Fruit Baby Names

  1. Zetta
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "olive"
    • Description:

      A rarely heard Hebrew name whose zippy first initial Z transforms it from dated Yetta-like image to more lively Catherine Zeta Jones-like appeal.
  2. Višnja
    • Origin:

      Serbian; Croatian
    • Meaning:

      "sour cherry"
    • Description:

      A fun, bouncy South Slavic choice, Višnja is a sweet fruit name meaning "sour cherry".
  3. Peri
    • Origin:

      Greek; Hebrew; Persian
    • Meaning:

      "mountain dweller; fruit; fairy"
    • Description:

      This name used for both sexes in several cultures is quite well used in Israel.
  4. Garnet
    • Origin:

      Jewel name, for the French
    • Meaning:

      "pomegranate"
    • Description:

      One of the jewel names in use a hundred years ago, for both boys and girls, due for revival along with sisters Ruby and Pearl. But interestingly, Garnet means pomegranate, the fruit who shares a deep red color with the jewel.
  5. Narine
    • Origin:

      Armenian
    • Meaning:

      "pomegranate"
    • Description:

      Narine has been a top name in Armenia since records began in 2007, though it's even more popular in its diminutive form, Nare, which has taken the top spot on the Armenian charts almost every year since 2012.
  6. Jagoda
    • Origin:

      Polish and Croatian
    • Meaning:

      "berry; strawberry"
    • Description:

      Jagoda is a Top 50 choice in Poland and Croatia, where it is also the word for "berry" (in Croatian and other South Slavic languages, "strawberry"). Jagoda is also seen as a surname around the world.
  7. Rimmon
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "pomegranate"
    • Description:

      A rare Hebrew word name from the Old Testament, where it is used to refer to a man from the tribe of Benjamin and a Syrian deity. With its cute fruit association and fashionable -on ending, Rimmon is an attractive but still relatively undiscovered Biblical name.
  8. Olallie
    • Origin:

      Place name, Chinook
    • Meaning:

      "berry"
    • Description:

      The name of a state park in Washington known for its waterfalls, and the name of a lake in Oregon too, Olallie is a Chinook word meaning "berry". There is also a berry that was released in the 1950s called the Olallieberry, a cross between a Black Logan and a Youngberry.
  9. Meva
    • Origin:

      Uzbek
    • Meaning:

      "fruit"
  10. Malus
    • Origin:

      Latin botanical name
    • Meaning:

      "the apples"
    • Description:

      A name given to apple--specifically crab apple--trees. The first syllable rhymes with Cal.
  11. Anzu
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "apricot"
    • Description:

      A representative Japanese name with a meaning symbolizing ripeness.
  12. Nare
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Narine, Armenian
    • Meaning:

      "pomegranate"
    • Description:

      One of the most popular girl names in Armenian, ranking in the Top 10 since 2009 and in the Top spot most years since 2012, Nare is a diminutive of Narine, another popular choice. It is typically said to mean "pomegranate", the national fruit of Armenia and a symbol of fertility, prosperity, the passage of time, and protection.
  13. Afina
    • Origin:

      Russian and Ukrainian form of Athena, Romanian
    • Meaning:

      "from Athens; bilberry"
    • Description:

      A multicultural name with two quite different meanings, Afina is the Russian and Ukrainian form of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, and a Romanian name, derived from afin meaning "bilberry". It may also be associated with the Azerbaijan name for the city of Athens and to the French affiner meaning "purify, refine".
  14. Acai
    • Origin:

      Brazilian Portuguese fruit and tree name
    • Description:

      The açai palm is a tree native to Brazil that produces açai berries (the base of those trendy smoothie bowls). Since US birth certificates don't allow for diacritical marks, we are unsure if people are naming their children after the fruit (pronounce ah-sah-EE) or omitting the cedilla and pronouncing it a-KYE.
  15. Keresen
    • Origin:

      Cornish
    • Meaning:

      "cherry"
    • Description:

      A subtle Cornish fruit name meaning "cherry." Keresen has only been in use as a name in recent years, following the Cornish trend of adopting names from the dictionary. Unrelated to Kerensa (another Cornish name meaning "love"), it may be an interesting way to honor a Kerry or a Karen, or an alternative to popular Elowen.
  16. Omena
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "apple"
    • Description:

      A covert fruit name for non-Finnish speakers.
  17. Kirsikka
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "cherry"
    • Description:

      As fruit names go, Cherry is one of the more usable options in English, and the same can be said for Kirsikka, its Finnish counterpart. Sweet and vibrant, Kirsikka was given to more than 1200 girls in Finland in a recent year, while its charming diminutive, Kirsi ranked in the Top 100.
  18. Pom
    • Origin:

      French diminutive
    • Meaning:

      "apple"
    • Description:

      Pom is a shortened word name that's not much used in France, but cute and familiar here as one of Babar (the Elephant's) triplets. Pom, pommy and pommie are (non-derogatory) terms sometimes used by Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans to denote a person of English heritage.
  19. Rimona
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "pomegranate"
    • Description:

      Well used in Israel, likely to be confused with Ramona here.
  20. Peachy
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "peach-like, satisfactory"
    • Description:

      A peachy-keen take on the fruit names Peach and Peaches. Peachy has the additional colloquial meaning of "satisfactory."

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