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Also love botanical names. I adore Clover - it's sweet without being twee and unusual without being outlandish. Zinnia - not so much.

Don't really like Clover. It reminds me of Clover Moore (no opinions one her though). It just seems a bit too ditzy and not serious.

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Zinnia is interesting, i'm not in love with it but it is nice. However with this huge influx of Z names at the moment I think it will blend in with the trendy/cre8ive Z name surge. (I know so many Zoe, Zali/Zahli/Zahlee, Zara and variations at the moment!)

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I still love Jemima

I think out of the two only Zinnia is really usable.

They're among the sillier botanicals, I think. Clover, especially, sounds like a name for a cow.

Clover has and always will be very bovinesque to me. Zinnia, otoh, is appealing. Oh, it's NMS and I don't think it would ever cross my radar, however, I'd love to meet someone with this name.

I've come to the conclusion that botanical names which don't have a strong history of usage strike me as silly, Clover and Zinnia included. None so awfully silly as Poppy, though.

Clover's ok but not a favourite. I don't care for Zinnia.

Ooh, toughie! They're both GPs of mine...but if I had to choose, I'd pick Zinnia.

I really like Clover, I think it's very different and cute. I've met one in real life and I liked it on her a lot =) Zinnia doesn't quite do it for me but there's nothing wrong with it either.

Zinnia is beautiful! Refreshing, feminine, and youthful, although I think it would age well.

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Clover is less lovely and more like the name of a cow. It just misses the mark as a name for a child. I wouldn't even give it as a middle name.

I think Clover is adorable, but it doesn't age past ten. I can't imagine a middle-aged lady named Clover and it's hard to take seriously when I consider it on an adult. It doesn't really pass the titles test: Dr. Clover Smith, The Honorable Judge Clover Jones, Prime Minister Clover Williams. Kind of makes me feel like I'll go with someone else who sounds adult enough to handle the job.

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Zinnia works for any age and I think it can pass for both fun and distinguished so while I hypothetically prefer Clover, Zinnia works much better in real life, I think. It won't upset her when she reaches those pre-teen and teenage years. It's definitely a fun and yet, workable name.

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I'd suggest saving Clover for the family pet.

This message was edited 10/16/2016, 10:33 PM

I love Clover, it's so fresh and youthful and you could use the nn Clove. It took me awhile to warm up to it, but now I really do like it.

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Zinnia is gorgeous, I like how it's botanical but still sounds like an established name.

I love Zinnia!

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Clover is too childish.