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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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Ninjagogo · 16/03/2016 18:55

Loving Okra for a girl, but Rocket for a boy would be awesome!
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cleaty · 16/03/2016 18:55

If you are an arty middle class family, this will be fine. If you are like me common as muck, this is not a good idea.

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 16/03/2016 18:55

Parsley the lion is an excellent name.

originalmavis · 16/03/2016 18:52

Bunch of loons. It should be:

Kimchee

orangepudding · 16/03/2016 18:51

Cucumber with Q-kee as a nickname.

5BlueHydrangea · 16/03/2016 18:51

I knew a Bramble once..
And my friends dd has Strawberry for a middle name.
Prefer Banana myself, easier to spell once you learn when to stop!

Gobbolino6 · 16/03/2016 18:51

Maizey

Longdistance · 16/03/2016 18:50

Albert Bartlett Rooster potatoes

'Taxi for Longdistance...' 🚖

Gobbolino6 · 16/03/2016 18:50

Chantenay
Chestnut
Marrowfat

MagicalHamSandwich · 16/03/2016 18:49

If you're going to have to be so non-mainstream go full-on hipster:

Clearly Kale is the only option here!

iklboo · 16/03/2016 18:49

Filbert
Tatty Bogle
Cilantro

Suffolkgirl1 · 16/03/2016 18:48

Lettice is a character in one of the Agatha Christie Books -? Murder at the Vicarage.

LeaLeander · 16/03/2016 18:48

Legume - kind of a twist on the popular Jemima and Imogene

Arugula
Kohrabi - quite dashing for a boy

Okra?

Marrow

in the herb realm there is
Cilantro
Dill
Mace
Borage

Byrdie · 16/03/2016 18:47

Well if you can name your child storm, razor and rebel, why not chard, kale or savoy? Not that i like any of them! Maybe some of the herb names could work. Do you just want something unusual / unique OP, or is there something particularly special to you about vegetables?

mouldycheesefan · 16/03/2016 18:47

Well if unique is what you are looking for, radish will certainly get you there.

YogaPants · 16/03/2016 18:43

Oooh, Chard's little brother or sister could be Gherkin!

has OP been watching OBEM this week perchance?

BendydickCuminsnatch · 16/03/2016 18:37

😄 I rather like Chard for a boy.

Chicory sounds like a jolly little girl.

MilkTwoSugarsThanks · 16/03/2016 18:35

Apparently rapunzel is a bit like spinach.

Confused
2Offwhitecurtains · 16/03/2016 18:34

Rapunzel was named after the vegetable Rapunzel.

JustHereForThePooStories · 16/03/2016 18:32

Name her Tomato, she'll definitely succeed in life.

Picture the scene: London, 2038. Young Tomato goes for a job interview in a top City financial house.

Tomato: Hi. Nice to meet you. I'm Tomato.
High-flying executive-type potential boss robot: Tomato? Like the vegetable.
Tomato: Actually, a tomato is a fruit- not everybody knows that.
High-flying executive-type potential boss robot: I like the cut of your jib, you're hired!

MilkTwoSugarsThanks · 16/03/2016 18:32

Wasn't Rapunzel named after a vegetable?

Out2pasture · 16/03/2016 18:32

Fennel

CorBlimeyTrousers · 16/03/2016 18:31

Go with herbs instead - Basil or Sorrel.

IoraRua · 16/03/2016 18:30

Rutabaga!

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OfficialMum123 · 16/03/2016 18:30

Thanks for all the responses. I know a lot of you don't approve but thanks to those who have supported me and even recommended other great names Flowers

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