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Can I name my child after a vegetable?

211 replies

OfficialMum123 · 16/03/2016 18:14

My DH has a list of traditional names he wants to call our child. Things like Mary or Sarah if it's a girl and John or Michael if it's a boy.
I've talked to my friends about it and they all seem to think this is a good idea but I have my own list of names that my DH thinks I got rid of.
What I want to know is; are these names good names for a child? So far I've got: Endive, Guava, Pepper, Radish and Zucchini. I like them because they sound exotic and unique.
What do you think?

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MagicalHamSandwich · 16/03/2016 18:49

If you're going to have to be so non-mainstream go full-on hipster:

Clearly Kale is the only option here!

iklboo · 16/03/2016 18:49

Filbert
Tatty Bogle
Cilantro

Gobbolino6 · 16/03/2016 18:50

Chantenay
Chestnut
Marrowfat

Longdistance · 16/03/2016 18:50

Albert Bartlett Rooster potatoes

'Taxi for Longdistance...' 🚖

Gobbolino6 · 16/03/2016 18:51

Maizey

5BlueHydrangea · 16/03/2016 18:51

I knew a Bramble once..
And my friends dd has Strawberry for a middle name.
Prefer Banana myself, easier to spell once you learn when to stop!

orangepudding · 16/03/2016 18:51

Cucumber with Q-kee as a nickname.

originalmavis · 16/03/2016 18:52

Bunch of loons. It should be:

Kimchee

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 16/03/2016 18:55

Parsley the lion is an excellent name.

cleaty · 16/03/2016 18:55

If you are an arty middle class family, this will be fine. If you are like me common as muck, this is not a good idea.

Ninjagogo · 16/03/2016 18:55

Loving Okra for a girl, but Rocket for a boy would be awesome!
Pootling off to wait for MNHQ to delete the only fun thread Grin

lunar1 · 16/03/2016 18:56

Sprout?

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 16/03/2016 18:57

I think you should go Courgette for a girl, but Zucchini for a boy.

ElementaryMyDear · 16/03/2016 18:57

Beetroot

originalmavis · 16/03/2016 18:59

Celeriac, cos it's classy, innit?

HidingUnderARock · 16/03/2016 18:59

Veg would certainly be unusual, plenty of fruit herbs and spices out there though.

Cherry, Clementine, Sorrel, Paprika, Bay, Sage, Rosemary.... Chard is nice and I like Guava but it is more a fruit than a veg.

I would avoid Pumpkin, Jerk Spice, Gherkin and Ugli Fruit. :x

How about Melonie? Wink

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 16/03/2016 18:59

However, I think that Ugli (fruit) would be a poor choice.

spiderlight · 16/03/2016 19:00

Wasn't there a girl called Beetroot on TV last year - daughter of some fearsomely posh bloke doing up a country mansion?

originalmavis · 16/03/2016 19:00

Isn't Pharel Williams kid called Rocket? I'm sure he didn't mean the salad leaf.

mrschatty · 16/03/2016 19:01

Charlotte (potato.)
Kale
Broccoli
Mango?
P's is this thread for real?

FirstWeTakeManhattan · 16/03/2016 19:02

Lettuce is a 'proper' name.

Otherwise, YANBU. Of course you should call your child after a vegetable. I can't believe you had to ask.

AnnieOnAMapleLeaf · 16/03/2016 19:02

OfficialMum123, you don't understand sarcasm, do you?

Sophronia · 16/03/2016 19:03

I do actually know someone who has a son called Kale Grin

MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels · 16/03/2016 19:05

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