Can I name my child after a vegetable?

[OfficialMum123]

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?

[RedOnHerHedd]

I wouldn't go with Tomato, you'd have problems with people pronouncing it. Always asking if it's Tomahto or Tomayto.

[ExasperatedAlmostAlways]

op is your brother supportive of your husbands choices?

[Haffdonga]

Annie
you got a nasty PM from the OP? Shit. Hope I misunderstood.

[Choughed]

Annie that's the thread that keeps on giving. Your firm have handled it so, so, badly.

(It's on my watch list now so I'll be cheering you on).

Sorry all - as you were.

[ElderlyKoreanLady]

I got a PM too. Not nasty. Just quite lengthy, odd and unnecessary. I can't work out from either here or the PM if the OP thinks she's funny or is being serious. I was leaning toward the former until the weird PM.

[seven201]

I used to have a Spanish pen friend called Pepper.

I don't think the names sound exotic op, they just sound like vegetables. Your child will be teased if you name them after a vegetable.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Oh don't be so fucking stupid.

You're naming a person not a gerbil.

[WelliesTheyAreWonderful]

English is my auntie's 2nd language and she REALLY loved the sound of cauliflower for her DD! 'But it's so pretty!'

[Choughed]

Would anyone be willing to c&p their PMs? I'm curious...

[MyFavouriteClintonisGeorge]

Yuzu or Chard for a boy.

Cassava for a girl.

[momb]

I was all ready to say that you weren't being unreasonable and that they are a great list of names until I saw zucchini. American names? Tsk! Courgette OP, courgette!

[PurpleDaisies]

I used to teach a boy called rocket.

Cauliflower in French is Chou fleur which I think is quite nice.

Are we allowed to branch out into fruit? If you have a lot of children op you could get your five a day.

[momb]

[LagunaBubbles]

Just when I think you cant possibly see a more ridiculous name on this forum, you come along OP and want to name your child - a real human being - after a vegetable because its "exotic".

[bolleauxnouveau]

Samphire is very aspirational, but Durian wouldn't be able to travel on the underground in Singapore, you wouldn't want to limit his gap year opportunities would you?

[DonkeyOaty]

Thumbs up to Samphire

I dabbled with Pottage but couldn't get a nn out of it - Potty, ooh no; Tidge, a bit Jilly Cooper groom gal. How about Potato, nn Tate?

[NewYearSameMe]

I would rule out Durian just for the fact that durian farts are almost as bad as Guinness farts. There is a Dutch name that is pronounced almost the same as durian, I can't remember the spelling but I'm pretty sure it starts with a J.

[SilverBirchWithout]

I find it astonishing that anyone would consider naming a child after a vegetable.

There are thousands of names to choose from in the world, including more unusual ones.

Radish, Zucchini - just why. People will snigger behind your back and sometimes to your face.

That being said I used to call DS Pumpkin sometimes in an affection way, so maybe I'm missing the point

[sallysparrow157]

Someone mis-heard my friend Rajesh's name the other day and has insisted on calling him Radish ever since...

[ExitPursuedByABear]

There's a Coriander on the Archers

[YoungGirlGrowingOld]

My DSis used to teach a Lettuce (and no, that's not a typo - that's how the parents spelt it).

There was a Porsche in the next year's intake. (Again, not a typo).

[mmmmmmmmmmcake]

Onions got a nice ring to it

[Sparklingbrook]

Is this one on your list?

[Sparklingbrook]

Oh no, picture fail, probably for the best as OP's other thread has gone pooft. Mmm.