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Aster is very pretty, Calanthe is okay, but NMS. I love Mary. I also like Ffion, Flora, Iris, Ivy, Lily, Linnéa, Róża, Violet

Calanthe Mary is nice.
Aster Mary is less appealing. I get hung up on the "as-" sound, too.

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My favorite floral names are Iris and Rose. I guess neither of them work fabulously well with Mary as a middle. If I were using Mary as a middle, I'd probably go with Violet, Azalea, or Zinnia.

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One of my favorite combos is Rose Marina.

Love Calanthe (although I prefer Calanthia), dislike Aster. Aster is so harsh, and makes me think of words such as "castigate" and "mastigate", which have the same "ast" sound in them.

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I guess I'm not that into flower names, because the only other ones I like are Rose, Jasmine, and Jacinda. Oh, and Bryony. Never mind. I guess I'm averagely into them.

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Mary goes with almost anything as a middle name.

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Calanthe is the name of a queen on the Netflix show The Witcher who is more at home on the battlefield than in a ballroom, so right now when I hear that name I picture a total bada$$. Callie is also a cute nickname.

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Can't say I'm a fan of Aster, though. It appears (to me) like some bizarre misspelling of Astor (which I'm familiar with as a surname) and Esther. I much prefer Arista, if we're keeping the "star" theme of the name.

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As far as floral names I like...

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Iris
Verveine / Verbena
Juniper
Willow
Yasmine / Jasmine
Zinnia
Viola / Violet
Lilia / Lily
Hazel
Rose / Rosalie
Genista
Marguerite (though I'm not a fan of Daisy)
Saffron (but not Crocus!)
Sigalit
Henna
Zaynab
Amaryllis
Elanor (it's a flower name in Lord of the Rings)
Nasrin
Neroli
Flor

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A few of those names are flowering shrubs and trees.

I don't like the sound of them much, but I like Aster better than Aspen, probably because it's more like Astrid. I think that one could grow on me.

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These are my favorite plant names for girls -
Iris
Violet
Amaryllis
Camellia
Gardenia
Prunella
Pansy
Willow
Rosemary
Jessamine
Marigold
Bryony
Cassia
Yarrow
Fern
Rue

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Iris is best with Mary, of those. :)

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These are some more I somewhat like -
Azalea
Acacia
Myrtle
Daffodil
Dahlia
Holly
Ivy
Lily
Lotus
Poppy
Daisy
Rose
Hazel
Ginger
Gentiana
Coriander
Lavender
Juniper
Jasmine
Wisteria
Larkspur
Bluebell
Primrose
Celandine
Fuchsia
Verbena
Zinnia

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I kind of like Lotus Mary, of those. Primrose Mary, too.

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...a bunch in various languages, like: Amarante, Jacinta, Shoshana, Hadassah, Mirta, Rosalba, Nerida, Sigalit, Viola, Yolande, Edera...

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I dont really like Aster, much prefer Esther or Astrid, Calanthe is ok. Mary is a good mn

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other floral names Delphine, Daphne, Lily, Rose, Jasmine, Briohne, Briellen, Heather, Holly, Erica, Jacinda, Jacinta, Kalina, Leilani, Linnea, Marguerite, Primrose, Suzanne, Susannah, Yasmin

I want to like Aster, but I just can't get past the "ass" sound. Calanthe is lovely but I don't care for the repeated -ee endings in Calanthe Mary.

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Some of my favorite floral/botanical names:
Dahlia
Linnea
Rose, Rosalie
Rosemary
Lily, Lilia, Lillian, Liliana
Violet
Jasmine, Jessamine

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And ones I like as middle names only:
Camellia
Lilac
Lavender
Azalea
Zinnia
Marigold

I love Calanthe! Very pretty, and could be nn Callie! I don't mind Aster, but I don't think it's all that feminine.. I would enjoy seeing it on someone though! My favorite flower name is Dahlia:)

I like Calanthe, but I prefer Calanthia - it's just prettier.

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Aster I'm not crazy about AT ALL! It makes me think of Rick Astley and YouTubers using his song to trick other people (Rick-rolling). I know Rick-rolling is sooooooooo last decade, but I still can't shake the association!

I prefer Anthea to both of them; Aster could be problematic because it's so close to Esther.

I had to look up Calanthe flowers! Very pretty too. I can see a Calanthe among the Phoebe’s and Emma’s in a class etc. Like the flowers I think the name is pretty and lyrical

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Aster I’m not keen on. I think Astraea is more attractive both in spelling as pronunciation.