What flower names are underused and don’t strike you as too old ladyish or too in the new trends?
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] strikes me as one of these but I can’t think of anything else.
What flower names are underused and don’t strike you as too old ladyish or too in the new trends?
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] strikes me as one of these but I can’t think of anything else.
I’m not entirely sure if these meets the criteria
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] - common middle name, not used that often as a middle
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bellerose[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Peony[/name_f]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Pansy[/name_f]
[name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Petal[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]
[name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
Camanthe
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f] - It’s a Russian variation of [name_f]Lily[/name_f] that I’ve rarely seen be used! It’s one of my favorite names.
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Camellia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f], Picotee, [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] and [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]?
[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.
I’m not sure if these are too hipster or old lady, but I’ll just post the ones that I like.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
Callalilie
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]-Okay, I get it now. This one is definitely hipster!
[name_f]Lilie[/name_f]-Too popular, but sweet.
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps.
I adore [name_f]Violet[/name_f] but my husband wasn’t a fan… Good luck!!
More traditional:
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Aster[/name_f]
More wild, maybe tipping too far into hipster for you but I think they would make beautiful middles!:
Chamomile
Alyssum
Silene
[name_f]Verbena[/name_f]
[name_f]Freesia[/name_f]
Ixia
Thank you for all the suggestions everyone! There are some here I actually haven’t heard of before that I’ll consider as middle names! Nothing striking out for a first name yet; I can’t seem to find what I’m looking for.
Thanks to this thread I’ve chosen Verbena as one of my middle names!
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] nn [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is a top name for me
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Evie[/name_f]) has long been a guilty pleasure name for me… I feel like my radar for both hipster names and old lady names is faulty, so I couln’t say how far either names dips into either category (but possibly firmly in both).
[name_f]Verbena[/name_f] is a lovely name!
I’ve always liked the name [name_f]Aster[/name_f].
[name_f]Margarita[/name_f] (sadly attached to the drink, but means daisy in Spanish)
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f] (similar to [name_f]Rose[/name_f], has been on the SSA list for decades, but has never crossed into the top 100)
[name_f]Erica[/name_f] (may be too 80s, but it means heather in Latin)
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]/[name_f]Violette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinta[/name_f] (the Spanish version of [name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f], more approachable and feminine)
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Chrysanthemum[/name_f]
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]