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Baby Name of the Day: Azucena

January 21, 2011 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

Madonna Lily (Amaryllis belladonna)

Madonna Lily by Dmitry Baranovskiy

Susie is a Boomer staple; Susannah her stylish colonial cousin.

Today’s Baby Name of the Day takes that familiar appellation in a far more exotic direction: Azucena.

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Comments

  1. Christina Fonseca says

    January 22, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    I love Azucena! It’s frilly and floral, and I love that it begins and ends with the same letter. Very nice.

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  2. Lady Gwyn says

    January 21, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    I agreee, this is a beautiful name. It sounds lovely, and looks lovely written down. I agree with Nicole, though, that pronunciation outside a Spanish or Italian community might be a bit problematic. *sigh*

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  3. Aidan Donnelley Rowley @ Ivy League Insecurities says

    January 21, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    I am surprised to say that I find this name quite beautiful. I love the nickname possibilities too. Exotic and lovely!

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  4. Lea says

    January 21, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Thanks so much for featuring Azucena. It’s such a beautiful name! I didn’t realize it had such a colorful history either 🙂

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  5. nicole says

    January 21, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    I have a really good friend named Flor Azucena. She pronounces it ah soo SEH neh. I am mexican and have actually heard this name a lot on friends or acquaintances for middle names, but have never heard it as a first. I do think its beautiful and is very wearable in my hispanic community, but I see a lot of mispronunciation opportunities if she is outside the hispanic community. My very white husband will never be able to pronounce it right.. so I dont think I would use such a name on my baby because I cringe every time he butchers it. Poor guy.. he tries, but our list of names is more pronounceable by the average american.

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  1. Names I’m Loving: February 2011 « Onomasticity says:
    February 18, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    […] Azucena- Gorgeous Spanish name meaning “madonna lily.” This name was featured on Appellation Mountain at my request, which you can read here. […]

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