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Sorrel or Manon

108 replies

RoseApp · 28/08/2026 19:10

Wondered if anyone knew anyone with these names and what they think of them

Sorrel, Elowen, Manon (pronounced Welsh way.

Two syllable surname.

Also what goes well as a middle name. Family names don’t really suit and have been used apart from Mai (pronounced My)

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Butterbeaned · 28/08/2026 20:38

I’m not keen on any of them, they’re all a bit wispy to me.

bgi · 28/08/2026 20:40

Currently reading a book with a Manon in it, and it's really grown on me!

Morepositivemum · 28/08/2026 20:41

Sorry I agree they’re like something from lotr

Dithercats · 28/08/2026 20:43

Elwen is a lovely Welsh name, i know a few both adult & chold and suits them.all.

poundshopkardashians · 28/08/2026 20:44

@MyManinCaracas when I was a child I read a book with a pig in it called Sorrel - it had a wolf in an ice cream van who tried to eat them? Maybe you read it too! I can’t remember what it was called but that’s the only time I have heard the name Sorrel and I too always think of a pig!

HudALledrith · 28/08/2026 20:54

Manon is pronounced MAN-onn (ˈmanɒn).
I'd be surprised to hear it on a baby.
Mai is a filler middle name and doesn't go very well with Manon.
I think both names are forms of Mary.

Sorrel - not keen. FWIW, it's suran in Welsh
Elowen - not keen plus spelling and pronunciation likely to need correction, likely to be Ellie. Eluned is nicer. (pron El-INN-ed (ɛˈlɪn.ɛd)

Are there any family names that you could use the Welsh version of like Catherine/Catrin, Margaret/Mererid, Jane/Siân, Janet/Sioned, ...?

FoundAUserNameDownTheSofa · 28/08/2026 20:54

Manon des sources. I don’t know the welsh pronunciation so can’t comment.

Sorrel is pretty, if no one in your family has a search impediment. [edit: speech impediment! Clearly I have a spelling impediment]

Elowen - I thought it was Cornish not Welsh? When a friend had an Elowen, I’d never heard of it before (I know of quite a few now), so I googled how to pronounce it and a mumsnet thread came up (“how do you pronounce Elowen?”) and the first response was “Wrong. I’d pronounce it wrong”.

MurphysColeslaw · 28/08/2026 20:56

An explanation of the Welsh pronounciation would have been helpful?
If it's anything like the french way, Manon without a doubt.

emptygoosenest · 28/08/2026 20:58

They do sound Lord of Rings, I like that others won't.

ToadRage · 28/08/2026 21:01

I don't like Sorrel, sounds too much like Laurel which i also don't like. I think Elowen is too Lord of the Rings, too close to Eowyn and may often be mistaken for. I like Manon, first heard it in French novel Jean De Florette, wasn't aware it was Welsh.

Anjelika · 28/08/2026 21:07

I love the name Manon. I know a Manon and although her name was chosen for the Welsh connection, none of her relatives pronounce it in the Welsh ways suggested above. The other Welsh name I like is Seren,

newrubylane · 28/08/2026 21:09

I love Manon.

PancakeCloud · 28/08/2026 21:12

I love Manon. Elowen second fave.

DrWhosJazzyScarf · 28/08/2026 21:17

Love both, but Manon in particular.

DallasMajor · 28/08/2026 21:20

Man on is a constant shout from the football field/school yard

Girls football still shout Man On.

Just think it is something to be aware of.

I love Sorrel

Photobot · 28/08/2026 21:43

Elowen is Cornish (she was a princess of West Cornwall). All three are lovely, I still wish I'd gone for Sorrel for DD2.

Alwayschillyatnight · 28/08/2026 21:45

Manon makes me think of that 90s film about witches with Fairuza Balk in it. Might be showing my age there.
Wtf was it called again?

Copperoliverbear · 28/08/2026 21:46

Sorrel

poundshopkardashians · 28/08/2026 21:51

@Alwayschillyatnight the Craft?

HudALledrith · 28/08/2026 21:52

I don't like Seren. It's just 'Star'. The Welsh pronunciation is fine but it will get said as 'Serrun' or 'Serrun, it's Welsh for star'.

Myfridgeiscool · 28/08/2026 21:52

I love the name Manon: I knew one and she was absolutely lovely, she was very chic and stylish. Gets my vote OP!

AnnaQuayRules · 28/08/2026 21:52

I know a lovely Sorrel. She really suits her name. She has sisters called Honey and Gala.

Alwayschillyatnight · 28/08/2026 21:53

poundshopkardashians · 28/08/2026 21:51

@Alwayschillyatnight the Craft?

Yes!
Thank you. My brain is mush atm.
That's what Manon makes me think of

Mami2Cymraeg · 28/08/2026 21:57

I live in Wales, and know quite a few girls/ women called Manon. I like Manon Elin or Manon Lois.

ChuisEpuisee · 28/08/2026 21:57

poundshopkardashians · 28/08/2026 20:44

@MyManinCaracas when I was a child I read a book with a pig in it called Sorrel - it had a wolf in an ice cream van who tried to eat them? Maybe you read it too! I can’t remember what it was called but that’s the only time I have heard the name Sorrel and I too always think of a pig!

I also had a book with a family of pigs, including a Sorrel! I don't remember a wolf in an ice cream van though 😁 I think there were some shenanigans with lots of younger little piglet siblings