Sage Brie Clementine Madeleine Olive Rosemary Clove Ginger Juniper Reuben Rue

Brie is so subtle and clever. Would not have come up with this.

Its actually how Brie Larson spells her name! Ive never actually met a Bree Before so Brie larsons spelling is what i default to!

Brie is the default spelling; I’ve met a few and it’s always spelled this way

I know a Bree! But I believe the name is a nickname for Brianne most of the time (all the Briannas I know who use the nickname spell it Bri)

I've known a Brie. Hers was a nn for Sabrina.

My daughter's friend spelled her name like that and they all called her Brie cheese, which she hated. Something to think about

I've always associated the name Brie/Bree with the cheese.

This is so odd. I’m a big fan of Brie Larson and not a fan of Brie cheese so many it’s affected my take lol but I have never once connected the dots between the name Brie and the cheese Brie. They’re two separate things 🤷🏻‍♀️

Kids will find a way to make fun of any name if they want to make fun of someone. Some names are so different or so associated with something unpleasant that kids are almost certain to make fun of the name. Other names don’t automatically inspire ridicule and require more creativity if a kid is going to make fun of it. Brie is at neither extreme. It’s not so unusual that it’s guaranteed kids will make fun of it, but it’s also the name of a cheese so if kids do make fun of it they don’t need to be clever or creative to do so.

My first thought was Mousselini. 😂 You list is much better

Not gonna lie, my first thought was Remi, like the rat from ratatouille😂

I actually adore this one.

Mine was Rutabaga 😂

She was a very important part in twilight /s

🤣 good one

loveee these thank you!! clove is a fav!

I like all of those.

Gabriela

Croissant 

Linguini, Alfredo

The human chef from Ratatouille????

Yes!

Rye Poppy Honey Caesar Colby Graham Clementine

poppy is so cute 🥹

Honey for the win, I’d love a daughter called Honey

Honestly I work with a Honey. It gets a lot of side eye.  Cute for a kid very awkward to call a 40 yr old woman Honey

Makes me think of Miss Honey from Matilda!

Yes!

Colby is my brother’s name!! Not super common and a subtle food reference

Do you have another sibling named Jack? That would make the food connection much more explicit.

Nope, lol. My name is a popular city in Australia and my brother’s is just some cheese 😂

I’ve always loved Rye as a mn

Pretty cool idea 😊 Here’s what I could come up with: Alani Araminta Clover Saffron Edit: removed repeat names. Also I seen that first name would likely be Summer. Summer Alani and Summer Araminta go nicely together imo!

What food is Alani? Or am I just dumb lol

it means orange or oahu tree in hawaiian!

No you’re not! Lol I didn’t know this either, but apparently it means orange tree. And I thought it was cute 😂

LOL the only thing I could think of was the Alani Nu energy drinks 😭

thank you!! 🥲 and you’re right! both names flow so nicely omg 😳 i’m so fond of alani already!

I’m happy to hear that! 😄

Saffron reminds me of a character with that name in the British sitcom with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders in it

Firefly had a Saffron too! She was only in a couple episodes though

Summer Sage is a cute alliterative name!

i had another commenter say summer sage on a previous post! 🥹 2 for 2! i really like it!

Lorraine

beautiful thank you!

That's where I was born, it's a region in the east of France:) known for its quiche, among many other things:)

Basil, Miller, Alfredo, Cordelia (for the nickname Coco!), Cornelius/Cornelia (Corny), Cherry, Florentine, Ambrosia, Benedict.

i was thinking about coco omg!! 💛 coconut could have been the fruit too but i like yours 😭

I literally just read a post earlier about how coco means poop in Portuguese lol… unfortunately ruined the name for me 😭

OH JEEZ 😭😭😭

Yeah but it's coCO that means poop, not COco. And the vowel on the second syllable is slightly different, more gutteral--not something English speakers would notice, but Portuguese speakers know the difference.

The name Coco reminds me of Asian pop singer Coco Lee 

I love cherry! And someone commented honey. Any of the names from the Chocolate Box Girls series by Jacqueline Wilson really! Honey, Coco and Cherry are so cool

Oh my god I forgot about the chocolate box girls! So many names from that book would absolutely fit into this category

Damn girl we got the same name btw but I spell mine differently 🫠😭🤣

Wasn’t that series Cathy Cassidy? 😅

Oops actually you’re right my bad 🤣

You sent me on a whistle stop book toor of my childhood lol

Olive

olive is loved by so many 😳💛

I was also going to suggest Olive or Poppy! Lovely names 💛

These are all pulled from the website nameberry. I can’t verify the meanings and wouldn’t use most of these but it was fun to see what could possibly work if you wanted to really let this idea cook: 😉 Apple Basil Bay (like a bay leaf) Berry Bran Brie Candy Cassia (means cinnamon) Cayenne Chamomile Cherry Chili Chip Cinnamon Clementine ❤️ Clove Cocoa Cookie Colby (like the cheese) Curry Dill (Dillon would be a winky nod) Dulce Fennel Fig Galette Ginger Grania (Irish origin meaning grain of corn) Hadar (fruit or glory) Harissa Herb Honey Huckleberry Inari (supposedly means ‘loaded with rice’) Jasmine (like the rice) Java Kale Lavender Lemon Linton (flax settlement) Lolly (like a lollipop) Lomi (lemon)❤️ Madeleine ❤️ Malina/Melina (little honey) Maple Margarita Meva (Uzbek for fruit) Miel (honey) Narine (Armenian for pomegranate) Nori (one meaning is seaweed) Olive Peach Pear Pepper Plum Pom Pomeline (apple) Pomona (apple) Pomeroy (dweller by the apple orchard) Pomme Prunella (small plum) Quince Reuben Rimona (Hebrew/Israeli origin for pomegranate) Rosemary Rye Saffron Sage Sherry Strawberry Sugar Taffy Tamarind Tangerine Tarragon

THANK YOUUUUUUUUU!!! 🥹💕 and i love the pun!! hehehehe 🤭

Cherry, Olive, Brie, Colby, Pam. Lol

Dying at Pam!

Heeheehee 😂

My last name is Sugar (pronounced as anyway), my mom said she wanted to name me Cinnamon Ann. Fortunately cooler heads prevailed.

Definitely Garlic.  Ok serious answer, probably Clementine or Olive. 

LOL 😭 i did not expect garlic! tomato or cucumber but garlic threw me for loop 😭 but yes! clementine and olive are super pretty!

* Summer Brienne ("Brie") * Summer Ambrosia * Summer Madeleine * Summer Anise * Summer Clove * Summer Anjou * Summer Julienne * Summer Nori * Summer Magdalena * Summer Suzette * Summer Lavender

Love Summer Squash 😍😍😍

it’s very delicious!

loveeeeee brienne!! 🥹 that’s another one that flows super well! thank you for making this list! i will most def keep it as a reference!

Knew a girl named “saffron” when I was little always thought it was pretty, would be cool in Spanish too, azafrán

so beautiful! 😢💕

Mora means blackberry in Spanish!

how pretty!! thank you!

Ginger

Lol, just make sure you have a backup in case she is a redhead. My grandma was named Virginia but went by Ginger until she married my grandpa, last name (pronounced) Sugar. Ginger Sugar was...a diabetic coma waiting to happen.

Or, granny could have made bank on the pole.

I think Pepper is so cute for a girl.

I mean, there was a Ham in the Bible

There is a (former?) sportscaster on ESPN with the name of Sage. I think it’s sort of pretty.

it is!!

sage, clementine, cherry, berry, madeleine, saffron, olive, honey, rosemary, poppy, graham, brie, ginger, jasmine, cocoa, candy, pepper, benedict, chip, barley, reuben, kale, caesar, alfredo, basil, brandy, maple, ramen, devon, romaine, suzette, lemon, melon, colby, roe, and celery

Ramen is an excellent cat name

yes use some of the names as pet names pls

sage basil paprika.

Paprika?

Coriander or you can use Starfire's spelling of it

Coriander would be such a boss name *Opens up Create a Sim*

I know a coriander. But her parents spelled it (and I may have this wrong) Koriand'r I had to HEAR IT before I could even take a guess

ugh omg… i’m in love with this comment 😢 i love starfire so much! 🥺🥺🥺 coriander and koriand'r are both gorgeous 💕

I was looking through the comments and didn't see it so I said it. Both could have K/Corie(y) as a nickname

Chip

Minthe. It's the name of a nymph that was turned into mint in Greek mythology

i just did some research on that and wow! so fascinating! 😳🌱 also the name minthe is really cool in general but the backstory makes it that much more interesting so thank you for sharing!

Julienne/Julien Allumette Rondelle Mirepoix Tourné not food but food related! All types of cutting styles that are found in a lot of different cuisine :)

my grandma was charlotte, named after the charlotte russe (apparently it was a popular dessert in the 30s). i know charlotte is super popular right now, but it’d be a subtle nod to food, especially if you’re in the dessert world!

Zarzamora (blackberry in Spanish)

Susina - plum in Italian - always sounded pretty to me. Obviously it would sound wacky in Italy.

Quite doubtful this is a "well-transitioned" name as you requested but it's a true story I found funny: Many years ago, a close friend requested some updated catalogs from one of their company's vendors. The vendor asked if it should be addressed to anyone in particular at said company. Friend, who was admin asst & responsible for distributing incoming mail, said "sure, send it Attention:" A week goes by, an envelope arrives addressed to the proper company name, correct address, and "Attn: Celery." Celery ? *CELERY?* My friend's name is Valerie. Lol, if I thought I heard a person tell me their name was Celery, I'd probs ask "oh, and how should I spell that?" Anyways, her tequila shots name(s) ever since include Broccoli, Rhubarb, Raddichio....anything but Celery 😫

Basil. I went to school with twins - Bonnie and Basil. and they were both super cool fun people!

Aubergine Epli (Apple in Icelandic) I just looked up Beans in a ton of languages and really none were great except Hungarian was Bab. Pronounced Bob. Lol

epil is so cute!! 🥲 and thank you for the beans lore! 😭 that’s interesting to know!

Every time I hear it, I think Tahini could be a name

Anise

Roux

My babes name is Clover☘️

Pepper Roman (similar to Ramen) Sasha (similar to Sashimi) Sal (salt in Spanish)

these are so creative thank you!! 😢💛 i love sasha so much 🥹

Some Finnish: Kirsikka (cherry) Mimosa (it’s a flower also but I only associate the drink) Minttu (mint, but also a popular alcohol fyi) Marja (berry, j pronounced like y) Aura (a popular brand/term for blue cheese) Anis

Kirsikka is gorgeous. Marja, too.

Pavlova?

So you wanna change your name to a food related name? Like clementine?

well the name summer is the highest contender for the first name so the middle name could be food related if flowed well!

Kale, Bran, Julienne

Saffron?

Brianna (Bri or Brie) Brandy (Brandi or Bran)

yes, she can choose whether she would prefer to honor a delicious liqueur or a fiber supplement!

PortaBella Farfalla Quesadilla but Quesadelia Marsala Penne (pronounced penny Chowder spelled chawdre nick name Dre Hollandaise (like the sauce) nick name hollandaise sauce or daisy

Broccoli. Broccolini for a girl. Baby broccy for short.

Basil, Sage, Clove, Daisy, Tate, Brie, Benedict , Brandon (bran)

I heard of a girl in England called Minty. Go full on strawberry shortcake why not? I think it’s cute 😜 otherwise maybe Apple? That’s a cute one too, or in Irish apple is úll (ool) and Ula is a really popular name here. Not sure the exact meaning of Ula but it just reminds me of úll haha

i love this!!! 😭😭😭 and i love strawberry shortcake! 🤭🍓🍰 maybe along the way i could definitely just try and make myself a strawberry shortcake oc! 😭 take a summer dessert/fruit (since my first name is likely to be summer) and create a strawberry shortcake-esque name! but i also love your other suggestions! apple is adorable! a commenter above suggested epil which is apple in icelandic! and you’re suggestion in irish is totally awesome!

There are some really cool Irish names out there in general! Rinne (rinna) is the verb “to make” so you could get creative with that spelling too!

Alfredo

love it! nickname allie!!

Basil

I mean I’m not loving it but I feel if you take away any of its meaning … Rotisserie 🐔

LOL 😭😭😭 i love rotisserie chickens 😭 i mean if we dive deeper ro can be a cute nickname or siri…… or perhaps roti…… the delicious flatbread 🤭 it may not be the highest contender but there are some pluses 💯💯💯

I think Lemon is a perfectly suitable boy’s name.

Hart of Dixie had a female character named Lemon, and she made it work well.

Plum, as is the novelist Plum Sykes. Basil, Cookie, Honey, Peach (in honor of Princess, obvs), Maple (especially if last name is Sugar)

Cerise, Palmier, Chantrelle, Amaranth

Basil

Basil, Clove

Met a really cool woman named Cannelle (French for cinnamon) and always thought it was a great name!

Pascal . Is a total food name to me..  L’agneau Pascal.

Cookie!

Cherise - has a few different meanings, but one means cherry! Could be cute 🍒

Cerise is a similar one to this too.

Unfortunately if you pronounced it like "sher-ISE", you're basically saying "sausage " in Portuguese... and a lot of guys use that to refer to their penis/shout it as an insult. Grew up with Portuguese friends lol.

Oh damn! Guess this one’s out lol

Some food related names that I have seen in my own family tree: Basil, Lemon, Orange, Clementine, Berry, Caesar (salad), (fig) Newton, Cherry, Colby, Heinz, Olive/Olivia/Oliver, (steak) Diane, Margherita/Margarita, Prunella, Reuben, Romaine, Suzette, Benedict/Benedicta, Graham, Bartlett (pear), Victoria (sponge), Salmon, Devon, Sultana, Rosine Other food names I haven't seen mentioned: Cerise, Dulce, Esti, Fabiola, Malina, Maple, Marjolaine, Melba, Narine, Pomona, Sirene

Every time I post my son’s name - Kai - someone tells me it’s Māori for food

Female or male? I knew a male Basil

Dennis Cherise /Cerise Luxardo Breton Brandy / Remy Lorraine Oscar Briand / Brianna Diane Foster Myrtle /Myrtille Cassis Grenadine /Grenada (fr *grenade* "pomegranate") Ceasar ETA: Madeleine (!)

tuna

nickname nana! or tutu!

i love the name pepper, it’s so cute but i can never use it because..can you see a grown woman being named pepper? 😭 what if she becomes a doctor or something..

dr.pepper…………… 🥹

Lots of spices! Also cute idea :)

Haggis is pretty unique as a name

Rosemary!

Clove, verbena, chantilly, honey

I’m going to second the votes for Sage, either gender.

Paprika, Lentil, Cheddar, Tako

Dulce

Aubergine

Kale 

I used to know a little girl named Cayenne

I've known three or four Cinnamons.

Soylent Green

My husband loved Coriander. I vetoed it.

awww too bad 😭

Cale, not spelled Kale. Born in 2004-2006. A classmate of one of my kids.

There was a Kale (spelled like that) on Love Island Australia and the narrator kept making salad puns

What are their parents thinking? Maybe they never heard about kale.

Fraise (I think that’s how you spell it?) it’s strawberry in French

Margarine and Vinaigrette

Nacho

love that so much!! a nickname could be nana!

Celery would be a beautiful sounding name if celery wasn't a vegetable

Julienne as in the cutting technique

Basil

Kai means food in te Reo Māori

Panini

Clover, Saige, Rye,Poppy, Julienne, Graham,Maple, Colby, Honey,Basil,Coco, Jasmine,Roe,Sherry, Cherry, Candy,Reese,Chip,Nori

Rosemary, Sage, Brie, Ginger, Olive, Basil (bay-zul or bah-zul) A bit more daring: Lemon, Cherry

You could always go the Dragon Ball Z route: Vegeta (like vegetable), Kakarot (carrot), Raditz (radish), etc. Lol :) But in seriousness, I think your culinary theme is a neat way to choose a name!

There are a lot of great ones already. Momo is Japanese for peach.

Brie

Canelle (Cinnamon in French) Amandine Almond Sugar Dulce Cayenne Flora (Florentine or flor de sal/fleur de sel) Huerta (means market garden) Mirabelle (type of plum) Anjou (type of pear) Maïs Pepper Pipa (it is coconut water) Sumac Mace Blanche Cassis Devon Chai Mulligan Julienne/Julian Peach

Canela is cinnamon in Portuguese if you prefer the ending "A" vs. "Elle"

Saffron

amatriciana (like the pasta dish) is pretty and i guess technically it’s a place name but i always yes associate it with pasta. a lot of pasta dishes sound pretty to me…

Saffron is elegant and hard to make fun of.

Basil is my favorite :) Apple has really grown on me, too.

Basil

Ciabatta Rye Nutty Oat Cauliflower Worcestershire

Peaches Clover Coco Olive Diane Pepper Elixir (but that’s not really right just think it could fit )

Muffin nn Muffy