Why didn’t I think of that!!! That’s so pretty !
Personal favourite is Garland!! That could be something with a short first name
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I like this one too but I would have no clue how to pronounce it
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f] and [name_f]Viola[/name_f] super pretty and unique
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It is pronounced like uh-kaysh-uh, I think it may get a lot of weird pronunciations but it being a tree would probably help since people may be familiar with the word
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[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
Alyssum
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
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I love all of these my favourites are
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphinium[/name_f]
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[name_f]Peony[/name_f]
[name_f]Freesia[/name_f]
[name_f]Forsythia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Sakura[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
Poinsettia
[name_u]Larkspur[/name_u]
[name_f]Snowdrop[/name_f]
[name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f]
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I love [name_f]Jacaranda[/name_f] with a nn of [name_f]Jacki[/name_f]
Also huge fan of Mallee and Banksia nn [name_u]Banks[/name_u] both (Australian native plants)
Franjipani would be a very unusual choice nn [name_u]Fran[/name_u] or [name_f]Franni[/name_f] or even [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. Not that you need nn for middle names I suppose.
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[name_f]Peony[/name_f] or [name_f]Peonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Posie[/name_f] or [name_f]Posey[/name_f]
[name_f]Callalily[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
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[name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f]
[name_f]Daffodil[/name_f]
[name_u]Dandelion[/name_u]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Hibiscus[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Carnation[/name_f]
Cosmos
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Orchid[/name_f]
[name_f]Petal[/name_f]
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
Sunflower
[name_u]Thistle[/name_u]
[name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
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One of my favourite books as a kid was Entwined by [name_f]Heather[/name_f] [name_m]Dixon[/name_m], a retelling of the twelve dancing princesses fairytale, in which almost all of the 12 sisters have unique flower names. I blame this book entirely for my guilty pleasure love of uncommon floral names! These are my own favourites below, my apologies for any repeats
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_f]Bloom[/name_f]
[name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]
[name_u]Briar[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_m]Bramble[/name_m]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphinium[/name_f]
[name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f]
[name_f]Evening[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Forsythia[/name_f]
Hollyhock
[name_u]Hyacinth[/name_u]
Goldenrod
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_u]Larkspur[/name_u]
[name_f]Peony[/name_f]
Poinsettia
[name_u]Thistle[/name_u]
[name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
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A lot of the ones I like—such as [name_f]Azalea[/name_f], [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], and [name_f]Calla[/name_f]— have already been mentioned. But some that haven’t are:
[name_f]Eirlys[/name_f] (means snowdrop in Welsh)
[name_u]Vivendel[/name_u] (means honeysuckle in Norwegian)
[name_u]Cypress[/name_u] (I believe they flower?)
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[name_u]Lotus[/name_u]
[name_f]Waterlily[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
Erica/Erika
[name_f]Mimosa[/name_f]
Some Finnish and Swedish botanical names:
[name_f]Hilla[/name_f] (cloudberry)
Kanerva (calluna)
[name_f]Kielo[/name_f] (lily of the valley)
Vanamo (twin flower)
[name_f]Pinja[/name_f] (stone pine)
Varpu (subshrub)
Taimi (seedling/young plant)
Paju (willow)
[name_m]Vide[/name_m] (willow)
[name_f]Lilja[/name_f] (Lily)
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