May baby names?

[euphoricm2.livejournal.com]

My baby is due May 27, 2009. What are some names for a girl that sort of "match the season" so to say? I was thinking of some flower-y names....but nothing too generic like "Rose" or "Heather."

Thank you!

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[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Mostly plant-related names, although some, like Ivy, might not especially be associated with spring:

Acacia
Alyssa (as related to Alyssum)
Anise
Briar
Briony
Cerelia
Chloe
Clover
Columbine
Daisy
Delphine (bit of a stretch, but as related to delphiniums)
Fleur
Flora
Hazel
Ivy
Jasmine
Kezia
Lavender
Lilac
Lilia
Lilias
Lillian
Lily
Marigold
Marjorie
May
Meadow
Rosalyn
Rosamond
Rosemary
Saffron
Sage
Viola

[icebyrd67.livejournal.com]

daphne, lillian (lily), iris, jasmine, laurel, olive, rosalie, viola, violet, willow, yasmine

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Amaryllis! Rylla for short?

Or for non-floral suggestions:

Rain
Tamar (palm tree — Palm Sunday is in spring)
Robin
Columba (dove)
Jemima (also dove)
Paloma (yet another name for dove)
Maia (goddess associated with spring; the month of May is named for her)
Aviva (feminine form of Aviv, meaning spring)


Have you considered the spring theme for a boy? Why should only girls get seasonal names? I quite like Ovid for a boy (having to do with sheep/lambs).

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

Violet
Iris
Azalea
Daisy
Lily
Laurel

[euphoricm2.livejournal.com]

I guess If it's a boy I didn't want my son to hate his name or think it was too girly, lol. I like your ideas though, thank you.

[euphoricm2.livejournal.com]

How do you pronounce Azalea? I like it but I automatically pronounce it A-Zae-Lee-ah. Is that right?

[euphoricm2.livejournal.com]

I like Willow, it's a pretty name. Thanks!

[euphoricm2.livejournal.com]

Meadow is pretty. So is Lavender... I know they aren't ordinary names but still...

[luvmecuzimrach.livejournal.com]

Ah-Za-Lee-ah

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Daphne (Greek for laurel)
Lilia / Lilias (Latin for lily / lilies)

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

Ones I like that are Floral/Nature related:

Aloe
Dahlia
Fern
Hazel
Iris**** I love it.
Juniper
Lavender* I like a lot
Lilac* also like a lot
Olive
Rue
Violet
Azalea
Clover
Aspen
Briar
Wren
Flora
Daisy

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I say it like you when I am referring to the flower. I know a woman named Azalea and that's how she says it as well.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I have to suggest Rosalie. I am a May baby named Rosalie and people always compliment me on my name.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Iris
Juliet
Zinnia
Persephone
Rosemary
Poppy
Lark

[euphoricm2.livejournal.com]

Thanks

[euphoricm2.livejournal.com]

Yeah I see what you mean.

[euphoricm2.livejournal.com]

I love Lilac but as a name is sounds too much like a word.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

You could also give her the middle name May or Mae.

[piecesofmoi.livejournal.com]

Ceres means spring (there are variations of that also), you can go to some of the baby name sites and look up names by meaning. I like Lily too, its not too overly flowery like Rose.

[euphoricm2.livejournal.com]

Awww that is very pretty. Thank you for the idea.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I guess just look to actress Poppy Montgomery's family for inspiration:

Poppy Petal
Rosie Thorn
Daisy Yellow
Lily Belle
Marigold Sun

Other than Rosie and Lily, the other first names aren't really that bad, in my opinion.

[lovebird.livejournal.com]

You should join us over at the may_of_2009 community!

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

Girl names:
Aiyana - African, meaning "flower blossom"
Aiyanna - native american meaning "ever blooming"
Anthea - Latin/Greek, meaning "flower or flowery"
Kalyna - Ukrainian name derived from the name of a plant called the "guelder rose"
Laleh - Pursian name meaning "tulip"
Linley/Linleigh/Lynley/Lynleigh - Old english meaning "from the field of flax"
Nerida/Neridah - Aboriginal meaning "a flower"
Nevena - Bulgarian name meaning "marigold"
Raisa - Yiddish name meaning "rose"
Shanna/Shannah - Nickname for Hebrew name Shoshannah, meaning "lily"
Yolanda - English version of French "Yolande", meaning violet flower

Boy names:
Hadley - 2 meanings. Old french, meaning "heather field" and Welsh, meaning summer.
Lindan - Old English, meaning "from the hill of lime trees"
Lindell - Old English, meaning "from the valley of lime trees"
Oran/Oren/Orin - green, Hebrew, meaning "a tree" as the Jerusalem Pine

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I've always said "ah-zail-yah."

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

you could always go with lila?

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Maya :)

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Some of these have already been said but...here are some spring or general nature names.
Girls: Lily, Persephone, Willow, Daphne, Laurel, Rain, Meadow, Marigold, Juniper, Zinnia
Unisex: Robin, Lark, Skye/Skylar, River, Sandy
Boys: Some of these might be too girly for you, but maybe you'll see something boy-suitable.
Lake, Briar, Clay/Clayton, Cliff, Forrest, Glenn, Hunter, Quarry, Rio, Storm, Thrush, Zephyr