[Opinions] Petal?
Do you think you could get away with naming your child Petal?
Have you ever met anyone with that name?
Have you ever met anyone with that name?
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I haven't met a person with this name, but my friend has a cat named Petal.
It is quite possible to "get away with it" though, for a person.
It is quite possible to "get away with it" though, for a person.
I had planned to name a pet rabbit Petal, but now unfortunately have developed an allergy (to rabbits, not the name!).
I would not recommend it for a child.
Have never met a Petal.
I would not recommend it for a child.
Have never met a Petal.
It's a bit twee as a given name. I think it's ok as a nn but to me it's like naming your kid Treasure or Sausage or Darling. I used to know one woman called Petal but it's a nn. Her real name is either Kerry or Carrie - apparently she was one of a few with the same name at a new workplace and they nicknamed her Petal after the book she was reading, which I think was 'Petals on the Wind' by Virginia Andrews lol. It definitely stuck - everyone calls her Petal.
No!
Petal is a term of endearment, not a full name.
Petal is a term of endearment, not a full name.
All I think of is THE "pedal".
...So I can't say I like the name, and I don't find it aesthetic as a name, but: yes, I think you'd definitely get away with it. If you can call you child Lily or Willow, why not Petal? It's not "bucket" or "trunk", it's a nice thing, so I think it's OK. I just don't find it pretty at all. Oh, and I've never met anyone with this name, but a Petal something was mentioned in Gilmore Girls once, apparently an elderly lady who play golf or so, I don't remember it clearly anymore ;).
...So I can't say I like the name, and I don't find it aesthetic as a name, but: yes, I think you'd definitely get away with it. If you can call you child Lily or Willow, why not Petal? It's not "bucket" or "trunk", it's a nice thing, so I think it's OK. I just don't find it pretty at all. Oh, and I've never met anyone with this name, but a Petal something was mentioned in Gilmore Girls once, apparently an elderly lady who play golf or so, I don't remember it clearly anymore ;).
I think it's very cute, especially for a little girl, but to me it feels more like a nickname or term of endearment than a full name.
I'd use Petal as a nickname for Petra if my DH would consider the name. I also would have used it if I'd had a daughter named any flower name. I love the idea of an Iris or Rose nicknamed Petal, Blossom, or Posy.
I'd use Petal as a nickname for Petra if my DH would consider the name. I also would have used it if I'd had a daughter named any flower name. I love the idea of an Iris or Rose nicknamed Petal, Blossom, or Posy.
I think it's ok to use it, though I wouldn't use it myself. But it has its charm.
I look the look of it, but when I pronounce it, it sounds no different from pedal, which doesn't sound like a name at all.
That's just me, though. Maybe others will get the "t" to come out more.
That's just me, though. Maybe others will get the "t" to come out more.
I plan on using Petal as a nickname for Petronel...
It's the only way I could sell Petronel to my SO.
It's the only way I could sell Petronel to my SO.
I don't like it seems nicknamey
very hippie-chic, but i suppose you could get away with it. ive never met anyone with this name, but theres was a character in an episode of Firefly named Petaline. thought that was kind of cute
I love firefly!! I remember Petaline, that was a very cute name. You could use that and then have Petal as a nn, thanks for reminding me!
np :)
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I think it's sweet. No I haven't.
I think it's sweet. No I haven't.