I’m writing a children’s novel about an orphaned girl. Her last name starts with a Z, though I’m not sure what it is yet. I want it to be a sunny name, because her mother used to say she was “like a little ray of sunshine” before she died, but not something cheesy like “[name]Rainbow[/name]” “[name]Sunny[/name]” or “[name]Summer[/name]”. Also, the day she was born there were the most beautiful dandelions on the field in front of her house. Thanks!
I looked up names with the meaning ‘sun’ or ‘flower’, and here are some good ones:
[name]Apollonia[/name]
[name]Azalea[/name]
[name]Bellerose[/name]
[name]Cliantha[/name]
[name]Crisanta[/name]
[name]Cyra[/name]
[name]Eliana[/name]
[name]Elidi[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Evanthe[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Flor[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Jacinta[/name]
[name]Kalinda[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Liliosa[/name]
[name]Mehri[/name]
[name]Nizana[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Siria[/name]
[name]Solana[/name]
[name]Soleil[/name]
[name]Violante[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] it helps!
Thanks! These’ll help a bunch! Others I’m still looking for names for the main character’s friend any name will do
Nameberry has some great, descriptive lists. Girl Name Lists | Nameberry
This should help you. 
I nannied for a little girl named [name]Sunny[/name]-[name]Elise[/name] (I can not recall how they spelled [name]Elise[/name]). She was such a happy, smiley baby/toddler. So I am very charmed by the name [name]Sunny[/name]-[name]Elise[/name].
You could name her any of the [name]Luc[/name]- names like [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Lucille[/name], [name]Lucia[/name], etc. They all mean light. And maybe with a double first name or middle name of [name]Rae[/name] it would be like a ray of light? [name]Just[/name] an idea 
[name]Rae[/name]
[name]Azalea[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Daffodil[/name]
[name]Loren[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
I have chosen [name]Rose[/name] as the main character’s name. Thank you everyone for your suggestions!