I know it's weird but....

[milly987]

I'm not pg, or planning to be anytime soon, but I would love these names for a daughter - I wish that it would ever be possible!!

I know they are herbs/spices, but if Cicily, Saffron, Jasmine, Poppy, Rosemary etc are ok shouldn't these be?!

Tarragon
Cinnamon
Anise
Sage
Sorrel

Are they completely unnacceptable?

Tarragon could work as a name, but it sounds quite masculine to me - perhaps merel because its reminiscent of Aragorn.

Another genuine herb name not yet mentioned is Melissa - that's lemon balm.

Woo hoo! First vote for Tarragon (however half hearted)!

I'm over joyed!!

I love Sorrel, I wanted dd2 to be Sorrel or Rowan but dh didn't like them.

You forgot Basil.

Actually, there is a little Sorrel at DS's nursery, come to think of it.

Hmm....Basil for a girl.

Nah, not sure why tho

What about Betony? Although I guess everyone will just assume you couldn't spell Bethany

Bryony?

Cassia? - means cinnamon Can also be Keisha or Cassie or Kizzy. I used to know a Kizzy, always loved her name.

Ginger?

Tamara? - means spice in sanskrit.

I know a Coriander, she really suits it.

How about Paprika and Allspice.

A main character in Beckett's Waiting for Godot is Estragon - French for Tarragon. It means little dragon. Could be quite cute, especially for a Beckett fan's offspring!

I think they are great names.

Sage and Sorel are often used as names anyway aren't they?

Tarragon is good - but yes, maybe a boy's name. What would it be for short? Tarry? Means dawdle, not so good. It's a good sound.

Anise not so keen on. A bit anussy.

Cinnamon is great.

I think you can name your child anything you like. I named my daughter something that is a fantastic name because it is pretty and a great sound. Some people have been arses about it but mostly people think it is great, and I love it, dd loves it. I find that people who are cats-bum-mouth about not using proper names are generally people whose opinions I don't much value, and whose approval I don't seek .

I love Sage and Sorrel, although Sage is usually a boy's name.

Some more girly herb:
Juniper, Gentiane, Angelica, Camomille, Calendula, Lavender, Marjoram, Marjolaine, Myrtle, Veronica, Valerian.

I have a Saffron.

What about nutmeg? (meg for short). I like Basil but for a boy not a girl.

I used to work with a Ginger, she was a lovely woman

Lettice? Stretching it a bit...
Cayenne?
Fennell-a

Anise and Sorrel are names - I know two of each.

Not the others - please!

I think you should hide your spice rack until this madness leaves you.

Sorrel is ok but you can't call a child Cinnamon. It's too cruel.

I once taught a girl called Sorrel. And Lettice!

Hi OP,
I haven't read the whole thing but based on your opening post my thoughts are these.

Sorrel is beautiful. I knew one at school, she was a bit spoilt but good name. Would also suit a boy imo.

Don't like tarragon, sage, or cinnamon. Mainly because of how they sound.

A good plan with any name, especially an unusual one, is to say it out loud.

It's surprising how different a name can seem when it is said - and you might not find it easy to say, I mean phonetically they might not be that cool either.

For instance I had Clem on my list for a long long time (prob about 25 years!) but when I was pg, I practised saying it and it was very difficult to say, for me, without it sounding rather too confusable with phlegm. So I scrapped it.

Oh and also when I was pregnant I once decided, during one very sleepless night, that I would be having twin girls and calling them Celery and Violet.

Luckily I had a boy.

What I mean is some words are not names for a good reason. Anise looks very pretty but when you see it in the birth announcements, 'congratulations on the birth of Anise, a neice for shirley and william'

it just sounds funny

Bay is lovely as is Sorrel & Sage, Herb is also v cool for a boy (or Herbie). Where we live anything goes !

Anise is acceptable IMO.