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Sorrel for a girl?

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RoseApp · 31/10/2025 19:14

Thoughts on Sorrel for a girl?

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PennyRest · 21/11/2025 05:21

I like it, but I’d worry about how it would be shortened.
I do like a pp’s suggestion of Campion too, same worry though.

AllFours · 21/11/2025 04:33

Neigh.

Empress13 · 21/11/2025 04:09

Isn’t it a Xmas drink in the Caribbean ? Not keen OP sorry

bingewatchingnetflix · 21/11/2025 03:26

It means Sour.. I don’t understand why you would do that or have you not even done a basic Google search? Or even tried Sorrel leaves in a salad?

WildCherryBlossom · 21/11/2025 03:24

I love it. I know an adult and a child named Sorrel. Beautiful, strong, timeless.

Thoseslippers · 21/11/2025 02:53

I think it's lovely

abracadabra1980 · 21/11/2025 02:52

Shortened to Sorry?

Freefurandclaws656 · 21/11/2025 02:50

BotterMon · 11/11/2025 18:02

I like it. Yes it's a horse colour but mainly in the US and a reddish copper colour, a bit brighter than Chestnut

I wasn’t going to mention this but someone I know has a mare named sorrel because she is a chestnut.

Apart from that I like it as a name! But it does have equestrian overtones.

Edited to say sorry if this sounds impolite but I reckon it’s better to find this out on here than later on.

FatalCattraction · 21/11/2025 02:33

Love it!

user1492757084 · 21/11/2025 00:53

No, sorry I'm not liking Sorrel.
Others
Saffron
Laurel
Noelle
Fern
Daisy
Aster
Sara

PigeonsandSquirrels · 21/11/2025 00:18

I love it

Calliopespa · 20/11/2025 23:56

Sage? Lovage? Fennel?

Blingismything · 17/11/2025 23:21

I know a Sorrel, her sister is called Hebe. Lovely names.

bridgetreilly · 17/11/2025 22:19

Really like it. Also a Streatfeild fan.

laughingnow · 16/11/2025 12:26

Such a pretty name

SwallowsandAmazonians · 16/11/2025 12:23

I like it. I know one in her 30s.

For me it's the hibiscus drink from a
Trinidad rather than the salad leaf/herb, which is probably a nicer association.

LadySable · 13/11/2025 16:13

I thought of Sorrel Blackbeak in Sarah J Maas Throne of Glass series (she wrote ACOTAR)

HugoYorway · 13/11/2025 16:10

@PrincessOfPreschool , same here. I think Linnet and Juliet are sweet but not when said as Lynette and Juliette.

PrincessOfPreschool · 13/11/2025 16:01

roshi42 · 11/11/2025 19:27

I absolutely love Sorrel / Sorel. It was on my list. I’ve liked it since I saw Noel Coward’s play Hay Fever. The only thing that put me off was the lack of obvious nicknames… wasn’t sure about Sorry / Sorrie.

I think Sol is a lovely nickname

PrincessOfPreschool · 13/11/2025 15:59

ChickpeasOnEarth · 31/10/2025 19:27

How would you pronounce it? I know a Sorrel and I assumed it was pronounced with no particular emphasis on either syllable, like "coral", but she always corrects people that it's SoRREL like "hotel".

Blimey. I really like the name but hate it pronounced like 'hotel'!

CatchHimDerry · 13/11/2025 10:54

Yes, I would choose it. I love a nature themed name, as well as a less common one

Viviennemary · 13/11/2025 10:12

Its very unusual but I do quite like it.

LadyAsnowt · 12/11/2025 08:22

I was at school with a Sorrel (back in the 80s, though). I really like it.

Orangesarenottheonlyfruit · 12/11/2025 08:19

Love Sorrel, unusual and pretty without being cutesy

I'm a fan of nature and flower names generally though

HugoYorway · 12/11/2025 08:14

user1492757084 · 12/11/2025 08:07

It could be shortened to Sorry which is a bit apologetic for a name.

Or Soz. Soz forgot to 'clear quote'. Blush

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