I love the names Amaryllis/Amarilla after the flower. If you end up using a middle name for a nickname, you could do Marilla or Rilla, which are so incredibly dear.
Florence means "blooming" or "flowering," so flower names would go so nicely...plus they'd be a link to your other dd.
Here's a long list of common and unusual flower names...kinda fun to read through. For example:
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AZAMI — Japanese for “thistle flower.”
FLEUR — International words for “flower,” which also include Flor and Fiorello/Fiorella, make inventive flower choices.
GELSEY — Persian for “flower,” a balletic choice.
IOLANTHE — Greek for “violet flower” — for those who want to make Violet a lot more exotic.
JACINTA — Spanish for hyacinth and more suited to use as a name.
LEILANI — Hawaiian name that means ‘heavenly flower” and also has stylish double L sound.
MARGUERITE — The French for daisy is newly chic there, as is Capucine, which means nasturtium in France. |
Otherwise, why not choose a flower name that has personal meaning, or could be a wish for a characteristic of your daughter? Getting out "The Language of Flowers" and "The Language of Wild Flowers"....
Anenome~ Forsaken
Bluebell~ Constancy
Camellia~ Perfected Loveliness
Chrysanthemum~ I love
Daffodil~ Regard and Chivalry
Daisy~ Innocence
Hyacinth~ Sorrow
Iris~ Message
Ivy~ Fidelity
Jasmine~ Grace and Elegance
Lavender~ Distrust (too bad..what a cool name!)
Lilac~ First emotions of love
Lily~ Purity
Marigold~ Grief
Orchid~ a belle
Peony~ Bashfulness
Poppy~ Fantastic extravagance
Primrose~ Early youth
Rose~ Love
Speedwell~ Female Fidelity
Sunflower~ Haughtiness
Tulip~ Declaration of Love
Violet~ Modesty
Water Lily~ Purity of Heart
Hm...name-like wildflowers....
Bluebell (in all of these, you could choose part of the Latin name...Endymion is the genus for bluebells)~ Constancy
Buttercup~ Childishness, Ingratitude
Clover~ Industry
Cowslip (Primula)~ winning grace
Crane's Bill (Geranium) ~ steadfast piety
Dandelion~ Oracle, Faithfulness
Foxglove~ insincerity
Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria) ~Afterthought (too bad about the meaning...Stellaria is kinda cool)
Kingcup (Caltha)~ Disire of Riches
Lady Smock (Cardamine)~ Paternal error (sorry...too funny...had to share)
Celandine~ Joys to come
Mallow~ Mildness
Morning Glory~ Worth sustained
Periwinkle~ Early friendship
Poppy~ Fantasy, sleep, silence
Primrose~ Early youth, sadness
Snowdrop (Galanthus)~ Hope (
this one)
Tansy~ I declare war
Woodbine (Lonicera)~ Bonds of love
Wood Sorrel (Sorrel?)~ Joy, Maternal Tenderness (also, it looks like the Irish shamrock)
Crane's-bill
