300+ Food Baby Names
- Lavanda
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"lavender"Description:
Cross between a color name and a La-plus invention.
- Tequila
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"liquor distilled from the agave plant"Description:
Mexican national drink, not to be served as a name to a baby.
- Pomegranate
Origin:
Fruit nameDescription:
Fruit associated with prosperity, fertility, and marriage in many cultures.Pomme or Pomeline are more name-worthy.
- Prunelle
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"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.
- Herb
- Beresford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"ford where barley grows"Description:
Upper-crusty hotelish surname.
- Tamari
Origin:
Georgian variation of Tamar, HebrewMeaning:
"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:
LatinMeaning:
"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:
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.
- Gelso
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"mulberry tree"Description:
An interesting international nature name possibility.
- Salacia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"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:
GreekMeaning:
"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, HebrewMeaning:
"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:
HebrewDescription:
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:
ArabicMeaning:
"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:
SpanishMeaning:
"noodle"Description:
Quirky choice for a noodle-lover.
- Mynte
Origin:
DanishMeaning:
"mint"Description:
Minta would be easier to wear as an English-speaker.
- 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.
- Pamina
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"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:
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.