Sorrel - name for a little girl? Your thoughts

[gemlouise123]

What do you think to Sorrel as a little girls name?

My family are all set on her being called Ruby but I just feel that isn't 100% right.

So she could be Sorrel Ruby T(our surname begins with a T)
Sorrel Bea T
Ruby Sorrel T
Bea Sorrel T

How could Sorrel be shorten?

I also like the following names:

Coco
Sage
Wren
Willow
Elmer
Winnie (grandmas name)

Your thoughts would be welcomed

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We have a similar taste in names! I have loved Sorrel since I was a teenager & have still never met one in RL.

I also love Sage, Wren & Willow.

Not so much Ruby though TBH. In what way do mean that "your family are all set on her being Ruby"? You do know that only you & your DP get a say don't you?

I like Sorrel. Wouldn't use it myself, but it is nice.

Def better than Ruby.

I love it, it's on my list, as are a few on your list, we have similar taste in names! If you don't like Ruby ignore your family, it's not their decision to make, and although Ruby is lovely it's very very popular

Sorrel is very lovely! (And not every name needs to be shortened. It's only two syllables.) Wren is also cute, but Willow just reminds me of Buffy.

Elmer carries a shotgun and hunts wabbits.

Sorrel is very pretty, and I definitely prefer it to Ruby. Not sure it goes with Ruby as mn - too many r sounds I think.

Of your other names, I like Willow and Wren.

It's a great name

Love it. Couldn't use it with our surname but think it's a great name

It sounds lovely.

But it means Sour. I wouldn't want to call my kid Sour, what if she was a right mardy arse

Thank you for all of your suggestions. I agree that Ruby Sorrel has lots of 'r' sounds in it. I like Sorrel Bea which also has the Ruby link (Ruby is a family name hence my family thinking she will be called that)

It's good to know that *most of you like the name choices - any other suggestions?

And - yes - I think you are right why would it need to be shorten!

I know a Sorrel who is 50+, very nice well to do lady with lots of dc's she's very close to and clearly adores.
Positive images of the name for me.

No, BabCNesbitt, Elmer is a multi-coloured elephant. A male multi-coloured elephant!

There was a Sorrel in my year at school. The only thing we thought of it at the time was to list her name along with those of a handful of other girls who had other unusual one-off type names but not in a nasty way. Pretty sure she didn't have a nickname or shortened version. I've never heard of another since. It's a plant name. I think nicer than Ruby but only in the sense that Ruby is quite widespread now although nice itself.

I like nature type name and Sorrel is very pretty.

Ruby is awful in my opinion.

What about Rowan? Works for girls as well as boys I think.

'My family are all set on her being called Ruby but I just feel that isn't 100% right.'

I meant to add, who cares what your family think! The only people whose opinions count are you and your partner's.

Sorrel, Bea and Sage are lovely names. Not at all keen on the others.

Sorrel Bea T works well.

Really like Sorrel. Unusual but in a good way, iykwim.

Sorrel Bea is a gorgeous name.

I like Sorrel and while (with ref to the plant) it does mean sour it can also mean 'reddish or russet brown'. The flowers and seeds of the sorrel plant are a pretty russet colour.

Since the Middle Ages reddish-brown (chestnut) horses have been called 'sorrel' horses.

Sorrel Bea sounds the best to my taste. Sorrel is a very beautiful name!

I have loved Sorrel ever since I read Curtain Up by Noel Streatfield when I was young. I say go for it, way nicer than Ruby!

If your surname is only 1 syllable then Sorrel Ruby T would be better, but if it's any more than that then I'd go for Sorrel Bea T.

Just read Florascotia's post- I knew there was a colour association with Sorrel. That would put me off Sorrel Ruby as I wouldn't put two colour names together.

You have great taste in names.

I like Sorrel and Bea. I also like Wren.

How about Juniper, Iris, Briar, Pearl, Coral, Blossom, Jojo, Piper, Indigo.

I was going to suggest Rowan too.

What about Saffron? Similar kind of name. Saffron Ruby works well.