300+ Food Baby Names
- Marja
Origin:
Finnish, DutchMeaning:
"berry"Description:
A Dutch, Finnish and Sorbian form of Mary, which also happens to mean "berry" in Finnish, giving it a sweet naturey charm.
- Golnar
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"pomegranate flower"Description:
In English, this Persian name looks harsher than its sound or meaning. But we think it has a lot of dignity; and if Dagmar can get a look it, why not Golnar?
- Linton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"flax settlement"Description:
In Wuthering Heights, Cathy's milquetoast husband; Heath is so much more appealing.
- Malinda
Origin:
Variation of Melinda, EnglishMeaning:
"beautiful honey"Description:
This spelling of Melinda is used primarily in Amish communities.
- Hakka
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"peppermint"Description:
A minty Japanese name as well as a language and culture in southeast China.
- Ajda
Origin:
SloveneMeaning:
"buckwheat"Description:
A Top 20 name in Slovenia that is homophonous with Ida.
- Permilia
Origin:
possibly a version of PamelaMeaning:
"honey"Description:
A somewhat common name in the early 19th Century in America. The origins of this name are not clear. It could be a variation of Pamela, or it could be a contraction of Pearl and Amelia.
- Alahni
Origin:
Variation of Alani, HawaiianMeaning:
"orange tree"Description:
Creative Alani spelling gaining traction.
- Dunja
Origin:
SerbianMeaning:
"quince"Description:
Dunja is an intriguing Eastern European name that's at once striking but not difficult for English speakers.
- Cassava
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Better known as Tapioca, Cassava makes an innovative way to get to the nicknames Cass or Cassie.
- Tiree
Origin:
Place nameMeaning:
"Land of corn"Description:
Tiree is the anglicised name of the Scottish island of Tiriodh in the Inner Hebrides. It’s known as Scotland’s "sunshine isle", benefiting from an uncharacteristically warm and sunny climate and beautiful beaches which are popular with surfers and windsurfers. As a given name, Tiree is in rare but regular use in Scotland, England and Wales.
- Enav
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"grape"Description:
Enav hits all the style notes of modern names, as a short, gender-neutral name with a strong V. The cute fruit meaning adds to its charms.
- Peachy
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"peach-like, satisfactory"Description:
A peachy-keen take on the fruit names Peach and Peaches. Peachy has the additional colloquial meaning of "satisfactory."
- Allium
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"garlic"Description:
Allium is the genus of all onion-y plants, including garlic, leeks, shallots, scallions, and chives. It makes an intriguing nouveau nature name or update to Allison.
- Tamari
Origin:
Georgian variation of Tamar, HebrewMeaning:
"date palm tree"Description:
Tamari is a rare form of Tamar that used on girls and boys in the US. Beware that tamari is a gluten-free soy sauce-like condiment.
- Linnett
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flax"Description:
This name has more substance than you might imagine: it's the name of a small, pink-breasted songbird (whose favorite food is linseed), it's also a medieval French form of the Welsh name Eiluned, and in the Lynette spelling appeared in Arthurian legend as the love object of Gareth.
- Sumomo
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"plum"Description:
Refers to a particular variety of Japanese plum, the Prunus salicina, although in a literal translation it would mean "sour peach."
- Herb
- Manjari
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"a bunch; bud of the mango flower"Description:
Manjari is an Indian name not well-known in the US but popular in India. The literal meaning is a bunch or a collection, but can also refer to the flowers and vines of the mango. Taken together, those two meanings convey the idea of a bouquet.
- Hlynur
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"maple"Description:
Well-liked nature name in Iceland, but unlikely to translate well in the US.