Girl name for springtime???

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Registered: 01-17-2007
Girl name for springtime???
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Tue, 03-13-2007 - 5:41pm

It looks like we may be having a new baby girl to welcome in springtime. Any suggestions for a girl born on the first days of spring? Maybe relective of springtime flowers or growth etc??
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Registered: 12-09-2006
Tue, 03-13-2007 - 10:47pm

Well, you could obviously go with month names, April Mae (Maia) or June. Alternately, consider flower names such as:
Rose
Lily
Heather
Posy
Poppy
Pansy
Peony
Violet
Zinia
Dahlia
Daisy
Fleur (literally "flower" in French)
Floria ("flowering" in latin)
Fern (like from Charlotte's Web!)
Jasmine
Ivy
Iolanthe (prnounced ie-o-LAN-the it means violet flower in Greek)
Zahrah/Zara ("blooming flower" - arabic)
Cammilia
Iris
Clover
Tansy
Sharon (it's a place name in the Bible, also a shrub Rose of Sharon)
Diantha (dianthus is a type of flower "heavenly flower" in Greek)
Lavender

Or tree/plant names like:
Acacia
Willow
Tamara (palm tree)
Olivia (olive tree)
Dara (several language origins on this one, but if you go with Irish, you get Oak Tree)
Holly
Briar
Laurel
Daphne (means Laurel in Greek)
Rowan
Hazel
Cherry
Cassia (pronounced KA-sha; it's a type of spice tree)
Aspen
Chloe ('green shoot" in greek)
Sage
Rosemary

Other nature-type names
Brooke
Lake
Savannah
Lynn (meaning waterfall or cascade)
Tallullah ("leaping waters" in Choctow language, name for waterfalls in GA)
Leigh/Lee (meadow)
Ashley (ash from the tree, ley from meadow - actually most names ending in -ley have a meadow involved like Hayley - hay meadow)
Glynis (Welsh "valley")
Arden ("eagle valley")
Tierra ("earth")

Beginnings:
Eve ('life' in latin)
Zoe ('life' in greek)
Dawn
Aurora ('dawn' in latin)
Eos ('dawn' in greek)
Alba ('dawn' in Italian/Spanish)
Eden
Gaia ('earth' in greek, one of the oldest goddesses)

Misc.
Nerissa (nymph or sea sprite)
Naida (water nymph)
Deborah 'honey bee'
Ava ('water' in persian)

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2006
Tue, 03-13-2007 - 11:15pm

hmm

Aviva- means 'springtime' in hebrew I believe
Flora- the Roman goddess of flowers and spring
Soleil- Means "sun" in French
Marisol- I believe it translates to 'sunny sea'
Marcella- from the name Mars, the Roman god of fertility, for whom the spring calendar month March was named

flower names:

Dahlia
Daisy
Fleur (flower in french)
Blossom
Iris
Sharon (the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon)
Zinnia
Violet
Jasmine
Anthea (from the Greek Antheia, derived from anthosmeaning "flower, blossom")

HTH!

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Carly + Phil
proud parents of our four princesses: Alaina Rhoslyn (Lainey) 2.15.07, twins Georgia Carol and Natalia Lorraine (Gigi and Talia) 7.31.08, Penelope Julia (Penny) 8.25.10 and our newest littl

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Registered: 03-06-2007
Wed, 03-14-2007 - 3:24am

NAMES MEANING SPRING or ABOUT SPRING

Chun - means "Spring" in Chinese
Gulbahar - means "Spring rose" in Persian
Haruko - means "Spring child" or "sunny child" in Japanese
Laverne - a combination of the popular prefix La with Latin vernus "of Spring"
Linh - means "Spring" in Vietnamese
Pinar - means "Sping" in Turkish
Pranvera - derived from Albanian pranverë "Spring"
Spring
April - if born in April
May - if born in May
Bahaar - a Sanskrit expression meaning "Spring"
Easter
Jarka - Its source is jaro, a Slavic word meaning "Spring"
Jaroslava - Its source is a Slavic expression meaning "Glory of the Spring"
Masika - Its source is a Kiswahili expression meaning "Born during the rainy season"
Rabiah - Its source is an Arabic expression meaning "Spring"

NAMES ABOUT FLOWERS

Anthea - "flowered"
Antheia - "flowered"
Ardith "blooming meadows"
Blossom
Briar
Calantha "beautiful child"
Carmen "orchard"
Chloe "blooming"
Clover
Daisy
Flora "flower"
Heather
Hyacinth
Jasmine
Kalika "flower bud"
Lavender
Lilac
Lillan - Italian meaning lily
Liliana - "lily"
Lily
Magnolia
Marigold
Nasrin - Its source is a Farsi (Persian) expression meaning "Wild rose"
Primrose - "first rose"
Rosa
Violet

MY FAVORITE RELATING TO SPING:

APRIL
MAY
ARDITH "BLOOMING MEADOWS"
BRIAR
CHLOE "BLOOMING"
FLORA "FLOWER"
KALIKA "FLOWER BUD"
LILAC
LILY
PRIMROSE "FIRST ROSE" **love this one as a springtime name, the meaning is awesome!

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-29-2005
Wed, 03-14-2007 - 8:48am

April
Blossom
Daisy
Dahlia
Heather
Iris
Laurel
Lily
Lavender
Magnolia
Marigold
Pansy
Petunia
Rose
Violet

Or how about:
Robin
Wren

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-29-2003
Wed, 03-14-2007 - 10:02am

How about:

Poppy (full name: Penelope?)
Lily
Calla (I know a little Calla...cute!)
Persephone (goddess of Spring)
April
May

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-07-2004
Wed, 03-14-2007 - 1:18pm
hello!! well, how about a nature name as the middle name? i used rose for my oldest dd-cuz she was born in summertime and roses reminded me of summer. you COULD use:
skye
rain(e)
willow
mist(y)
rose
daisy
blossom
violet(my oldest dds first name)
lily
dawn
dahlia
or
marigold...
good luck!!
joanne
maman2goons@aol.com