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Can I name my child after a vegetable?

211 replies

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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LeaLeander · 16/03/2016 18:30

Rutabaga
Courgette
Celeriac
Spud (for that country cowboy rugged effect)
Romaine
Luffah
Kale
Yam
Asparagus (for a boy, gus for short)

dulcefarniente · 16/03/2016 18:29

Lettice - if you look at magazines and books for girls in the first half of the 20th Century Lettice was a very popular name.

ClaraLane · 16/03/2016 18:29

How about Asparagus - Gus for short? Or Mange-Tout?

CheeseAndSprinkleys · 16/03/2016 18:28

It may be common but I quite like Carrot, now Spud, that's common.

Fluffy24 · 16/03/2016 18:28

Tomato.

Pumpkin.

Squash.

Cabbage.

NothingButAHoundDog · 16/03/2016 18:28

Ooh got another one
Heritage Tomato

AuntJane · 16/03/2016 18:26

Turnip.

Igneococcus · 16/03/2016 18:25

Skirret is an old almost forgotten root vegetable, it sounds like it could be a name.

NothingButAHoundDog · 16/03/2016 18:24

Don't forget middle names. You could have awesome combos.
Radish Tomato
Pepper Shallot

Or double/triple barrelled
New Potatoe
Sugar Snap Pea

Hippoinahat · 16/03/2016 18:24

Celeriac has a nice ring. You wouldn't want a common vegetable name like carrot.

thatstoast · 16/03/2016 18:24

I prefer most of those to Michael but that's probably just me.

What about kale for a boy?

Xmasbaby11 · 16/03/2016 18:23

Sprout.

Trollicking · 16/03/2016 18:23

Sleb not celab

PointlessUsername · 16/03/2016 18:23

Cucumber is my favourite name.

Trollicking · 16/03/2016 18:23

Some Caleb has a daughter called Papaya I might be wrong

BikeRunSki · 16/03/2016 18:22

Not Pepper. Well not any of them really, but especially not Pepper or more uniquely Peppa.

sunnydayinmay · 16/03/2016 18:22

Pepper is nice, but might get confused with Pippa, which is a bit last year.

Chard for a boy, maybe?

BaldricksTurnip · 16/03/2016 18:22

Gwyneth called she wants her baby names list back.

jeavcike · 16/03/2016 18:22

Sweet Potato?

JennyOnAPlate · 16/03/2016 18:21

Courgette. Definitely.

MissBeaHaving · 16/03/2016 18:20

What about Edamame or Aduki?

BaldricksTurnip · 16/03/2016 18:20

Shallot?

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 16/03/2016 18:19

*has a
My Dad had an Auntie Lettuce.

SuffolkPunch27 · 16/03/2016 18:19

Hmmm what about cauliflower?