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Sorrel - name for a little girl? Your thoughts

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gemlouise123 · 03/07/2014 13:50

What do you think to Sorrel as a little girls name?

My family are all set on her being called Ruby but I just feel that isn't 100% right.

So she could be Sorrel Ruby T(our surname begins with a T)
Sorrel Bea T
Ruby Sorrel T
Bea Sorrel T

How could Sorrel be shorten?

I also like the following names:

Coco
Sage
Wren
Willow
Elmer
Winnie (grandmas name)

Your thoughts would be welcomed

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LittleBoxes · 16/07/2014 22:32

I have a Sorrel. Named after Sorrel Forbes, of course, and wood sorrel, a very pretty little wild flower. It's also an extremely yummy Trinidadian drink

For short, she's mainly Soz. Or Sozza Blush

privetandpetunias · 14/07/2014 12:30

I'm not keen on Sorrel (we have one in the wider family) mainly because it means 'bitter herb' although I think plant based names generally are lovely.

ViviPru · 13/07/2014 23:26

There was a Sorrel in my year at school

Me too....

We also live near a village called 'Xxxxxsorrel' and I always assumed her name was connected to the place but now I realise it probably wasn't ... I like it and would consider it were it not for said nearby village.

I like nature-y names like Rowan and Sorrel and as such I've got Fern on my list... Hazel is nice too.

drudgetrudy · 13/07/2014 19:09

When I first heard it I thought it had a very sad, heavy vibe to it.
Reading other posts I realise its because it reminds me of the words Sorrow and Sorry- and the bit in Tess of the D'Urbervilles where she baptizes her daughter "Sorrow"

Beautifulmonster · 13/07/2014 18:49

Sorry it's horrible and I've never heard of it. It doesn't sound like a person's name.

Shockers · 13/07/2014 18:46

Sorrel is a herb isn't it? I know I've eaten wild sorrel in salads... tastes like apple. It's quite a delicate leaf, not bristly at all!

Alpacacino · 13/07/2014 09:32

I don't like Sorrel as a first name very much - it's a vegetable, isn't it? Sorrel and her brother, Kale....also, not an elegant sounding name at all, quite coarse and bristly.

WanderingOakensHoohoo · 12/07/2014 18:52

I know a Sorelle, which I think is a lovely name.

Abra1d · 12/07/2014 18:51

Sorrel is a really pretty name.

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gemlouise123 · 12/07/2014 18:48

Thank you all for your thoughts.

Sorrell Bea is on the list but I think it might be overtaken by

Alba ???

Possibly

Alba Rose

Any thoughts? / suggestions for middle name?

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BeckaH123 · 04/07/2014 09:37

I love, love, love Sorrel! I know my DH would veto though. Pesky DH! Smile I also quite like Willow of your other names.

Shockers · 04/07/2014 06:37

I love Sorrel.

I also like Rowan, Cecily and Briony as plant inspired names.

Seren is beautiful... I know an adult Seren who lives up to her name in every way and makes me love it even more.

roadtripper · 04/07/2014 06:28

Love Sorrel, Wren and Winnie

Coughle · 04/07/2014 06:02

Sorrel is wonderful.

Rel or Rellie as a nickname... Or just don't worry about it, nicknames tend to develop on their own anyway!

SignYourName · 04/07/2014 05:54

I know a little Sorrel, she's about six and a mischievous little cutie. It's one of those names I mentally file as "uncommon but recognisably a name, probably wouldn't use it myself but quite pretty". (As opposed to, say, Sweetpea, which is just plain twee and should remain as a private family nickname / term of endearment.)

SorrelForbes · 03/07/2014 23:06

Sadly it's not my real name but I've always loved it since reading Curtain Up as a child my favourite Noel Streatfeild name was Posy

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gemlouise123 · 03/07/2014 22:47

Sorrelforbes

How have you found your name?! What an odd question to ask someone! Have people tried to shorten it at all?

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SorrelForbes · 03/07/2014 22:26

MillieH30

"Sorrel is the name of the heroine in "Curtain Up" By Noel Streatfeild (who also wrote the better known "Ballet Shoes"). I remember thinking that it was a lovely and striking name when I read it."

Why, thank you Grin

CheckpointCharlie · 03/07/2014 22:09

Seren?

Pico2 · 03/07/2014 22:09

I think it sounds like sorry or sorrow - so it sounds a bit sad to me.

Nereida · 03/07/2014 22:05

I don't like Sorrel at all, it just makes me think of the word 'sorrow'.

I like Willow, Sage and Winnie the best from your other favourites.

chutneypig · 03/07/2014 21:49

I think it's a lovely name. In our family it's only ever been shortened to Soz. But not very often.

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gemlouise123 · 03/07/2014 21:46

Thanks :-)

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TweeAintMee · 03/07/2014 21:40

DD=Dear Daughter
DH=Dear Husband

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gemlouise123 · 03/07/2014 21:14

Sweetpea is lovely :-) I also like Rowan but my other thalf doesn't. This is my first time posting on a forum so that you for all of your great feedbacka and literary references! Can someone help me out- what do the acronyms DD and DH etc stand for? I am probably being stupid.

A friend suggested Ell as a shortening if I shorten it at all

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