Chef/Food Related Names

Hello berries. My hubby is a chef for a living and loves to cook. I’d love to honor him and possibly incorporate his career/hobby into a future name. Any help is greatly appreciated for both girl and boy names :slight_smile:

[name_f]Alma[/name_f] means nourishing
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f] maybe?
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] for a boy?

Rosemary
Basil
Clove
Cassia
Ginger

I think the previous poster was onto something with spices/herbs. I’ll add:

[name_f]Anise[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f]
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]

Also, [name_f]Julienne[/name_f] is a type of knife cut, and [name_f]Amandine[/name_f] is a preparation with almonds (I love trout amandine!).

Sorry I don’t have any boy suggestions, but I think [name_m]Basil[/name_m] and [name_u]Clove[/name_u] are nice, as suggested above.

I like all the pps suggestions. My first thought was [name_f]Cassiane[/name_f], this apparently means “cinnamon” in Greek, and I think it’s so cool. Unfortunately I can’t find much to back up the alleged meaning. I also thought of [name_m]Baker[/name_m], that makes a pretty cool name!

[name_m]Alfredo[/name_m]
[name_f]Brie[/name_f]
[name_m]Cane[/name_m]
[name_f]Cayenne[/name_f]
[name_f]Chia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
Dolce/[name_f]Dulce[/name_f]
Harissa
[name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m]
[name_m]Kale[/name_m]
Lilikoi (means passion fruit, from what I can find. I think this has a lot of potential! Not sure on exact pronunciation tho)
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_u]Nori[/name_u]
[name_f]Plum[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]

I made a list of food names once! I love the idea of using one to honour your husband :slight_smile:

Names of specific dishes:

[name_m]Alfredo[/name_m] (fettuccine [name_m]Alfredo[/name_m])
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f] (salad)
[name_u]Angel[/name_u] (angel food cake)
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] (beef)
[name_f]Brie[/name_f] (cheese)
[name_m]Caesar[/name_m] (salad, the drink)
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f] (salad dressing)
[name_f]Diana[/name_f] (sauce)
[name_f]Dulce[/name_f] (de leche)
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] (bananas [name_m]Foster[/name_m])
[name_f]Gala[/name_f] ([name_u]Royal[/name_u] [name_f]Gala[/name_f] apple)
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] (cracker)
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] (apple)
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] (quiche lorraine)
[name_f]Melba[/name_f] (peaches melba, melba toast)
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] (rosewater)
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] (sandwich)
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f] (orange)
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] (sponge, plum)
[name_m]William[/name_m] (pear)

Names of actual foods:

[name_f]Apple[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherry[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m]
[name_m]Kale[/name_m]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Peach[/name_f]
[name_f]Plum[/name_f]

Names of spices:

[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_f]Coco[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_m]Herb[/name_m]
[name_f]Honey[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]

There’s also [name_f]Blanche[/name_f], and [name_f]Julienne[/name_f] which a PP mentioned, which are cooking methods.

You guys rock! Thanks so much!!!

[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]–cinnamon
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]–fish
Minali–fish catcher
Jagoda–strawberry; berry
[name_u]Aeron[/name_u]–berry
Afanen–raspberry
[name_f]Malina[/name_f]–raspberry
[name_f]Arista[/name_f]–ear of corn
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] (oranges)
Zibiah–deer
Maral–deer
[name_f]Jelena[/name_f]/[name_f]Yelena[/name_f]–deer
[name_f]Mai[/name_f]–plum, apricot
Kyou–apricot
[name_f]Prunella[/name_f]–plum
[name_f]Mei[/name_f]–plum
[name_f]Suzette[/name_f] (crepes)
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
Lilikoi–passionfruit
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amandine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerise[/name_f]–cherry
[name_f]Kirsikka[/name_f]–cherry
[name_f]Esti[/name_f]–honey, sweet
[name_f]Meli[/name_f]–honey
Mieli-honey-sweet
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
Kaede–maple
[name_f]Oliva[/name_f]–olive
[name_f]Olivet[/name_f]–mount of olives
Salacia–salt
Pipra–peppery
[name_f]Romaine[/name_f] (lettuce)

[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]–baker
[name_u]Aeron[/name_u]–berry
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] (beef)
Oisín–little deer
Kyou–apricot
Chai (tea)
[name_u]Colby[/name_u] ( cheese)
[name_u]Devon[/name_u] (cream)
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] (cracker)
[name_m]Louie[/name_m] (crab [name_m]Louie[/name_m])
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_m]Jarah[/name_m]–honeycomb
Meliton–honey
Kaede–maple

Girls:
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomona[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Bartlett[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Wellington[/name_m]

[name_m]Baker[/name_m]
[name_m]Barley[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartlett[/name_m] (pear)
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Cane[/name_m]
[name_m]Chip[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m] (cocktail)
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] (cheese)
[name_m]Kale[/name_m]
[name_m]Mace[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] (sandwich)
[name_m]Vin[/name_m] ([name_m]French[/name_m] for wine)

[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f] (dessert)
[name_f]Brandy[/name_f]
[name_f]Brie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_u]Clove[/name_u]
[name_f]Coco[/name_f]
Cookie
Coriander (herb)
Dolce/[name_f]Dulce[/name_f] (Italian/Spanish for dessert)
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
Lilikoi (Hawaiian for passion fruit)
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (cake)
[name_u]Nori[/name_u] (seaweed)
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
Paprika
Parsley
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]