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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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Downamongtherednecks · 03/07/2014 21:07

The other literary reference I thought of immediately is Hetty Sorrel in "Adam Bede". She hides her pregnancy after being seduced by the young squire and is sentenced to hang for murdering the baby. Pity, as it's a lovely sounding name!

Yorkshirelassreturns · 03/07/2014 21:02

I know a Sorrel who goes by Sadie as a nn. Not any shorter but then Sadie is a nn for Sarah which is the same length. I wouldn't pick itself but it is a pretty name. Good choice.

MillieH30 · 03/07/2014 20:49

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.

TweeAintMee · 03/07/2014 20:49

You are going to think I'm mad but what about SweetPea?

sherbetpips · 03/07/2014 20:46

What would a short version be - Sore? Sorry?

blueberryboybait · 03/07/2014 20:41

I love Sorrel and there is one in DD2's class, she is one of a set of twins and her name is perfect for her. I love plant/flower/herb names for girls.

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gemlouise123 · 03/07/2014 20:40

Minipie I lobe your suggestions
Dittany (I love this as a name)
Anise
Cicely
Juniper
Lavender

I guess i do like herb/plant names.

Thank you all for your suggestions and for your comments on my name suggestions.

Sorrel Beatrix or Sorrel Beatrice are lovely. I beatrix was a name I liked before.

Also thanks for confirming that Ruby is popular. This is my first baby and I don't know many other mums/children so it's difficult to know what is popular in this generation. But the fact it's 12th on the most popular names list is a bit of a give away.

Keep the suggestions coming :-)

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Rhubarbgarden · 03/07/2014 20:23

I love Sorrel and Wren. Laurel is one to consider too.

Artandco · 03/07/2014 19:58

Sorry I don't like. I know a Sorrel and every time I hear it it sounds like she's called Sorrow!

MysticMugBug · 03/07/2014 19:56

I like Sorrel, but wouldn't pick the others.
Have you thought about Saffron? I like that

Justinepants · 03/07/2014 19:55

Rowan or Hazel

Giraffeski · 03/07/2014 19:55

Sorrel sounds a bit like a name I would give to a rabbit or a guinea pig, sorry.

CharmQuark · 03/07/2014 19:54

If you like Winnnie, what about Nancy?

BabCNesbitt · 03/07/2014 19:53

Sorrel reminds me of bras Grin

I'd forgotten all about Elmer the Elephant! My 2yo DD will be Hmm

Maleducada · 03/07/2014 19:19

~sorrel is like squirrel

I like Winnie though!

minipie · 03/07/2014 19:18

Sorrel is pretty, but sounds rather like sorrow, so that would put me off a bit.

On the herb/spice theme... what about:

Dittany (I love this as a name)
Anise
Cicely
Juniper
Lavender

Sage and Elmer are definitely male names to me.

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CharmQuark · 03/07/2014 18:50

Sorrell is lovely.

And Soren.

Which is the one that sounds more like malt loaf Soreen.

Except is doesn't, any more than people mix up Tom with Tomato.

NorksEnormous · 03/07/2014 18:43

Don't like it, sorry! Reminds me of bread, is there little brown sticky loaves called sorrel?

HaroldLloyd · 03/07/2014 18:15

I think Sorrel Bea dosent flow as nicely as with a lounger name.

Sorrel Beatrice for eg.

Sorrel is nicer than Ruby, I'm not normally one for unusual names, but it's nice. There is also Sorella?

Flowerfae · 03/07/2014 18:11

I had a friend called Sorrel in college, hadn't heard of the name before then I think its a lovely name :)

ravenAK · 03/07/2014 18:10

It was on my list (another Noel Streatfeild fan). I'd go with Sorrel Beatrice personally, but just because I don't like diminutives as names.

I like Rowan too (that'll be the Antonia Forest fangirl in me!) Grin.

neverenoughwine · 03/07/2014 18:01

Sorrel Bea is beautiful!

Also love Rowan ....Winnie is great too!

nyldn · 03/07/2014 17:57

sorrel makes me think of foraging for mushrooms, but not a bad thing! an interesting nature name!

love Wren so much though. in my top 5.

Coral2094 · 03/07/2014 17:43

I know a lovely Sorrel, she's in her late twenties, every time I hear her name out loud I think how great it is. Fab choice!

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