Food Names 2.0

  1. Candy
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Candace
    • Description:

      Too sugary sweet and inconsequential for a modern girl.
  2. Cayenne
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Spicy.
  3. Charlotte
    • Origin:

      French, feminine diminutive of Charles
    • Meaning:

      "free man"
    • Description:

      Charlotte, the name of the young Princess of Cambridge, is the latest classic name to join Sophia, Emma, Olivia, and Isabella at the top of the popularity list. It is now among the most popular girl names in many English-speaking and European countries.
  4. Cherry
    • Origin:

      Fruit name
    • Description:

      With other fruity names like Clementine, Olive and Plum ripe for the picking, sweet Cherry remains remarkably underused: just 27 baby girls received the name in 2017, down from 343 at its peak in 1948. The unsavory slang meaning no doubt goes a long way towards explaining its fall from grace.
  5. Chip
    • Origin:

      Pet name for Charles
    • Description:

      Only if you're madly nostalgic for sixties TV.
  6. Cinnamon
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "spice name"
    • Description:

      A sweet and rare spice name, which made its first and only appearance on the US baby name charts in 1969 – the year Neil Young's song "Cinnamon Girl" was released.
  7. Clementine
    • Origin:

      French feminine version of Clement, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "mild, merciful"
    • Description:

      Clementine is a Nameberry favorite that broke back into the US Top 1000 in 2014 after more than half a century off the list.
  8. Clove
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Clove is one of a whole tantalizing genre of spice names that might work for a boy. Clovis could be considered a long form.
  9. Clove
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Clove is a spice name that is a tad more piquant than Saffron or Cinnamon. It might get more attention now as a member of The Hunger Games family of names.
  10. Cocoa
    • Origin:

      Color and food name
    • Description:

      Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.
  11. Colby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "coal town"
    • Description:

      Colby Donaldson on Survivor made this a cool name in the early 2000s
  12. Cookie
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "cookie"
    • Description:

      Cookie is most often used as a dog name, and it should stay that way.
  13. Caramel
    • Chickpea
      • Chili
        • Cream
          • Cupcake
            • Daisy
              • Origin:

                Diminutive of Margaret or flower name, English
              • Meaning:

                "day's eye"
              • Description:

                Daisy, fresh, wholesome, and energetic, is one of the flower names that burst back into bloom after a century's hibernation. Originally a nickname for Margaret (the French Marguerite is the word for the flower), Daisy comes from the phrase "day's eye," because it opens its petals at daybreak.
            • Dijon
              • Origin:

                French place-name
              • Description:

                Dijon is the capital city of the Burgundy region of eastern France, famed for its wine and yes, its mustard. As a first name, it's been brought to wider attention by a few prominent musicians and could grow in use.
            • Dill
              • Origin:

                Diminutive of Dillon, Irish
              • Meaning:

                "loyal"
              • Description:

                Diminutive of Dillon