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Flower names for boys

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Nicki10 · 18/01/2009 22:10

We are trying for number 2, we already have a daughter Poppy. We are looking for a boys name that is on the same theme.

We were trying to think of any flower, plant or herb but are stuck. Any ideas would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks

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McMamazon · 18/01/2009 22:10

basil?

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harpsichordcarrier · 18/01/2009 22:10

(sweet) William?

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goingonfortynoelectricshocks · 18/01/2009 22:11

Rowan
Ash

Erm.............

LOl @ Basil

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winterblues · 18/01/2009 22:11

Rowan, Willow, Ash or Ashley. I will try and think of some more.

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gemmummy · 18/01/2009 22:11

mint?
oregano.
thyme
parsley

this is really hard.

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janeite · 18/01/2009 22:12

Rowan is a fab name.

I used to teach a Basil!

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NimChimpsky · 18/01/2009 22:12

Joshua
Basil
Florian
Gentian
Plantagenet

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McMamazon · 18/01/2009 22:13

i thought of sage as a bit of a piss take but im now taken with it.

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ladyjuliafish · 18/01/2009 22:14

one of these or lupin, like Lupin Pooter

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gigglewitch · 18/01/2009 22:14

not the easiest of challenges...
doesn't Basil make you think fawlty towers

not that i can come up with anything better than Rowan or Cedar - oh and i have heard of Aspen. willow - maybe, or too girly? My cousin is Linden, which is apparently a tree

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subtlemouse · 18/01/2009 22:15

Narcissus...

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Ivykaty44 · 18/01/2009 22:15

AOI (1-碧, 2- 葵): Japanese unisex name meaning 1) "blue" or 2) "hollyhock."

BRIAR: English unisex name derived from the plant name briar, from Old English brer, meaning "prickly bush."

BRIER: Variant spelling of English unisex Briar, meaning "briar plant."

DZAGHIG: Armenian unisex name meaning "flower."

FIORE: Medieval Italian unisex name derived from the word fiore, meaning "flower."

FIORELLO: Masculine diminutive form of Italian unisex Fiore, meaning "little flower." Fiorella is the feminine form.

FU (1-芙, 2-富): Chinese unisex name meaning 1) "lotus" or 2) "wealthy."

GULZAR (गुलज़ार): Hindi unisex name meaning "garden of flowers."

HADLEY: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, composed of the Old English elements hæð "heathland, heather, wasteland" and leah "clearing, field, meadow" hence "heather meadow."

HE (1-荷, 2-河): Chinese unisex name meaning 1) "lotus," or 2) "river."

HOLLIS: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English holegn "holly" denoting someone who "lives near holly trees."

HUA (1- 花, 2-华): Chinese unisex name meaning 1) "flower" or 2) "magnificent."

LORE: Basque unisex name meaning "flower." Compare with strictly feminine Lore.

PADMA (पद्म): Hindi unisex name meaning "lotus flower."

ROTEM (רוֹתֶם): Hebrew unisex name derived from the word rethem, found in the bible, meaning "juniper" or "broom plant," a shrub growing in the deserts of Arabia with yellowish flowers, and a bitter root which the poor were accustomed to eat.

SHOSHAN (Hebrew: שׁוֹשַׁן):
Egyptian unisex name meaning "lotus."
Hebrew unisex name meaning "lily."
VERED (וֶרֶד): Hebrew unisex name meaning "rose."

YING (英): Chinese unisex name meaning "petal, flower; outstanding, surpassing; admirable, heroic."

MALE:

ADONIS (Άδωνις): Greek name derived from Hebrew Adonai, meaning "my lord." In mythology, this is the name of a beautiful youth who was loved by Aphrodite. He was killed while hunting a boar and the anemone flower sprang from his blood.

ARAVINDA (अरविन्द): Hindi name meaning "lotus."

CELYN: Welsh name meaning "holly."

CHRYSANTHOS (Χρύσανθος): Greek name composed of the elements chrysos "gold" and anthemon "a flower," hence "golden flower."
CHRYSANTHUS: Latin form of Greek Chrysanthos, meaning "golden flower."
CHUSI: Native American Hopi name meaning "snake flower."
COAXOCH: Nahuatl name meaning "serpent flower."
CVETKO (Цветко): Slovene name derived from the Slavic word cvet, meaning "blossom."

FIORENZO: Italian form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."

FLORENCE: Compare with feminine Florence.
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Flaithrí, meaning "prince-king."
English and French form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENCIO: Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENTIN: French form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENTINO: Italian form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENTIUS: Latin name derived from the word florens, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENTIY (Флорентий): Russian form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORENZ: German form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FLORIAN: Short form of Roman Latin Florianus, meaning "flower."
FLORIANO: Italian form of Roman Latin Florian, meaning "flower."
FLORIANUS: Roman name derived from Latin flos, meaning "flower."
FLORIN: Romanian form of Roman Latin Florian, meaning "flower."
FLORIS: Dutch form of Latin Florentius, meaning "blossoming."
FU-HUA: Chinese compound name composed of the names Fu "lotus" or "wealthy" and Hua "flower" or "magnificent."
GENTI: Albanian name derived from Latin Gentius, meaning "gentian flower" or "(well)-born."
GENTIUS: Latin name of the last king of the Illyrians, meaning "gentian flower" or "(well)-born."
GIACINTO: Italian form of Latin Hyacinthus, meaning "hyacinth flower."
GÜL (گل): Turkish name meaning "rose."
GÜLBAHAR: Turkish form of Persian Gulbahar, meaning "spring rose."
GULBAHAR (گلبهار): Persian name meaning "spring rose."
GWRI: Welsh myth name of Teyrnon's adopted son, "Gwri of the golden hair," who grew to full adulthood in seven years, meaning "bloom."
HEADLEY: Variant spelling of English Hedley, meaning "heather field."

HEDLEY: English surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements hæð "heather" and leah "clearing, field," hence "heather field" or "heather meadow."

HRAVART: Armenian name meaning "burning rose."

HYACINTHUS: Latin form of Greek Hyakinthos, meaning "hyacinth flower." In Greek mythology, this is the name of a youth loved by Apollo who accidentally killed him, after which the hyacinth flower sprouted from his blood.
HYAKINTHOS (Ὑάκινθος): Greek name meaning "hyacinth flower." In Greek mythology, this is the name of a youth loved by Apollo who accidentally killed him, after which the hyacinth flower sprouted from his blood.
JACEK: Modern form of Polish Jacenty, meaning "hyacinth flower."
JACENTY: Polish form of Greek Hyakinthos, meaning "hyacinth flower."
JACINTHUS: Variant spelling of Latin Hyacinthus, meaning "hyacinth flower."
JACINTO: Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Jacinthus, meaning "hyacinth flower."
JASMIN: Bosnian form of Arabic Yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family. Compare with feminine Jasmin.

KUNAL (कुणाल): Hindi name meaning "lotus flower."

LULEZIM: Albanian name meaning "blooming; flowering."

MUKUL (মুকুল): Hindi name meaning "blossom, bud."

NARCISSUS: Latin form of Greek Narkissos, possibly meaning "numbness; sleep." In mythology, this is the name of a vain youth who fell in love with his own reflection and eventually was turned into a kind of lily or daffodil flower known as the narkissos.

NARKISSOS (Νάρκισσος): Greek name possibly derived from the word narke, meaning "numbness; sleep." In mythology, this is the name of a vain youth who fell in love with his own reflection and eventually was turned into a kind of lily or daffodil flower known as the narkissos.

NERGIS: Turkish name meaning "daffodil."

RAJEEV (राजीव): Variant spelling of Hindi Rajiv, a name for a "lotus flower," derived from the Sanskrit word rajiv, meaning "striped."

RAJIV (राजीव): Hindi name for a "lotus flower," derived from the Sanskrit word rajiv, meaning "striped."

REN (蓮): Japanese name meaning "water lily."

ROOSEVELT: Dutch surname transferred to forename use, composed of the elements roose "roses" and velt "open country," hence "field of roses."

SHELDON: English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of a place in Derbyshire which was recorded in the Domesday Book as Scelhadun, composed of Old English scylf "shelf" and the place name Haddon (from hæð "heathland, heather, wasteland" + dun "hill"), hence "steep-sided heather hill."

THALES (Θαλής): Greek name meaning "blossom."

TSVETAN (Цветан): Bulgarian name meaning "flower."

TXILAR: Basque name meaning "heather."

VARTAN: Armenian name meaning "giver of roses."

VARTERES: Armenian name meaning "rose-face."

VIRÁG: Hungarian name meaning "flower."

XOCHIPEPE: Nahuatl name meaning "flower-gatherer."

XOCHIPILLI: Aztec myth name of a god of love, music, and flowers, meaning "flower prince."

ZAHIR (ظهير): Arabic name meaning "shining; blossoming."

ZAHUR: Egyptian name meaning "flower."

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MrsMattie · 18/01/2009 22:16

pmsl@mint!

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PavlovtheCat · 18/01/2009 22:17

Bracken

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Nicki10 · 18/01/2009 22:17

Thank you all for your quick response. Basil is a bit too humourous for us I think. DP just said Ash is alright but reminds me off Ashley.

That link you sent mentioned Nalin that I think is quite cute but is it too out there?

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hellymelly · 18/01/2009 22:20

woody?

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ladyjuliafish · 18/01/2009 22:21

Sylvester means forest

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Horton · 18/01/2009 22:24

Rowan is really the only one I can think of that isn't either weird or laughable.

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Horton · 18/01/2009 22:25

Although Sylvester is actually quite cool.

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hartydally · 18/01/2009 22:25

Florian
Garland
Pansy

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Nicki10 · 18/01/2009 22:30

I'm not sure I could name my son Pansy without PMSL everyday and deciding his sexuality before he was born!

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Dilettante · 18/01/2009 22:36

Bay

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Dilettante · 18/01/2009 22:37

Heath

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CioccolataCalda · 18/01/2009 22:38

ivykaty - that is the mightiest post ever!!!

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moondog · 18/01/2009 22:38

Mace
Nutmeg
Asoefetida

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