We always say that babies, with their rolls and their smile, are absolutely edible. And when they start with the monerías we cannot avoid releasing a: I eat it! Well, there are parents who have taken another step by naming their babies food following the initiative of celebrities.
The pioneer was Gwyneth Paltrow, when in 2004 she baptized her first daughter with the name of Apple (apple). From there, names like Saffron (saffron), Clementine (clementine) or Honey (honey) begin to be common in the United States. The trend begins to be seen also in our country.
Celebrity favorites
Hollywood singers and stars have been the first to bring the foodie trend to the names of their offspring. These are some examples:
Clementine (Clementine): Model Claudia Schiffer and Actor Ethan Hawke chose this name, which means "peace and happiness" for their daughters.
Nori: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have polularized as a name for both boys and girls the use of this word of Japanese origin that gives its name to an algae widely used in sushi making. Actually, for the couple's eldest daughter it is a nickname, since the four-year-old is actually called North.
Olive (Olive): Actress Drew Barrymore chose this beautiful name for her daughter in 2012. The protagonist of the film Little Miss Sunshine It was also called that.
Maple (Maple): Maple honey or maple syrup, which has been an eternity sweetening American's pancakes, has gone into the name book by actor Jason Bateman.
Coconut: It is used as a loving nickname for many children, but Courteney Cox and David Arquette dared to use it as the official name for their daughter, born in 2004.
Rocket (arugula) and Honey (Honey): How could it be otherwise, the star chef Jamie Oliver has chosen succulent names for his little ones.
The most common
Following in the wake of the famous, the parents of the United States years ago they began to give their children names of fruits, vegetables or spices. The most common in this country are:
For girl: Saffron (saffron), Clementine (clementine), Honey (honey), Brie (is the name of a French cheese), Cherry (cherry) and Ginger (genjibre) top the list, followed by Olive (olive), Plum (plum) , Coco, Peaches (peaches), Apricot (apricot), Rosemary (rosemary) and Berry (berry).
For kids: Basil (basil), Kale (cabbage), Angus (a type of meat), Chip (fried potato), Caesar (a type of salad), Herb (herb), Mac (comes from Mc Donalds), Rye (rye) and Fig (fig).
The Babycenter website has released a list of names for those seeking inspiration.
What happens in Spain?
It seems that foodies Spaniards are not as launched as Americans when it comes to removing the name of their heir from the shopping list. However, and waiting for more recent data (the latest from the National Statistics Institute are from 2016), there is an upward trend in this fashion.
In the registry of born we already have 4,102 Olivas, 3,303 Clementines, 42 Cherrys, 39 Clementines, 31 Basils, 23 Honeys and 40 Romeros, in addition to a lot of children with the name of the Caesar salad, although in our case it comes more from the side of the Latin heritage than from the gastronomic one.
So far the Spanish parents who have chosen this trend have chosen for their children, mostly, directly the English word. However, having such beautiful food names in Spanish, it is a matter of time before we call our little Almond, Apple, Cherry, Pepper or Cinnamon. Can you think of any more?
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