ASTER  

Gender: F
Origin: English
Meaning: "aster, a flower"

This is a fresh new addition to the botanical list; comedian Gilbert Gottfried made it a real bouquet when he named his daughter Lily Aster. And the little girl on television's Dexter is named Aster.

Aster is being discussed in our message boards:

• Your New Babies
• Elimination -- Girl-Girl Twins
• Elimination Game: IF I WERE A CELEB
• BabyGrey...what did she end up naming her baby?
• Popular names you just don't 'get'.

Read Nameberry blog posts about Aster:

• NEWER NAMES IN OLDER CATEGORIES: Fresh florals and varied virtues
• NAMES TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
• FLOWER NAMES
• JEWEL NAMES FOR YOUR LITTLE GEM