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.
Baby Name of the Day: Azucena
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[…] Azucena- Gorgeous Spanish name meaning “madonna lily.” This name was featured on Appellation Mountain at my request, which you can read here. […]
Christina Fonseca says
January 22, 2011 at 1:06 PMI love Azucena! It’s frilly and floral, and I love that it begins and ends with the same letter. Very nice.
Lady Gwyn says
January 21, 2011 at 10:18 PMI 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*
Aidan Donnelley Rowley @ Ivy League Insecurities says
January 21, 2011 at 4:25 PMI am surprised to say that I find this name quite beautiful. I love the nickname possibilities too. Exotic and lovely!
Lea says
January 21, 2011 at 11:43 AMThanks so much for featuring Azucena. It’s such a beautiful name! I didn’t realize it had such a colorful history either 🙂
nicole says
January 21, 2011 at 9:26 AMI 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.