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Can I name my child after a vegetable?

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OfficialMum123 · 16/03/2016 18:14

My DH has a list of traditional names he wants to call our child. Things like Mary or Sarah if it's a girl and John or Michael if it's a boy.
I've talked to my friends about it and they all seem to think this is a good idea but I have my own list of names that my DH thinks I got rid of.
What I want to know is; are these names good names for a child? So far I've got: Endive, Guava, Pepper, Radish and Zucchini. I like them because they sound exotic and unique.
What do you think?

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cleaty · 16/03/2016 19:14

When I was young there were vegetables and fruit that were exotic that are now commonplace. Just be aware that what you pick may not sound exotic in 20 years time.

WinnieTheW0rm · 16/03/2016 19:14

Can we combine this with the 'big fat lefty' thread?

Che Guava

PreAdvent13610 · 16/03/2016 19:12

Scorzonera, probably best if you have Russian heritage

LynetteScavo · 16/03/2016 19:12

Turnip would be a great middle name.

cleaty · 16/03/2016 19:12

Petis pois

thatstoast · 16/03/2016 19:11

Baked beans for a boy, mushy peas for a girl.

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OfficialMum123 · 16/03/2016 19:11

I know, yes, a lot of these posts are sarcastic. That's why I haven't told my DH that I still like those names but there are some genuinely nice, helpful replies here somewhere and at least I have those few who don't completely disagree with me!

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StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 16/03/2016 19:11

Wikipedia has a list of fruits and vegetables from which you could find a nice obscure vegetable to name your offspring after.

Sea vegetables might be a good place to start. They maybe be more hipster even than kale.

Kombu
Hijiki
Aonori
Nori

cleaty · 16/03/2016 19:08

I love baked beans. Or mushy peas?

originalmavis · 16/03/2016 19:07

Is lettuce short for Letitia? Or did I imagine that?

I wonder if people who name their children after 'things' call their pets people names, like Bill.

thatstoast · 16/03/2016 19:05

If you're common like cleaty and me then you have to go with baked beans.

MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels · 16/03/2016 19:05

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Sophronia · 16/03/2016 19:03

I do actually know someone who has a son called Kale Grin

AnnieOnAMapleLeaf · 16/03/2016 19:02

OfficialMum123, you don't understand sarcasm, do you?

FirstWeTakeManhattan · 16/03/2016 19:02

Lettuce is a 'proper' name.

Otherwise, YANBU. Of course you should call your child after a vegetable. I can't believe you had to ask.

mrschatty · 16/03/2016 19:01

Charlotte (potato.)
Kale
Broccoli
Mango?
P's is this thread for real?

originalmavis · 16/03/2016 19:00

Isn't Pharel Williams kid called Rocket? I'm sure he didn't mean the salad leaf.

spiderlight · 16/03/2016 19:00

Wasn't there a girl called Beetroot on TV last year - daughter of some fearsomely posh bloke doing up a country mansion?

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 16/03/2016 18:59

However, I think that Ugli (fruit) would be a poor choice.

HidingUnderARock · 16/03/2016 18:59

Veg would certainly be unusual, plenty of fruit herbs and spices out there though.

Cherry, Clementine, Sorrel, Paprika, Bay, Sage, Rosemary.... Chard is nice and I like Guava but it is more a fruit than a veg.

I would avoid Pumpkin, Jerk Spice, Gherkin and Ugli Fruit. :x

How about Melonie? Wink

originalmavis · 16/03/2016 18:59

Celeriac, cos it's classy, innit?

ElementaryMyDear · 16/03/2016 18:57

Beetroot

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 16/03/2016 18:57

I think you should go Courgette for a girl, but Zucchini for a boy.

lunar1 · 16/03/2016 18:56

Sprout?