3049. Flower names
© Bruce Goodman 14 September 2024


I really hate having the name of a plant, Mum. Why did you and Dad name me after a plant?

It’s nothing to be ashamed of, Dear. Lots of people are named after plants. There’s Rosemary and Iris and Violet and Poppy and… The list goes on and on. Oh and Tulip and Pansy and Hyacinth, and one of the loveliest names of all – Rose. You don’t hear a Rose complain that they’re named after a thorny bush.

Yes, but why did you use…

And there’s Daisy and Petunia and Blossom and Hazel. So many, many examples of people named after plants. I even once knew a lady called Fern. Lily is another plant name. You should be happy to be in that group of privileged people, Broccoli.

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