower.

If you want people to get the connection then you need to realize that a lot of people aren't very familiar with botany.  If you don't care then it doesn't matter I guess.

I'm going to sound like a total hypocrite.  I'm not sure how history decided which flower names to become legit mainstream names, but I think there's a reason why they were able to make it through and I happen to like them all much more than any of the less known ones you suggested.

A few I didn't see on your list:  Ivy, Lavendar (I guess it's real, I think of the girl in Matilda) or Posy.

madamsmurfette

I don't even like some of the popular ones you list.

orleyl

Only like Magnolia w nn Maggie.

anssett

I love flower names, including many of the ones you picked, but I have to be careful because my last name means flower in another language. My sweetie is pushing hard for Violet anyway but we'll see. 

 

Magnolia, Linnea, Azalea, Lilac (Lil or Lila for short!), Lily..all great. I could go on but won't. 

kmichln

My favorite is Magnolia. 

ThatWasAHoot

Aster and Willow are cool, too.  We're using Willow as our baby girls middle name.

Ladymouse

Love some flower names - if we have a daughter, her name will be Lillian.  I also like tree names like Willow.  Linda is apparently based on a linden tree...  

jorkz821

I know a little girl named Linnea.

On the list, I like Magnolia and Zinnia but wouldn't use them myself.

Does Laurel count as a plant name? I like that one too.

moonglow_84

TBH I'm not digging any of the less popular ones. But I'm not a fan of flower names in general, except maybe Lily.

queenbone

I have one of the common flower names you listed.  While I don't think I would use a flower name myself, I have an appreciation for them.

Of the less common ones you listed I like Linnea (I also didn't realize it was a plant), Magnolia (a friend's DD), Saffron (makes me think of Absolutely Fabulous), and Zinnia. Lilac is my favorite flower, but I don't know about it as a name. Larkspur and Vinca sound harsh to me.

Other nice less common one:

Camellia

Hyacinth

gimmietimmies

queenbone:

I have one of the common flower names you listed.  While I don't think I would use a flower name myself, I have an appreciation for them.

Of the less common ones you listed I like Linnea (I also didn't realize it was a plant), Magnolia (a friend's DD), Saffron (makes me think of Absolutely Fabulous), and Zinnia. Lilac is my favorite flower, but I don't know about it as a name. Larkspur and Vinca sound harsh to me.

Other nice less common one:

Camellia

Hyacinth

Yay for Saffy! 

kim1989

Out of all flower names I think Rose is the only one I would (and possibly will) use

dozersmom

I LOVE flower names, and thing names for that matter. Olive, Briar, and Laken(Lake), are my favorites right now. I really like Magnolia nn Maggie, but I think it might be getting too popular, although I don't personally know any Magnolia's.

My grandmother's name is Lilace (lie-liss), a play off Lilac. I think Lilac might be too harsh of an ending, but I still love the name. I also like Azalea nn Zaley but DH hates it!

Helenahhandbasket

I like flower names as well, and I am especially a fan of the underused variations.

 On your list I really like Larkspur (hadn't thought of that!), Zinnia and Lilac

Some of my favorites right now are

Amaryllis (Ami- pronounced ahh-me)

Azalea 

Dahlia (Dolly)

Briar

Fern (maybe as a middle name)

Juniper

Lavender

Peony (although my DH says kids will call her "pee-on-me")

 

 

beckymonster

Zinnia is my BFF's mom's name.  I like it.  I also kind of like Magnolia, but would probably call her Maggie.  Lilac is also cute.  The rest are NMS.

222my

My dd was almost Juniper.