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Sorrel for a girl?

107 replies

RoseApp · 31/10/2025 19:14

Thoughts on Sorrel for a girl?

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TakeMeToAnIgloo · 31/10/2025 20:08

TakeMeToAnIgloo · 31/10/2025 19:51

Enid Blyton fan?

sorry I meant Noel Streatfeild!! oops

gingertomfromnextdoor · 31/10/2025 20:05

My house name!

aperollingintotheweekend · 31/10/2025 20:03

It’s a herb isn’t it? Can also be shortened weirdly - like ‘sorry’

Pricelessadvice · 31/10/2025 20:03

I think it’s a gorgeous name.

SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 31/10/2025 20:02

I feel sorry for anyone who's not come across it as it means they've never enjoyed 'Hay Fever' which is brilliant!

I like it OP! I don't think it's any wackier than Willow or Hazel.

Moreteaandchocolate · 31/10/2025 20:01

I like it! It’s pretty but not twee and really unusual but not too out there.

centaury · 31/10/2025 19:54

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".

That's incredibly strange, I've never heard anyone pronounce sorrel in this way ever and botany is a relatively large part of my work!

I don't mind it but I think there are nicer-sounding nature names. Like others have said common sorrel is used as a salad leaf, but you've also got wood sorrel (different family) which is very beautiful and can carpet old woodland like bluebells do

Overtheatlantic · 31/10/2025 19:53

Makes me think of a pig.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 31/10/2025 19:53

Is this a food item? I don’t like it, moaning mertyl, sorry sorrel. Sounds whiney

APatternGrammar · 31/10/2025 19:52

Great name

TakeMeToAnIgloo · 31/10/2025 19:51

Enid Blyton fan?

PerpetualStudent · 31/10/2025 19:50

I know a Sorrel - very kind and nature-focused person so it has those connotations for me!

KitchenSinkLlama · 31/10/2025 19:48

I have Sorel walking boots. Different spelling but it isn’t a name I would consider.

ifyoulikealotofchocolateonyour · 31/10/2025 19:48

I once knew one and thought it was lovely!

ExquisiteSocialSkills · 31/10/2025 19:44

I know two. It doesn’t sound all that in isolation but once it’s an associated with an actual person it’s really pretty. I think it’s a lovely name.

arcticpandas · 31/10/2025 19:42

Sounds like squirrel or sorry. Never heard it and find it odd- not a sweet name.

LolaBumble · 31/10/2025 19:40

Ooh I think it’s pretty and unusual!

TheJustJoker · 31/10/2025 19:30

Love it.

AnAudacityofinlaws · 31/10/2025 19:29

I know a Sorrel - she’s elderly if that’s relevant. I also know a Campion, which is another nice, unusual plant name.

HugoYorway · 31/10/2025 19:28

I wouldn't feed it to a youngster. It's sour.
It's quite pretty especially in a salad but grows like weeds.

InsolentAnnie · 31/10/2025 19:28

I like it. Character in a Noel Streatfeild book :)

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".

JudgeBread · 31/10/2025 19:25

I'm not keen, it's a plant obviously but the name of the plant is derived from an Old French word for "sour", and that's kind of what it brings to mind for me. I picture someone dour and gloomy.

TemporarilyCantDoMyself · 31/10/2025 19:23

Sillysoggyspaniel · 31/10/2025 19:19

Strong from the above poster.

But as a name, absolutely not.

Well, it is a name, though.
I really like it @RoseApp
I like nature names, especially plant names, like Willow and Rowan and Fern, same kind of soft nature feel for me.

Lindy2 · 31/10/2025 19:22

I quite like it. I'm fond of plant and flower names.

As far as I'm aware it's a recognised but not widely used name.