Comments on: Edible Baby Names

By: youcantcallitit

youcantcallitit — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:55:07 +0000

Coriander’s delish! Great idea.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:23:57 +0000

How about Coriander? My sis is one, she’s 19 this year.

By: Gaelle

Gaelle — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:17:50 +0000

How about the French delicious cake that is the Charlotte?
And I have met a French Vanilla. Well a little French girl called Vanilla.

Myrtle/Myrtille?

How about Peaches? (there is one sort of famous one in the UK)

I quite like edible names!

By: Eli(zabeth)

Eli(zabeth) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:36:50 +0000

One of my favorites, Arista, is actually Latin for “ear of corn”. And I think Avalon has something to do with apples.
There are also quite of few famous people with the name “Shiraz” (a wine).

By: youcantcallitit

youcantcallitit — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:41:58 +0000

Well done, Sofia! Random but pertinent. Oliver does seem to originate in the Germanic Alfihar “elf army”, but Olivier, his French equivalent, literally translates to “olive tree.” It will be interesting to find out more. Did this name converge from two roots?

By: Sofia (Gwathdraug)

Sofia (Gwathdraug) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:31:07 +0000

I think the meaning of Oliver was originally “elf army” (Alfihar, what a fantastic name!), until the Latin spelling changed the meaning. Just a bit of random knowledge there.

By: youcantcallitit

youcantcallitit — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:12:02 +0000

I kept feeling like I’d missed a really obvious one! For that matter, Add Olivia and Oliver to the list of edibles, because they mean “olive.” Thanks, Jess.

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:42:32 +0000

One edible you forgot to mention is Olive. Delicious to the tongue AND the ear!

By: youcantcallitit

youcantcallitit — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:33:41 +0000

Thanks, Lola.

I was surprised when I started to make this list how polarizing the names are– some I absolutely LOVE and some are perfectly horrible. Rosemary, Clementine, Jemima, Florence, and Ambrose are all on the ‘loves list.’ I once told an elderly “Florence” who worked at Kmart what a pretty name she had, and she was so flattered! Jemima remains my favorite for you. Do I think she’d appreciate it? Your kid probably would be creative enough to see its value. We never did make that “Let Jemima Cross the Pond” siggie.

Clementine is really appealling to me more too. I think she’d make a great sister to either of our girls (I still have Josephine on the list, too). Did you see the link at the bottom of my page for Appellation Mountain? She has an excellent post about Clementine. Tell her I sent ya!

Did not know the Earl of Sandwich was simply John. I really like the G spelling of Geoffrey.

Until tomorrow.
~E

By: Lola

Lola — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:09:05 +0000

Funny on Rosemary. RThe Rosemary who’s my cousin has a Joseph & a Geoffrey! I would be brave enough myself to use Jemima, but do you think she’d appreciate it? Otherwise, Clementine continues it’s rise to the top of my list, I’ve already used Ambrose and am seriously entertaining Florence, for the nickname Flora. Did you know the Earl of Sandwich (the one who actually “made” the sandwich) was simply John?

Lovely list of edibles, Thanks!