Re: Flower/plant names (English) for girls
in reply to a message by Ora (hufflepuffer)
My favorites:
Blossom
Bryony
Cassia
Cherry (a guilty pleasure, for sure)
Hyacinth (for a boy, also a guilty pleasure)
Iris
Jasmine
Myrtle
Orchid
Senna
Thistle
Tulip
A few I noticed are missing:
Bluebell
Bloom
Catalpa
Columbine
Jacaranda
Jessamine
Lupine (one of my very favorite names right now)
Plum
Yarrow
There are a few Spanish and French flower/plant names I love as well:
Achillée (yarrow)
Almendra (almond)
Amapola (poppy)
Begoña
Bleuet (cornflower)
Capucine (nasturtium)
Ciruela (plum)
Flor
Jacinthe
Jacinto (love a flower name for a boy)
Jasmin (often used as a boys’ name in France)
Lilas (lilac)
Lirio (lily)
Myosotis (forget-me-not)
Myrtille (blueberry)
Orchidée
Pensée (pansy, also means ‘thought’)
Pétale
Romarin (rosemary)
Romero (rosemary)
Verveine (verbena)
Violeta
Blossom
Bryony
Cassia
Cherry (a guilty pleasure, for sure)
Hyacinth (for a boy, also a guilty pleasure)
Iris
Jasmine
Myrtle
Orchid
Senna
Thistle
Tulip
A few I noticed are missing:
Bluebell
Bloom
Catalpa
Columbine
Jacaranda
Jessamine
Lupine (one of my very favorite names right now)
Plum
Yarrow
There are a few Spanish and French flower/plant names I love as well:
Achillée (yarrow)
Almendra (almond)
Amapola (poppy)
Begoña
Bleuet (cornflower)
Capucine (nasturtium)
Ciruela (plum)
Flor
Jacinthe
Jacinto (love a flower name for a boy)
Jasmin (often used as a boys’ name in France)
Lilas (lilac)
Lirio (lily)
Myosotis (forget-me-not)
Myrtille (blueberry)
Orchidée
Pensée (pansy, also means ‘thought’)
Pétale
Romarin (rosemary)
Romero (rosemary)
Verveine (verbena)
Violeta
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I think Lierre is also French for Ivy.... not sure it's ever used as a name, but I think it's got name potential.