Learn a lot of things from the flowers

[sodallas3]

I really love names, so I was wondering what is a beautiful flower name besides Rose?
I've heard mostly these be used and only a few of them really compare to Rose. It just feels as though Rose has become so pedestrian. I love it; but so do so many others and when I eventually have kids I'd like to know my options!
These are the ones I've heard:
-Lilly (very common also)
-Jasmine (as is this)
-Violet (I adore this!)
-Dahlia (Like this)
-Daisy (but it can be easily outgrown)
-Poppy (Like but potential for teasing)
-Posy (Similarly with this one)
-Alyssum or Alyssa
-Lilac
-Iris
And of course there are others such as Camellia, Hyacinthe, Bryony etc.

Anyway, love to hear some of your suggestions or even variations would be great! Thanks!

[romy]

Ever since reading the novel Peony in Love, I've always found the name Peony very cute.

[joblossom]

Daisy is cute but common also.

I like Calla - a type of lily too

[indianruby]

Primrose is cute if you have the guts. I love Lilia also. It's like Lily, but not as common. Does Willow count? Not a flower, but a tree...

[r_j]

I love Jonquil.

[ashthedreamer]

I love a lot of flower names! Violet and Lily (short for probably Liliana or Lillian) are my favorites, but I also like Primrose, Iris, Ivy (does this count?), Bryony, Azalea, a bunch of other Lily names (like Lilia, Lilibet, Lilias, just Lily...), Poppy, Posey, Laurel, sort of Dahlia...

I also really like some names that have flower meanings but aren't obviously flower names--like Fleur (means "flower" in French), Leilani (means "heavenly flower" in Hawaiian, I believe), and Daphne (means "laurel").

[amberdaydream]

Love flower names. Iris might be my favourite; it's a family name for me. I also love Jasmine, Violet and Dahlia. One thing I like to do for flower-related names is go through Wikipedia to find the Latin names for the flowers. Lavandula is the botanical name for Lavender, and I think it's gorgeous! And the botanical name for Spikenard is Aralia, prn a-RAY-lee-a.

If Rose feels too common, you could go for:
Rosa
Rosie
Rosalie
Rosalia
Rosaline
Rosalina
Rosalind

[lyricmom]

I would never have the guts to use it, but I think Tulip would be adorable on a little girl. Can't imagine it on a grown woman though.

[dantea]

I'll list all the flower names I think could work as an actual name. I'll list common and then some botanical if I think they work.

Common:

Anemone -- middle only
Artemisia
Aster
Calla (lily)
Camellia
Caspia
Dahlia
Freesia
Heather
Hyacinth
Iris
Ivy
Kerria
Larkspur -- middle
Lavender
Lilac
Lily
Primrose
Tulip -- middle


Botanical Names:

Acacia (dealbata)
Achillea (filipendulin)
Cattleya (x Japhette)
Erica (persoluta)
Myrsine (africana)
Salvia (x superba)
Veronica (longifolia)

[stripedsocks]

Jessamine - a favourite of mine. Carolina Jessamine is my favourite kind of Jessamine in the garden. Love its yellow flowers.

Rosemary - Rosemary is another favourite. And the blue flowers are pretty even if not even slightly related to the Rose.

Viola - I love this even more than Violet. "Viola" as a flower family includes the pansies and johnny-jump-ups" and Pansy makes a terrible name but Viola doesn't.

Zinnia
Amaryllis
Lilac
Indigo
Amarantha
Jonquil
Tansy
Iris
Camellia
Azalea