300+ Food Baby Names

  1. Lavanda
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "lavender"
    • Description:

      Cross between a color name and a La-plus invention.
  2. Tequila
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "liquor distilled from the agave plant"
    • Description:

      Mexican national drink, not to be served as a name to a baby.
  3. Pomegranate
    • Origin:

      Fruit name
    • Description:

      Fruit associated with prosperity, fertility, and marriage in many cultures.

      Pomme or Pomeline are more name-worthy.

  4. Prunelle
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "little plum"
    • Description:

      This sweet, fruity French name debuted in the American charts in 2020 (but dipped out again the following year). Although it's offbeat, the spunky nicknames Prue and Nell(ie) definitely work in its favor.
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    • Beresford
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "ford where barley grows"
      • Description:

        Upper-crusty hotelish surname.
    • Tamari
      • Origin:

        Georgian variation of Tamar, Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "date palm tree"
      • Description:

        Tamar is a feminine Hebrew name, but this variation is used on girls and boys in the US. Tamari is also the name of a Japanese condiment similar to soy sauce.
    • Fabius
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "bean"
      • Description:

        Though the Fabian or Fabio versions are more often heard today, Fabius is the Roman family name they originated from. The general Quintus Fabius Maximum was famous for his strategic delaying tactics, so this might be a good choice for a child who is born late!
    • Allium
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "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.
    • Gelso
      • Origin:

        Italian
      • Meaning:

        "mulberry tree"
      • Description:

        An interesting international nature name possibility.
    • Salacia
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "salt"
      • Description:

        Salacia was the goddess of the sea in ancient Roman mythology — the divine personification of the calm, sunlit saltwater. She was also a wife of Neptune. Her name derives from sal, Latin for "salt."
    • Ioulo
      • Origin:

        Greek
      • Meaning:

        "grain sheaf; corn sheaf"
      • Description:

        Ioulo is an epithet of Demeter, primarily used in depictions of the goddess carrying a sheaf.
    • Toma
      • Origin:

        Feminine short form of Thomas or form of Tamar, Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "date palm tree"
      • Description:

        If you're looking for an honor name for grandpa Tom, this could be a good choice. It's also used as a male short form of the name in Eastern Europe.
    • Manna
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Description:

        According to the Bible (and Quran), manna was the foodstuff miraculously provided for the Israelites in exile. This nourishing little name is one of the spiritual names that has seen a slight rise in recent years.
    • Harissa
      • Origin:

        Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "hot sauce, paste"
      • Description:

        A North African chili pepper paste and a potential baby name due to the similarities to Marissa, Clarissa, et al.
    • Fideo
      • Origin:

        Spanish
      • Meaning:

        "noodle"
      • Description:

        Quirky choice for a noodle-lover.
    • Mynte
      • Origin:

        Danish
      • Meaning:

        "mint"
      • Description:

        Minta would be easier to wear as an English-speaker.
    • Enav
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "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.
    • Pamina
      • Origin:

        Italian
      • Meaning:

        "little honey"
      • Description:

        This operatic Italian name -- it appears in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" -- is a more unusual route to the nickname Pam/Pammy.
    • Linnett
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "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.