There are two reasons that I don’t like [name]Iris[/name]
- The iris is part of the eye
- It is old lady to me because of associations with people in the past.
Tho it seems I’m in the minority, my vote is strongly for [name]Fern[/name]. Especially with the mn [name]Elizabeth[/name].
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] feels very vowel heavy to me, and [name]Iris[/name] has a bit of a trendy feel, although a great history to balance it, should you choose it.
[name]Fern[/name] is an absolutely lovely pair with [name]Henry[/name] and a bit unexpected, yet still familiar and lovely for a spring baby.
[name]Iris[/name] is much nicer. [name]Fern[/name] will be be mocked with “fernicate” as she gets older, and it’s just a really nasty name.
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I think both are fantastic choices, particularly to go with [name]Henry[/name]. I must say though that [name]Fern[/name] is one of my all time favourites! I don’t think I can describe quite what appeals to me so much about it, I just think it’s so cute, so rarely used, and with such a lovely nod to [name]Fern[/name] from [name]Charlotte[/name]'s [name]Web[/name].
I also like the spelling ‘[name]Fearne[/name]’ but in reality I would probably go with the more standard ‘[name]Fern[/name]’ if I used this name.
I really love [name]Fern[/name] too. It is funny how people associate the name with a green droopy plant. I think of green and leafy and pretty. Good point that it would make a good spring name. I think I just need some guts to use it since the other names are more traditional.
I love [name]Iris[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]! So pretty and classic, and [name]Iris[/name] is such an [name]April[/name] name… doesnt it mean rainbow or something…
Good [name]Luck[/name]!