Baby names inspired by food and drinks

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Baby boy names
Baby girl names

Whether you're a card-carrying foodie or the type who thinks cute babies look good enough to eat, consider one of these baby names inspired by fruits, vegetables, spices, drinks, and other culinary concoctions.

Baby boy names

Ale - (beer)
Alfredo - (pasta preparation)
Almond
Anise - (spice)
Bacon
Baker
Barack - (Hungarian brandy made from apricots)
Barley - (grain)
Bartlett - (type of pear)
Basil
Bass
Benedict - (eggs Benedict)
Berry
Bing - (cherry)
Caesar - (salad)
Cajun - (type of food)
Cane - (as in sugar cane)
Capers
Chai - (spiced tea)
Chili
Chip
Chuck - (steak)
Cobb - (salad)
Colby - (cheese)
Devon - (cream)
Dijon - (mustard)
Dom - (champagne)
Eggbert - (from egg)
Filbert - (nut)
Frank - (frankfurter)
Frito
Graham - (cracker)
Harvey - (Harvey Wallbanger cocktail)
Hash - (finely chopped food)
Herb
Hero - (sandwich)
Ice
Jack - (cheese)
Joe - (Sloppy Joe)
Jordan - (almonds)
Kale - (leafy, green vegetable)
Kobe - (beef)
Louie - (crab Louie)
Mace - (spice)
Maize
Monte - (Monte Cristo sandwich)
Mulligan - (stew)
Napoleon - (dessert)
Pippin - (type of apple)
Ray - (type of fish; also known as skate)
Reuben - (sandwich)
Sage
Shepherd - (shepherd's pie)
Tom - (Tom Collins cocktail)
Vin - (French word for wine)
Waldorf - (salad)
Wellington - (preparation for beef)

Baby girl names

Abalone - (edible mollusks)
Absinthe - (drink)
Almond
Amandine - (preparation involving almonds)
Amarantha - (seeds, leaves, and stems of the amaranth plant; used in Asian cooking)
Ambrosia - (dessert)
Angelica - (herb)
Anise - (spice)
Anjou - (type of pear)
Apple
Banana
Bean
Bellini - (cocktail)
Berry
Blanche - (from the cooking term, blanch)
Blueberry
Brandy
Brie - (cheese)
Burgundy - (wine)
Candy
Cashew
Cassis - (liqueur)
Chai - (spiced tea)
Champagne
Chardonnay - (wine)
Charlotte - (dessert made with lady-fingers)
Cherry
Chianti - (wine)
Clementine
Clove
Coco - (from hot cocoa)
Colby - (cheese)
Cookie
Coriander - (herb)
Cress - (green, leafy vegetable in the mustard family)
Curry
Danish - (pastry)
Dolce - (Italian word for dessert)
Dulce - (Spanish word for dessert)
Éclair - ( French dessert of cream, pastry, and chocolate)
Fig
Ginger
Hallah - (or Challah, type of bread)
Honey
Jelly
Julienne - (style of cutting food)
Kale - (leafy, green vegetable)
Lilikoi - (Hawaiian name for passion fruit)
Madeleine - (a small sponge cake)
Magdalena - (a small sponge cake)
Margarita
Martini
Melba - (toast)
Melony - (from melon)
Merlot - (wine)
Nori - (seaweed)
Olive
Paprika
Parsley
Peach / Peaches
Pear
Pepper
Plum
Reese - (from the candy)
Rosemary
Saffron
Sage
Sherry
Shirley - (Shirley Temple cocktail)
Sugar
Sultana - (type of grape used for raisins)
Suzette - (crêpe preparation)
Sweetpea
Syrah - (wine)
Taffy
Thyme
Virginia - (ham)

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Marcella Gates

Marcella Gates is executive editor at BabyCenter, the world's number one digital parenting resource, and is an expert on pregnancy and parenting. As a mom of three, she loves that her professional life is focused on supporting and empowering parents and expecting parents. Gates lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

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