I was looking at the alyssum in my garden, wondering if Alyssum could be an update for [name_f]Alyssa[/name_f], but then I realized it looked a bit like asylum!
So much for my flower ingenuity!
I’m wondering if folks have floral updates that work better or just botanical names they’d love to see people named?
i think its cute, but as soon as i read it i read asylum instead, so that may bring several issues in!
Yep!
Fun!
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f] (for Amanda)
[name_u]Betony[/name_u] (for Bethany)
[name_f]Briallen[/name_f] (for Brianna)
[name_f]Camellia[/name_f] (for Camilla)
[name_f]Chamomile[/name_f] (for Camille)
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] (for [name_f]Cassie[/name_f], Cassandra)
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f] (for [name_f]Christine[/name_f], Christina)
[name_u]Dandelion[/name_u] (for Danielle)
[name_f]Dianella[/name_f], [name_f]Diantha[/name_f] (for Diana)
[name_f]Freesia[/name_f] (for Freda)
[name_f]Gladiola[/name_f] (for Gladys)
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] (for Jessica)
[name_u]Linden[/name_u] (for Linda)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] (for Lynn)
[name_f]Madelief[/name_f] (for Madeline)
[name_f]Maple[/name_f] (for Mabel)
[name_f]Marjoram[/name_f] (for Marjorie)
[name_f]Tamarind[/name_f] (for Tamara)
[name_u]Tarragon[/name_u] (for Tara)
[name_f]Verbena[/name_f] (for Veronica)
[name_u]Vivendel[/name_u] (for Vivienne)
[name_f]Winika[/name_f] (for Winifred)
I also love [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f], [name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f], [name_f]Gardenia[/name_f], [name_u]Larkspur[/name_u], [name_u]Lupine[/name_u], & [name_u]Thistle[/name_u].
Super list!
I didn’t know [name_f]Cassia[/name_f] was botanical, but I love the name.
[name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_f]Madelief[/name_f], which I adore (just don’t care for Maddie).
I’d love to meet a [name_u]Thistle[/name_u]!
I also misread it as asylum. My suggestion for this category is Calanthe, possibly as an alternative to Caroline.
I love Alchemilla - could be an updated [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]!
Yeah, asylum was my first thought I’m afraid.
I do like [name_f]Salvia[/name_f] as an alternative for [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] (though maybe to close to saliva?)
I read asylum too!
I think my floral update is that since bluebells have appeared in my garden which marks spring for me I’ve been loving [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f] as a name. How sweet would [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f] or [name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f] be?! Whereas before I was not a fan of the name.