I have no problem picturing it on a future daughter of mine, and know of several young Clovers from the interwebs. But I am having a heck of time trying to imagine a 20 or 30 year old (or 50 or 60 year old!) [name]Clover[/name].
Join me in imagining: A lawyer named [name]Clover[/name]. A social worker named [name]Clover[/name]. A teacher named [name]Clover[/name]. A bus driver named [name]Clover[/name]. A police officer named [name]Clover[/name]. I don’t know why, but my brain kind of shorts out. I know my hypothetical [name]Clover[/name] would grow into and embody her name as an adult, but I am wondering if anyone actually knows any older Clovers to put my brain to rest.
I have a hard time imagining an adult [name]Clover[/name] too. However, if there are a few women around with the name [name]Clover[/name], people will get used to it. Also, being named [name]Clover[/name] might not suit a lawyer, but it might be a great stand-out name if your daughter wants to be an actor, singer, real estate agent or go into some other profession where you want people to remember your name. [name]One[/name] of the real estate agent’s that works around here’s name is [name]Bunny[/name] [name]Burke[/name]. Yes, that’s what is on all her signs, and even though I am not planning on buying/selling a house any time soon, I remember her name because it’s a bit funny and it’s an alliteration.
My suggestion: Name her something like [name]Clover[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]. That way, if she becomes a lawyer, she can be C. [name]Elizabeth[/name] Lastname but if she becomes an actress, she can be [name]Clover[/name] E. Lastname. And, if she LOVES the name [name]Clover[/name], she can just be [name]Clover[/name] no matter what her profession.
lilysong, that’s great advice! I totally agree. Funnily enough, my middle name is [name]Elizabeth[/name], an honour name passed down from my grandma that I will pass down as well, so hypothetical [name]Clover[/name] will most likely be [name]Clover[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]!
I tend towards the slightly conservative side (despite my love of long Greek names) and would be more inclined to like [name]Clover[/name] in the middle name slot.
Thing is, if she loves [name]Clover[/name], then going by her middle name is no problem. It’s commonly done, at least in my family. But if she finds it embarrassing or dislikes it, then having that in the first name slot ends up being said with a wince… “Yeeeah, my name’s [name]Clover[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], but please just call me [name]Elizabeth[/name].”
I feel the same way about [name]Juniper[/name]- I love it, but I don’t think it ages well. Personally I’d pass or use it in the middle, but if you can’t find any name you like as much as you like [name]Clover[/name], go ahead and use it. [name]Just[/name] be sure to put something a little more grown-up in the middle.
[name]Clover[/name] is alright as a middle name. Put something more traditional in the first name spot to balance it out. You could still call her [name]Clover[/name].
The [name]Lord[/name] Mayor of [name]Sydney[/name] is a [name]Clover[/name]. A lot of people around here when asked about the name go “well I don’t like her…” but the name itself doesn’t sound any more childish to me than [name]Violet[/name] or [name]Lily[/name], which is to say not really.
In terms of eccentric flowers I somewhat prefer [name]Briar[/name], but the complaint about [name]Briar[/name] is usually it sounds masculine, not babyish. [name]Clover[/name] doesn’t sound babyish to me, it just sounds like at worst it might get bundled in with [name]Chloe[/name].
I have a hard time picturing an adult [name]Britney[/name] or [name]Katie[/name] even though they’re everywhere. [name]Clover[/name] sounds more mature than a lot of the cutesy names that people use.
Hey there. [name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_f]Clover[/name_f]. It has been my name since birth and my parents thought of it based off of an old song called [name_u]Crimson[/name_u] and [name_f]Clover[/name_f] that my dad was listening to on the way to the hospital. I am an adult [name_f]Clover[/name_f] lol. I am 35 a mother of three my occupation. The majority of my life was a CNA and now I am a supervisor at a warehouse in Wenatchee, [name_m]Washington[/name_m]. I love how much you love the name. [name_f]Clover[/name_f] and I can almost already visualize a child with that name. I don’t know any yet, and I’ve never met another [name_f]Clover[/name_f] except for a dog lol.
