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Thoughts on Parsley as a boys' name??

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InterestingWasabi0 · 05/08/2018 19:06

I know it could sound ridiculous, but it occured to me a couple of weeks ago and for some reason it's really grown on me? I just love how natural and sensitive it sounds.

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MikeUniformMike · 05/08/2018 19:32

Paisley is brilliant but he would need a sister called Anfield.

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InterestingWasabi0 · 05/08/2018 19:30

See I told you!

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daisypond · 05/08/2018 19:28

Basil is better.
I know a male Sorrel, but I think it's better for a girl.
Dill? Maybe, just about.
Valerian?

MikeUniformMike · 05/08/2018 19:28

Lynda Snell's stepdaughter is called Coriander. Her sister is called Leonie and their mother is called Bobo.

BonnieF · 05/08/2018 19:28

I wouldn’t call a rabbit Parsley, never mind a human being.

sagasleathertrousers · 05/08/2018 19:27

olderthanyouthink · 05/08/2018 19:26

What mike said (except for tarragon, reminds me of an episode of Hannah Montana)

tenbob · 05/08/2018 19:25

I've just googled - she is called Coriander!

tenbob · 05/08/2018 19:25

Am I imagining this or is the daughter of the uppity busy body in The Archers called Parsley?

SmilingButClueless · 05/08/2018 19:23

How about Knobweed or Nipplewort?

Both are as sensible as Parsley...

MikeUniformMike · 05/08/2018 19:22

Sage and Bay are currently quite trendy.
Basil and Rosemary are classic.
Sorrel, Juniper, Tansy, Cassia and Laurel get mentioned on here quite often.
Myrtle, Cicely, Angelica and Nigella are names. Alexanders is a herb.
I think I'd go with Tarragon.

LunchBoxPolice · 05/08/2018 19:21

remove the "pars" and it's ok if you use Lee...

iklboo · 05/08/2018 19:18

You might just about get away with Sorrel but Parsley? It's not a name I'd choose.

viques · 05/08/2018 19:18

I'd go for T'Arragon. With that spelling. Sounds sort of happening, with a twist and very youneeq.

Or Thyme. I think that could work well if he got elevated to the peerage, or became a high court judge, it has a dignity about it.

Parsley could only work if you come from a long illustrious line of clowns.

petalsinthegarden · 05/08/2018 19:17

Personally, I prefer Tumeric..

YoureAllABunchOfBastards · 05/08/2018 19:16

m.youtube.com/watch?v=sm64Rr_L90E

Perhaps a bit vintage?

EdWinchester · 05/08/2018 19:16

We had a lionhead rabbit called Parsley.

Not for a human, that's silly.

Justgettothepoint · 05/08/2018 19:16

Parsley? Just noooo. Unless you are a lion living in The Herb Garden. Paisley maybe?

YaLoVeras · 05/08/2018 19:14

Play it safe lol go for Basil.

I am going to go out on a limb and say I don't dislike Paisley for a boy or a girl.

Hopeoverexperience · 05/08/2018 19:12

Parsley is the name of a very friendly lion

DioneTheDiabolist · 05/08/2018 19:12

I read your thread title a couple of hours ago OP and thought Parsley was a silly name. But it's grown on me since and now I quite like it.

NotTakenUsername · 05/08/2018 19:12

I would suggest any herb would grow on you eventually, in the correct environment.

RoboJesus · 05/08/2018 19:12

Eh not the worst but I wouldn't pick it

SemperIdem · 05/08/2018 19:12

Mike

I was coming to make the same reference. I loved Parsley the Lion when I was little!

HarryDaylight · 05/08/2018 19:12

NO!!!

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