What do you think of the name "Hyacinth"?

[Anonymous]

I think of (water) Lily and Hibiscus.

[Anonymous]

Seems like a little much.

My first thought is the children's book 'Chrysanthemum'. Anyone know what I mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will just quickly note that my incredibly pretentious mother named her classic car Hyacinth, and it is an endless source of ruthless behind the back mockery through out our family. I can assure you that anyone between 15 and 85 who has been exposed to PBS is aware of Keeping up Appearances.

Granted, a television show really should not sway your decision at all if you love it. It just seems that people react to a perceived pretentiousness here...it could be hard to pull off if you are not British.

Rose and Lily are lovely names in our immediate family that we've considered for our daughter, but beware they are getting extremely popular right now. We are passing because of it.

Laurel is SUCH a lovely name! Kudos!

Perhaps Iris?

OP, I think it is lovely and unexpected, like a girl we met recently named Poplar. Who cares if a bunch if grumps on DCUM have a bad association with the name because of a TV show? You don't, and her peers won't. (And for the record, I'm between 15 and 85, watch PBS often, and have never heard of this show.)

[Anonymous]

I like it a lot. I don't think the sound is very pretty, but the flower is.

I considered Lilac for my daughter, but went with Lila instead. Because the sound is harsh to me. I still associate her with lavendar flowers.

[Anonymous]

Lovely flower -- my favorite -- but the Hyacinth Bucket association nixes it for me. That said, my kid has a name startlingly similar to an 80s pop star. It never even occurred to me, but apparently occurs to everyone else. So do what you want.

[Anonymous]

Considering little Hyacinth would be a year old now, or more, perhaps OP can come back and tell us what she decided.

[Anonymous]

I think it is lovely, but may be a little hard for kids to say!

[Anonymous]

It's a great name. For a plant.