Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and wife Jools continued their floral naming tradition with third daughter PETAL BLOSSOM RAINBOW. Petal was born very early this morning at 2:46 am. She has two big sisters, Poppy Honey (7) and Daisy Boo (5). You can read more at The Sun website.
 
I’ve read criticism in the past over the Oliver’s naming choices. I think it’s due more to the middle names than first names alone — there’s nothing too unusual about Poppy, Daisy and Petal, but when you throw in Honey, Boo and Blossom Rainbow the result is a little more off-beat. I’m OK with that though. I think it’s fun to be a little more creative with middle names. Plus, flower names are very trendy now and, personally, I’m a big fan. I’ve always found flower names sweet and ultra-feminine. What do you think? I’ve put together a list of some other celebrities who used flower names for their newborns.
 

CELEBRITY BABY FLOWER NAMES:

 

Bluebell Madonna (Geri Halliwell)

 

Charlie Tamara Tulip (Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O’Connell)

 

Daisy True (Meg Ryan)

 

Iris Sura (Renee O’Connor)

 

Jasmine Innes (Cristen Chin & Nigel Barker)

 

Kadence Clover (Lhotse Merriam & Tony Hawk)

 

Lily Aerin (Jennifer Stone & Fred Savage)

 

Lily Aster (Dara Kravitz & Gilbert Gottfried)

 

Lotus Marie (Rain Pryor & Yale Partlow)

 

Violet Maye (Jordyn Blum & Dave Grohl)

 

Violet Anne (Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck)

 

Lily-Rose Melody (Vanessa Paradis & Johnny Depp)
 
 

AND THEN THERE ARE THE ROSES, WHO DESERVE A LIST ALL THEIR OWN (note all these Roses — and one Rosie – are middle names):

 

Alabama Gypsy Rose (Drea de Matteo & Shooter Jennings)

 

Matilda Rose (Michelle Williams & Heath Ledger)

 

Brighton Rose (Joya Tillem & Jon Favreau)

 

Dolly Rebecca Rose (Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O’Connell)

 

Harper Rosie (Martie & Gareth Maguire)

 

Johnnie Rose (Melissa Etheridge & Tammy Lynn Michaels)

 

Leal Rose (Tamia & Grand Hill)

 

Maggie Rose (Tracey & Jon Stewart)

 

Seraphina Rose Elizabeth (Jennifer Garner & Ben AfflecK)

Emerson Rose (Teri Hatcher & Jon Tenney)

 

What I really want to know is what Jamie and Jools would have named the baby if it was a boy! Do you have any suggestions for them? If so, let me know!
 
♥  Amanda