What are some girl names named after flowers in your country? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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So far, I have Magnolia, Rose, Violet/Violeta, Petunia, Lily, and Daisy for English, though Violeta is Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Lithuanian, Romanian, Serbian, Spanish, and Portuguese according to the Wikipedia.

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[-] hoagecko@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

Japan: 花 (Hana, Flower), 菫 (Sumire, violet), 蓮 (Ren, lotus), 蘭 (Ran, Orchid), 柊 (Hiiragi).

[-] deathbird@mander.xyz 5 points 6 days ago

What about Sakura? Isn't that a name too?

[-] hoagecko@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Yes, Sakura is also a girl's name.

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