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Sorrel or similar?

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Frankiefarr · 21/09/2023 11:53

i grew up with a friend whose sister was called Sorrel and I always liked it. Does anyone know any other baby Sorrels ? Considering other flower names but not of the Daisy, Rose vibe.

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Daisybuttercup12345 · 24/09/2023 00:37

Sorrel reminds me of sorrow.
Suppose you could have Joy or Hope as the middle name lol.

FayCarew · 23/09/2023 17:21

Me too. I've seen a sorrel (hibiscus not weed) tea in a shop but it didn't look like it would be the delicious-sounding drink that a jamaican-heritage acquaintance was telling me about.

peaceinourtime · 23/09/2023 14:06

It’s a nice name. I knew of one and always thought it sounds nice and exotic. NB I really want to try the drink.

FayCarew · 22/09/2023 20:10

@Scruffington , Jonkwill

Jazsimone · 22/09/2023 19:59

@Frankiefarr
My midwife was called Sorrel, she was lovely, I will never forget her because of her wonderful name

Scruffington · 22/09/2023 19:55

occa · 22/09/2023 19:52

I love the name Sorrel it was on the shortlist for DD. Where I’m from (Caribbean) it’s a type of deep red hibiscus flower that is turned into tea or a cold drink.

Another botanical name that I love but haven’t noticed on the thread is Jonquil

I'm not entirely confident about how to pronounce Jonquil. Is it just as it looks jon-quil or is it more like zzhh-on-quil?

occa · 22/09/2023 19:52

I love the name Sorrel it was on the shortlist for DD. Where I’m from (Caribbean) it’s a type of deep red hibiscus flower that is turned into tea or a cold drink.

Another botanical name that I love but haven’t noticed on the thread is Jonquil

countrygirl99 · 22/09/2023 19:49

I like it but chestnut mare vibe. Horsey women know what I mean.

nearlywinteragain · 22/09/2023 19:37

Only a horse but I think it is a nice name.

wagnbobble · 22/09/2023 19:31

I adore the name Sorrel but then my husband said a big fat no - twenty years on I still think about it

Scruffington · 22/09/2023 19:29

I think of Sorrel from the Noel Streatfeild book too. I think it's lovely.

LittleObe · 22/09/2023 19:26

FayCarew · 21/09/2023 13:24

It's a sour-tasting unattractive edible weed. Red sorrel is pretty in salads.. Laurel is toxic.
If you live in an area where they sound an L as a w sound, it will sound like Sorrow

You've never had sorrel drinks in the Caribbean then!

LittleObe · 22/09/2023 19:25

No but i love it

17caterpillars1mouse · 22/09/2023 19:21

I like Sorrell - both in a cheese sandwich and the name

I know a little Viola which is lovely and one of the more underused flower name

wellandtruly · 22/09/2023 19:03

I know a Sorrel. In their 20s now.

Notellinganyone · 22/09/2023 19:03

I think Sorrel is lovely. Not overused or too flowery. One of the children in Noel Streatfeild’s ‘ Curtain Up’ is called Sorrel and I’ve always loved it.

FayCarew · 22/09/2023 19:02

@QueeniePlumtree , ah yes, Nameberry. Such a reliable source.

Redlarge · 22/09/2023 18:59

I would name a rabbit sorrel

QueeniePlumtree · 22/09/2023 18:34

FayCarew · 22/09/2023 15:30

@QueeniePlumtree, doesn't the colour only apply to horses?

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Sorrel or similar?
FayCarew · 22/09/2023 15:30

@QueeniePlumtree, doesn't the colour only apply to horses?

fruitbrewhaha · 22/09/2023 15:29

Tigertigertigertiger · 21/09/2023 20:10

It's very like squirrel.

Which isn't a bad thing

That’s really funny

FayCarew · 22/09/2023 15:26

@Whataretheodds , it was in response to "You don't have to like the look of the plant, they have other properties".

The fact that a daisy and a rose are pretty makes the names prettier. Not bizarre at all to dislike a name because you don't like something you associate it with.

QueeniePlumtree · 22/09/2023 15:00

I don't know any, have heard it, but the meaning 'reddish-brown' would put me off.

How about other nature style names?

Rowan
Fern
Wren
Heather
Violet
Amber
Autumn
Briony
Brooke
Pearl
Robyn (or Robin)

user1492757084 · 22/09/2023 02:51

Sorrel sounds sweet.
Shelley
Sabine
Clover
Chloe
Cedella
Sally
Angelica
Fern

SnuggleBuggleBoo · 21/09/2023 22:25

I like Sorrel! Heather has a similar vibe.