Forgotten Historic 'Vintage Botanical' Baby Names - A-Z | SJ STRUM RARE BABY NAMES

All unranked, all gorgeous!! The ultimate Vintage List! I went A-Z which was harder than I expected but I'm in LOVE!
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[@kaiaelizabeth1066]

I can't get on board with Myrtle! I can't get passed the Moaning Myrtle association from Harry Potter. Lol 😆

[@rileyywhited]

Mrytle sounds like a old Grandma name.

[@helensimpkins3274]

Myrtle is a tree that aborigines love to use for flavour .

[@laurenburke5018]

My mom named her cat that 😂

[@kas.2111]

SAME i heard myrtle and immediately thought "moaning myrtle" lol

[@tommiestephenson7092]

I agree

[@thelesbeean3810]

Abilene is really sweet but I can only think about Maybeline

[@chelseakuwahara2197]

Same! I loved the name Everly but my husband keeps saying it's just "Beverly without the B" and now I can't get that out of my head. 🤣🙈

[@aifricnichleirigh]

I thought of one of the characters in 'The Help' (book and movie)

[@KirstieLewis]

Omg yes, I was like I love it but it sounds so familiar and then I realised why!

[@sydneymorgan7951]

@@chelseakuwahara2197 this is what my mom says about Everly! Totally ruined it for me! And I loved it! 😂😫

[@artvid-1915]

Same 😂 at first I read it as Albiene, which is cute 😂

[@annahobson1265]

If you’ve ever watched the movie or read the book “The Help,” Aibileen is one of the main characters. She’s an incredible character and it’s a great story. Such a beautiful name and connection.

[@wintertrine]

One of the best books ever and a great character, too 💙

[@aprilross7186]

I thought of her too. Such a great character and I love the name too

[@oscillatewildly88]

We named our amazing baby boy Orrin after discovering the beautiful name in this video! A big thank you SJ! X

[@velvetgh0st]

Callyx reminds me of the Ikea Kallax unit that i can’t bloody stand 😂 I think Garland is lovely! ✨

[@velvetgh0st]

Also love Delta, Ivory and Myrtle! 💓

[@SJ_Strum]

Oh yes! They are all Swedish names! Xx

[@bethanybagwell8241]

It reminds me of Cervix.. I could never lol

[@Cassxowary]

😂 me it reminds me it's shortered to Cal and that reminds me of the one in Titanic (1997) who I also can't bloody stand 😂 and it is

[@Cassxowary]

@@bethanybagwell8241 it's closer to calla which is calla lily, a type of lily

[@hollyandrews3976]

Hear me out a hunger games themed baby name video? - I think they have such interesting names

[@MollyMA13]

Agreed! Seneca, Primrose, Rue... Some really great names!

[@hollyandrews3976]

@@MollyMA13 yes 🙌 I love Finnick too !

[@hannah-op1bt]

i’ve always lived gale and peetas names

[@JA-xv3qp]

Katniss is a beautiful name but it be weird to use it now

[@julia_swietlicka]

YES!! love that idea 🙌🏼❤️

[@adamwalker1600]

Hi baby name community! We have been avid watchers for the past 9 months. We welcomed our first child on Monday evening. We called him Magnus. 💛💚 X

[@makennahairgrove7080]

My sons name! I love it

[@leahlane6506]

We had a surprise baby girl! We didn’t have a name going into delivery but after having three boys my husband gave me the gift of naming our daughter. We named her Wilhelmina Darling Rachel and we call her Willa. She is named after three grandmothers. Such a special name to us 💞

[@TL-mc6lz]

Oh My! That's beautiful! Love Darling in the middle, that's so interesting that they're all grandmothers too!

[@YourDailyDoseofJillish]

That is the name my sister has been obsessed with ever since she was like... 12. She has a paper list of every single name she has ever heard. Its insane.

[@eleanormackney4863]

Oh my goodness, what a name! Love Wilhelmina so much, desperately want to call a girl Wilhelmina and call her Minnie or Mina. Darling in the middle is perfect, congratulations and excellent choice(s). Xx

[@adrianarae9134]

That is such a beautiful name! Wilhelmina is my absolute favorite ❤️ x

[@JF-gy7tt]

Darling 💕

[@mollygardner395]

Please could you do a video of beautiful less common names in Shakespeare's plays? Would love to see and thought you would come up with some amazing ones especially with your degree! Recently been really loving Puck and Titania and was wondering about some others....

[@harrietread2284]

Imogen and Ophelia are both Shakespearean names !

[@lucygeorge7075]

Duncan and Malcolm are characters in Macbeth

[@bethspratt5294]

Shylock is one of my favourite less common Shakespearian names.

[@sweetthistle8]

I named my son Auberon which is an alternative spelling of Oberon from Midsummer Night's Dream. My husband vetoed it with an O but a month later agreed to it with an A! His nickname is "Obie"

[@rs3007]

Emilia is a shakespearean name too.

[@saxonwelsh3155]

SJ’s voice calms me down so much😌

[@alinastarkov]

same haha it’s almost asmr

[@kateblake321]

She could easily do a Calm sleep story!!!

[@jessrose4301]

The name Garland makes me immediately think of Judy Garland, perhaps that's why it's on so many lists?

[@babynamesunday]

I was wishing that my husband would love pepper for our daughter but he didn’t sadly! I think it’s so fun, quirky and “peppy” sounding! Another 2 I loved were Delta & Arland! 🤩🥰

[@babynamesunday]

Also CALLYX! but for a boy, the spelling Calix

[@janeruby1795]

I love pepper! I've loved it since Pepper Potts from Avengers but my fiancé won't because of Peppa pig, 😅

[@babynamesunday]

@@janeruby1795 awww!! I get that!! I love Pippa and that’s why I can’t do that lol! Pippa peppa

[@janeruby1795]

@@babynamesunday pippa is stunning aswell my little sister is called Iris-Pippa x. Right now I'm storming KZbin for names. I'm 32 Weeks prego with twins! Never thought naming humans could be so hard! since I can remember I've always had a list of names on my phone but my pregnancy brain has instantly vetoed them all 🤰😂❤️

[@davinki3005]

I like the name delta but whenever I hear it I think of math, specifically calculus and physics

[@caitlynt2864]

Can you do another Scottish baby name list for boys and girls? We have first names picked out but need help with middle names !

[@harrietread2284]

Lachlan is one of my fave Scottish names !

[@alicekelly6558]

Atholl, Nairn, Fraser, Lewis, Innes. All from our boy list.

[@austinmerrifield9836]

Lathan is my brother-in-law's name! My husband's parents chose to go with an "L" theme for their kids, naming them Lance, Lauren, and Lathan. ♥ Very unique!

[@LauraM-zt3rc]

Sequoia just reminds me so much of that moment in friends when Ross and Rachel are trying to decide their baby name 😂

[@eightyninetreasure]

I instantly thought, Toyota Sequoia 😬😅

[@ellenroberts2885]

Me too!

[@charlottewalters9111]

Came to the comments to see if anyone else clocked this!

[@chelsmeister]

My aunt's name is Sequoia! Though she changed her name to it in like the 70s or 80s I think. Like the tree in California. Beautiful

[@aprilnewton_x]

YESS I JUST GOT A NOTIFICATION AND SCREAMED YES ITS BABY NAME MONDAY WOOPOPP lol like i really did 😂😂😂

[@giannaromano8413]

Same😂

[@SJ_Strum]

Aww I love that!!! Thanks so much for the lovely message xxxx

[@Beckisphere]

I love Abilene and Pepper. Callyx, Sequoia, and Terra are already on my list :) Here's my A-Z Vintage Botanical List: Anthea (flower)/Aven (white flower) Birch Cataleya (orchid) Demetria (mother of the land)/Delamere (forest by the sea) Escott (from the cottage near the stream) Fiori (flower)/Fielding Georgette (farmer) Holmes (from the island near the river) Ione (violet)/Iver (yew) Jorah (early rains) Kalika (rosebud) Lotus Meadow/Melia (work/tree nymph) Nola (magnolia flower) Oleander Penrose Quilla (Goddess of the Moon) Roosevelt (rise field) Sylvie (forest) Thistle Urvi (rivers, soil, heaven and earth) Violeta Whittaker (white flower) Xanthia (golden) Yvette (yew tree) Zamora (land) Thoughts?

[@brennachristinebatres5456]

Delamere! ❤️

[@YourDailyDoseofJillish]

Oooo I love these!

[@YourDailyDoseofJillish]

I read a book called The Poison Diaries and there was a huge garden in it. The main bad guy was Oleander (if I remember right, its been a few years). It was such a cool story

[@cosycoffeemug]

You have so many gorgeous names on your list, I really have to redo my list at some point! 🤗

[@Beckisphere]

@@YourDailyDoseofJillish That's dope! I've never heard the name used, but I always thought it would be a cool boys name. Kind of reminds me of Alexander sort of names.

[@krustykrissy7415]

i’m 20 weeks pregnant woth a baby boy and we’ve chosen Teddy Lee both are family names🥰 first name we both really loved too!

[@livewithintention1625]

are you doing Teddy as the official name or Theodore and then nicknaming Teddy?

[@krustykrissy7415]

@@livewithintention1625 no Teddy as the official name as the family name is Edwin ( my granda and my partners granda both had the name Edwin and we’re both nicknamed Ted)

[@OldCinderellaStory]

@@krustykrissy7415 thats beautiful 😍 i love the idea of a family Name. For years i had favourite names and now that i learned our family Names...i would choose one of them. Where does your "Lee" come from?

[@krustykrissy7415]

@@OldCinderellaStory my partners dads name, my partner has his grandads name as his middle name so we wanted to carry that on x

[@lisaleenstra2888]

When you happened to have left a comment about the name Jessamine a few weeks ago and now actually see the name getting the love it deserves 🥰 I’m obsessed

[@mckennanicole209]

I love A-Z name lists! My favorite. Also, PLEASE do Roald Dahl names! 😍

[@izzyl71]

Abilene: Billie Ivory: Rory Jessamine: Minnie Florens: Reece

[@cosycoffeemug]

For Jessamine, you could also go for Jessa as a shorter version of it. ^^

[@marthak3191]

I love Rory for ivory. I have a daughter named Forest and we call her Rory. (If someone named Lorelei can go by Rory I figure so can someone named Forest because they both have that O-R-E)

[@cosycoffeemug]

@@marthak3191 Personally I wouldn't prefer this nickname, because it just reminds me, of that red car from a cartoon for kids. But Forest is a really gorgeous name for a girl or for a boy!

[@HelenGraceC]

Oooh vintage botanical!! You are so amazing with all these cool creative genres of names 😍😍❤️❤️xxx

[@oddmnemosyne2869]

Additionally I saw an interesting article recently with unusual botanical names that saw some popularity during the Edwardian era; I found it interesting that Snowdrop appeared several times, both as a first and as a middle. Myrtle was also a pretty popular choice too! The names that stuck out the most to me on the list were: Acacia Harriet Alice Rhoda Camellia Theresa Megri Claude Oak Clematis Mary Claire Elm Oliver Felix Ruby Ivy Narcissus Lavender Mignonette Linden Fritz Barnabas Marguerite Gertrude Mignonette Ethel Mignonette Verbena Myrtle Irene Poppy Doretta Primrose Henrietta Rosebud Helena Esther Snowdrop Gladys Una Lilian Veronica Dorothy Violet Lobelia But the most interesting I think were twin brothers named Gladiolus Bernard and Hyacinth Joseph!

[@giannaromano8413]

Also Sj I love your podcast soo much please come out with more soon! I’ve watched your videos since I was 10 so I was soo happy when I heard you came out with a podcast! Keep up with the great work, your amazing and deserve all the love and support. God bless🤍

[@SJ_Strum]

Yes they will be out weekly now 🥰🥰 so so happy you’ve had a listen and enjoyed it xxxx

[@giannaromano8413]

@@SJ_Strum can’t wait for the next one😆🤍

[@EmilyClare533]

ooh i love these!! One of my favourite names is Ardith, which means ‘flowering field’, with Edith getting quite popular Ardith would be a cool alternative!!

[@SunRain-ep3hc]

Garland was my maiden name. Probably going to use it as my son’s middle name, if I have one 🥰

[@Vanessa-gh4vy]

An American celebrity, Stassi Schroeder recently had a little girl named Hartford Charlie Rose. Love the name. Also loving your podcast!! Can’t wait for the next episode :)

[@Liliaburdett]

Had my baby boy February 17th Roman Wolf 💙

[@skyejaskulsky7400]

Congratulations!

[@lauralamming5011]

Congrats! Our little boy was just born on the 6th :) hurray for February babies!

[@ellesmith5383]

oooh i love that! sounds like a book character or a writer name

[@learning2live_brokeninchro157]

Quigley! Like “Quigley Down Under”, I love it.💜

[@EmzKitten]

Said the name Abilene to my boyfriend and he turns to me and says “Maybe it’s Abilene” from the advert Maybe it’s maybeline and I couldn’t help but laugh and now I can’t unhear it 😭😂

[@matildaparry2184]

Love Zinnia, so surprised it’s unranked. My name’s Matilda so I could do Roald Dahl the other way round (if that names sense) x

[@SJ_Strum]

Yes great idea!!! 🥰🥰 love that! Xxx

[@matildaallen2711]

I've always had Zinnia on my list because of Roald Dahl (my name's Matilda too lol)!

[@kennemedia01]

I loved the name Zinnia. It's on my list for whenever the motherhood period in my life comes

[@beccad1028]

Your energy is always so uplifting SJ!

[@tayloralexandra3219]

How about Linnea- like the flower. I haven’t heard it in any baby name videos. I think it’s a good substitute for Lydia if you want something unique!

[@sianlangham2082]

She mentioned it in a video for twins cant remember what video but i love it!

[@musikluver]

I knew a Linnea growing up. Always thought it was a cool name!

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

Wow I love the sound of "Thee" on the end of Evanthe, you're literally the only person who gives me new names because I've done so much scavenging myself XD and I love the atmosphere you bring to your videos :D I actually love the name Pepper, mostly because I used to watch this kids show called Jane and The Dragon which had a character called Pepper and loved it! It was such a sweet programme and like nothing else I had ever watched (in design). It's on youtube if anyone has kids :)

[@kylieclayton3713]

As someone who will be living in the UK it's so helpful hearing how you pronounce the names with your accent vs. how I might say it. There are a few names I liked until I heard them with my husband's accent and decided I couldn't have my family disagreeing on how they are pronounced.

[@FreeSpirit-ib8og]

Azalea, tandy, primrose, petunia, dahlia, lilly, I think are just adorable botanical names

[@Mystearicia]

I honestly love the name Azalea, sadly my cousin has a daughter named Azalea so I can't use it lolol

[@peggy-sue-reads-a-book]

Primrose is just lovely. But maybe TM hunger games?

[@jessicabohl933]

we are using Amaryllis but were having trouble coming up with flowers to rival it cause we have a higher than normal chance for having multiple girls and no boys lol

[@peggy-sue-reads-a-book]

@@jessicabohl933 Hyacinth

[@izzienaylor]

i’m obsessed with garland !! like especially as an ode to judy garland. adding it to my list rn

[@amya4676]

Garland was the name of one of my spouse’s uncles. His aunt was Venice. Garland and Venice ....Sounds on trend for today.

[@lotts2084]

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have their youngest daughter called Delta

[@TaraLyz]

I know someone with Garland as a middlename! Jessamine was my great grandmother’s name! Plan on using it one day for my first daughter. ❤️ Also a variation on my name made the list! ❤️

[@Ru-yi9lt]

Lathan really reminds me of my brother's name, Laith, which is Arabic and it means lion.

[@juliamcg7377]

Interesting thing with Pepper is that in Scotland we are rhotic (pronounce our ‘r’s) so it’s a completely different word to Peppa. I don’t love Peppa - I actually really love Pepper with the ‘r’ produced at the end. So pretty!

[@hannahleslieh]

I love Edelweiss, Apricot, Mariposa, Merriweather, Lynn, Tulip (Tully for short), Tigerlilly, and Ponderosa for nature names

[@dominiquecaldwell5674]

I never would've thought of Nirvana as a name, but it sounds so lovely! Probably wouldn't work with the last name in my particular case, but I think it's beautiful!

[@jeanpittman2980]

There is a haunted mansion in Louisiana called The Myrtles so between moaning Myrtle and the haunted mansion it sounds so spooky! But the name itself is gorgeous

[@layer.b.g]

Oren (similar to Orrin) is one of my favorite boy names right now. Delta and Reed have been some of my favorites for a while, I hope they don’t become too popular in the next decade

[@kimbubble2727]

I hate that these names never seem to work in the Netherlands.. Oren means 'ears' and Reed would be reet which means 'ass' :(

[@alaynal467]

You should do a video with teachers favorite rare names! Previous students names that they still love or names that they would love to have in their classroom someday 😍

[@MK_Nay]

I am OBSESSED with your videos! I have no children and always felt like a weirdo for loving baby names. Thank you for starting this channel. I feel like I belong.

[@Angelina14799]

Lol....Abilene is the name of a city here in Texas. However, we pronounce it with a short A, like the A in the word absolute. For "N" names, what about Nasturtium, or Nandina (Heavenly bamboo), Nerine, Nelina, Nemesia, Nettle, Nyssa, or the word Nature. They may be a bit unusual for some, but unique and beautiful.

[@audrieking7109]

Yay for Texas! I'm in DFW, so not far from Abilene

[@lauralamming5011]

LOVE Nandina! So cute. And yes, I have a relative who lives in Abilene. I don’t think it would be a popular choice here in TX.

[@jessicabohl933]

theres an Abilene in kansas we use the short A as well but its said more ab-e-line

[@gabrielleconnelly3324]

Tell me you’ve been watching SJ BabyName lists for too long without telling me. I just saw the word Whirlwind and thought “hm would that be cute in a middle spot?”😂💙

[@ellenmadeleine]

baby name Mondays are the best part of my week🥰 also i love the podcast and cant wait for more episodes to come out in the future x

[@TL-mc6lz]

Fun fact, I randomly went by Terra for about 2 years in college. Never been called that before by any friends or family but I just decided to re-invent myself after a kinda tough time/breakup, and just corrected the teacher with the new name when the first day of school happened. It was fun while it lasted but eventually came back to Theresa as it just suited me much better. Felt nice to reclaim it for myself in the end. This is probably why I really prefer longer names with plenty of nickname options because you just never know what'll feel exactly right but at least you have a solid foundation to start with.

[@klet]

Oren is a hebrew name that means pine tree I love it!! I also recently came across the name Quigley I don't know if I'd ever be brave enough but it's adorable!

[@lauratrefry3333]

I wanted to name one of my boys Oren but my husband wasn't having it.

[@blablatalkative]

I just can't get behind Yves... here in Quebec it's an old man's name 😅 literally everyone has an uncle Yves (we don't pronounce the S) in their family

[@littleportos436]

Same for me here in France, i just can't imagine a baby Yves 😂

[@mybaby8712]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jessicastory4010]

Haha yep, my husband is Quebecois and there's an uncle called Yves 🤣 Hey... if you were set on a Y name Yves is better than Yannick

[@blablatalkative]

@@jessicastory4010 agreed 😅

[@jasminthien5879]

I love the name Sequoia - always have loved the name. Another tree name I love which is also really unusual is Cedar

[@wildnfearless9840]

Cedar is so cute! I love Sequoia for a boy.

[@naomiroberts7509]

I named my boy Cedar Tor after the tree and the Glastonbury Tor ! Everyone loves Cedar as a name :)

[@annabelgale7247]

SJ, I absolutely LOVE your podcast! I listened to them both consecutively and now I'm sad that I haven't any more. It's so entertaining to hear all the baby name discussions ❤️

[@gabriellaporazzi6182]

Sj, I love you and your videos so much.💕💕 I don’t know if Henrick has taught you any Swedish, but I was thinking it would be a fun bonus video if you try to say Swedish phrases with Henrik.

[@frogonmytoe2946]

I’m North America we say A-bileen (like the A in cat) I know it as a small town in Kansas by where my mom lives :) Evanthe I’ve always heard as ee-VAHN-thee. Interesting!

[@jennieeveleighlamond]

Yves is a boy's name. It was my grandfather's name.

[@stephanieb1127]

SJ, I’m sure you can relate here!! I’m Scandinavian but my partner is American. We want names that sound beautiful in either languages but arent top 10 popular names like Emily/Emilie, Oscar/Oskar, etc. Any suggestions?

[@vb3951]

We have a Basil - he almost got another name, but I am sooooo happy we went with it! Going really well with his brothers name Balthasar (who we call Balz)...

[@kristinayahnke784]

Love that you have a podcast now!

[@cherigreen4471]

Abilene is also a city in Texas. We pronounce it like Ab.bil.lene.

[@giannaromano8413]

Ok here are my favorite names from the video; Abilene (in America I’ve heard it pronounced Abba-Lean like as in the place in Texas but I love the way you say it!) Delta (if it wasn’t a name of a airline I would 💯 use it!) Florens Garland (bc of the iconic Judy garland love it!) Ivory Kerith (my cousins name is Kharis which means grace so this could be another option) Mertile Orrin Terra (I like it spelled Tara personally tho:) Yves Zinnea (love Linnea pronounced La-Ney-Ah which is a flower in Sweden)

[@HelenGraceC]

That's so cool as I've never heard of Abilene at all!!!! Xx

[@giannaromano8413]

@@HelenGraceC I hadn’t either until I researched city names because all of my siblings and I are named after cities (using my cousins account rn so that’s why you see Olivia haha). Also just wanted to point out how gorgeous your name is I love it!

[@HelenGraceC]

@@giannaromano8413 oh really that is so cool!! Ha aww thank you!! 💗💗xx

[@HelenGraceC]

Just realised I said so cool twice haha!!!! Xx

[@eightyninetreasure]

My Mom’s name is Grace, and her sister Robin named her daughter Caris ☺️

[@Zusie]

Abilene is a town in Texas, but it IS pronounced with an “Ah” sound as opposed to the English pronunciation that you give. AH-be-leen.

[@eisleywatson344]

Ivory was my grandmother's name. I've always thought it was so beautiful and unique

[@ahhitskatie9094]

Awe, the name Pepper makes me so happy! 💕 I know of two people named Orrin. One is an odd character on Parks & Rec, the other is my friend’s very odd husband.

[@noraj5983]

I started a tiktok account for hungarian baby names, and it blew up! I’m so excited! 😍 Thank you for embracing loving names, now I can as well! Love you SJ! 🤗❤️

[@maclainenoxon4586]

My friend is an Abilene! It’s also a city name in Kansas and Texas. It’s actually pronounced it with a short “a” sound (like the “a” in “Abby.”)

[@bartender4877]

Names start at 2:08 your welcome

[@loismiller9123]

Sequoia is cool, although it’s the name of a holiday park in France where I went on holiday a few years ago so might be a bit odd to name my child that 😂

[@kickdropacoin]

Abilene was the name of a character in The Help, that's where I first heard it! Pepper is so cute, though yes, the Peppa Pig thing does put me off a bit...Iron Man's love interest is Pepper Potts I believe? (played by Gwyneth Paltrow). There's a Quigley in Series of Unfortunate Events - a triplet - Duncan, Quigley & Isadora. I've never seen Sequoia as a name! I LOVE that!

[@lauralamming5011]

Garland was my grandfather’s name. I’ve always thought it would be a special name to incorporate for a Christmastime baby. P.S. Love your channel, SJ! We just welcomed our first baby a couple weeks ago, and I watched SO many of your vids during pregnancy. We named him Nathan Russell. 💙

[@carla_hi]

👍 I think my favs are Callyx and Pepper, if I used Pepper in the future I think I'd double barrel it, making it the 2nd part of the double barrel name (if I could think of the prefect name to go first) (but they're my opinion for you) :) A-Z naming is a good challenge to do 👏

[@sweetthistle8]

Allium Botany or Barley Coriander Fern Hawthorn - what I would have been named if I was a boy after my father's Uncle whose nickname was "Happy" Nantes Petal Sitka Viney - used to be a nickname for ask the old fashioned names like Malvina, Lavinia etc Wheaten Yarrow

[@ssashasrandomworld8241]

20:45 Xenon for X: it’s a chemical trace element found in the earths atmosphere

[@Primfully]

I LOVE REED (naturally as I'm going with the R theme) but YVES is wonderful!

[@SJ_Strum]

I’m in love with it lately! Just looks and sounds so pretty xx

[@ailujhtebazile1]

I had a great-uncle Garland. That side of the family was from Texas & had some doozies of names... I'll include any nicknames in parentheses! My grandfather was first, J.L. yes that was his official name (growing up in Texas was called Jake, as an adult in Rhode Island was called Jim), second Garland (I heard people call him Tex when I was younger & never knew why, duh, he was from Texas, but transplanted to Rhode Island...all other siblings remained in Texas), third Wanda & fourth Vernell - the only girls, fifth Merlin, and sixth Adron (called Jim, don't ask me why). Enjoy!

[@laurenburke1274]

Well my sweet little girl’s name finally made SJ’s list! I have a 2 year old, Delta Kathryn who is such a joy & definitely lives up to the profound name she’s been given. We picked her name for links to family but also because of the mathematical meaning of change hoping she will be a world changer!! Awesome name for a strong little lady!❤️

[@Rs-vk7ij]

Abilene is the name of the maid from The Help (spelt differently). Her son was called Treelore, so has a nature link - I guess.

[@julia_swietlicka]

Love the name Nirvana! Maybe a little bit too out there for a first name but could definitely see myself using this one for a middle spot!

[@piedadgoulet3499]

Calyx, the botanical term, is pronounced Kay-lix, so that's an option if you don't like the soft 'a' of Callyx. I wonder if Callyx is more of a made-up name inspired by the botanical term. I like both. I love the name Orrin. It's a contender along with Orson (bear cub) for my little one due in August :)

[@liekebuchner7771]

In the netherlands we spell florens like floris as a boy name xx

[@alfred6272]

My Grandad’s aunt was called Myrtle she was born in 1926

[@ashleymufasa]

I think of the name Ivory as honoring elephants. The ivory is where it belongs on the elephant and can be admired for its beauty.

[@holliecrow9328]

i’m really loving the podcast!!

[@yagayagacluckcluck914]

Oh my goodness I love Ivory(Rory) and Sequoia!😍 Could you do a Native American name list, please? 😄

[@marinabertoldin9919]

Baby names monday makes me like mondays lot more 😊

[@MeredithPhillipsWrites]

I love Basil! But I do think (at least here in the US), people would end up pronouncing it "bay-zil" (with the hard A sound) instead of "bahz-ill" (with the softer A, like you say it in the video).

[@MollyMA13]

The first and only other time I've heard this name is on a boy dog! I was so confused...

[@brittbolt3565]

You could spell it Bazell here in US

[@FurryMammaNini5]

I think with Pepper Potts in MCU the name might be more wearable, she's pretty badass.

[@Dhuevqiwfssvs6]

I was sold on ivory for a long time until my mum said about the pouching aspect of the name so we finally settled on Renée for my little lady who was born last month because I like very different names and my partner liked more genetic names so we compromised .. if it was completely down to me she would of been called Sunday !

[@oddmnemosyne2869]

I honestly love Basil so much. It's not on our first name list but is still in the mix as a possible middle. And I actually like Garland. I think it's wearable. Orrin is sweet. I love the green meaning. Quigley will always make me think of A Series of Unfortunate Events. He's a great character, definitely a bold choice though. I adore Yves but prefer it for a boy. We consider Claude Yves as a doubke barrel middle to honor my great grandma, Claude Melvin (we've now leaning toward Clive as a middle instead.) My friends daughter is a little Pepper!!! We live in the US though. Unfortunately Abilene does make me think of Maybelline, but I love the thought of an Abilene nn Abe. Jessamine is lovely! I have a real soft spot for Myrtle. It's nice to see it on a list! And I actually know a Sequoia too! And not a Xylon but I know a Xyla. Generally speaking nature names are very popular in Oregon.

[@JA-xv3qp]

Myrtle is the name we picked for our second daughter (if we’ll have one, since there’s one name we like just a little bit more, so that’s the first baby girl)

[@shoshanaeri8035]

We named our baby girl the Hebrew equivalent of Myrtle (Hadassa) ...I love it...!

[@rkw957]

It’s baby name Tuesday for where I live. Great video, joted a few down that’s for sure.

[@emilydowan919]

I’m having a baby in 4 weeks, looking forward to some ideas. This is our 5th and we are struggling for names 🤣 x

[@jasminthien5879]

Would love to help suggest names for the newcomer :) I flatter myself that I’m quite good with baby names myself

[@TaraLyz]

Do you have a theme with the names for your other children that we could go off of or any names that you like, but don’t have a middle name for?

[@sariahcarter98]

I know someone called jessamine! Never heard the name before until I met her

[@heidiheidibobide]

Quigley Down Under - pretty good old movie

[@sylvialuisa]

Sequoia - I can’t see past Ross & Rachel’s baby name conversation, haha! Love this list. Little Shop is one of my favourite musicals, and I thought of the Dentist as soon as you said Orin, but I hadn’t realised the subtle meaning link, love it! X

[@wintertrine]

Haha I just remembered Ross and Rachel's name fight 😂 could be another name list idea...

[@elisecollette1979]

I named my first baby doll “Lily” I’ve always been obsessed with it but I don’t know if I’ll use it for my child now because it’s so popular..... but I love the name “Calla” it’s so gorg and unique... just like calla lilies!!! Also love Hawthorne for a boy

[@AL-cg4vb]

It would be awesome to see some true botanical names as in their Latin/scientific names! I have yet to see any good scientific and Latin roots used in their most authentic way, it’s always modern day version that ends up being a common name like “apple” or some buzzard mash between the two like “applecutus”

[@hannah-op1bt]

for a new color name- xanadu! it’s a variant of sage green, almost like a light grey green, very earthy and botanical too