Comments for the name Hazel

Julia Roberts´s daughter is named Hazel Patricia.

Hazel was the name of that ugly witch in old Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Hazel is a rabbit in Watership Down.

"Hazel" was a T.V. show in the early '60's about a maid named Hazel Burke. She was played by Shirley Booth.

"Hooray for Hazel" is a song written and performed by Tommy Roe. Its chart run peaked at #6 in 1966 in the United States.

"Behind These Hazel Eyes" is a song by Kelly Clarkson.

This name is increasing in usage.

No offense to anyone but I just can't stand this name. It sounds old and ugly, I think of witch Hazel.

There were 3 different Witch Hazels in animation. One from Warner Bro.'s "Looney Tunes", one from MGM and the last one from Disney. (all 3 were voiced by June Foray)

I don't think Hazel sounds old and ugly. I think it sounds sweet and young. I have a little friend who's called Hazel and it fits her perfectly.

Very nice name, I'd use it if I didn't already have a Hayley (sounds too close). Hazel Sophia and Hazel Elizabeth are my favs, also Evelyn Hazel and Elise Hazel. :)

Hazel was Vince's mother on the British version of Queer as Folk.

Absolutely hideous!

Hazel is a light brown colour with a tinge of green, as in the Kelly Clarkson song Behind These Hazel Eyes.

This has always been one of my favorite names. I may even name my daughter this. I mean, sure, everyone has their favorite names, but seriously. Take a look at your list of favorite names and see how many you would actually name your child. So this name is pretty special to me.

I definitely would not saddle my daughter with this name. She would endure a lot of teasing with being called witch Hazel. If it were my name, I would promptly apply for a name change. Sorry if I offended anyone but that is my opinion.

A nice name, but kind of over-used.

There's a popular Victorian joke that goes along these lines.
A couple had just got a baby girl. A neighbor asked what they named her. The couple said 'Hazel'.
'Funny,' the neighbor said, 'most kids get named after saints, this one is named after a nut!'

My second name is Hazel and I'm not really sure if I like it. If I would've lived in a country where people speak English, I maybe would like it but I live in the Netherlands and every time I have to tell a person my second name they go: "What do you say? Ezel?" and I hate it because 'ezel' means 'donkey' in Dutch.

On the other hand; it's not my first name so I don't really bother and people never associate me with witches.

Witch Hazel is a powerful astringent, extracted from a shrub by the same name. The Hazel tree symbolized protection and authority. The Hazel nut can be used as a chocolate substitute (my favorite hazelnut spread being Nutella).

I love Hazel. I see it as pretty and magical, with enough backbone to stick its tongue out at more popular names and laugh at their reactions. And it's so cute to hear toddlers mispronounce my daughter's name: "Bay-zil" and "Day-zil." Other kids my daughter's age like her name, too. If she gets teased, it'll just be because people want to tease her, not because the name itself invites teasing.

Uh, sorry to the people who think that kids will pick on a girl named Hazel. That depends on whether they like the girl or not first off. Secondly, I can think of better things than witch hazel. Truth be known, I didn't even hear of the stuff until 3rd grade! No, I think if kids wanted to really make fun of a girl named Hazel they would be a bit more rhymey. Like "Hey Nasal Hazel!"

I don't think I'll be naming my child this (if I ever have one) and not because of the rhyming or the witch hazel remarks. It'll be because it's not my style.

A nice name for a hazel-eyed girl, no? Of course, it's not always possible to determine what colour eyes a child will grow up to have since they can change, but I say if you like the name and you're fairly certain the kid will have hazel eyes, it'd be cute. Well, I think it's cute regardless but it's a little extra special with the eye connection.

I think Hazel is a handsome name for a boy. IT has no feminine qualities at all to me. I would use it for a son in a heartbeat. I got the name from the male rabbit in the book Watership Down.

Hazel Hawke (b. 1929) was the wife of Australian prime minister Bob Hawke until their divorce in 1995. She was popular with the Australian public.

Hazel is so pretty and cute. I'd love to see it revived. For some reason it's been kept alive more in Scotland than in England.

I'm thinking of changing my name to this, once I'm old enough to do it legally. I think it's a lovely name and would fit quite well. Firstly, because my eyes are this colour. Secondly, because it would be similar to my current name, so people wouldn't have much of a hard time adjusting to it.

To be honest, I've never really come across anyone called Hazel, let alone associate it with witches. If this were my name, I wouldn't give a damn about people calling me a witch. For me, that's not much of an insult. But I guess there might be more sensitive people out there, who would be upset by this.

I'm going to name my daughter Hazel! :) My boyfriend's eyes are Hazel, and he loves the name, too.

It sounds cute but it makes me think of witches.

Sounds cute and spunky!

There are some notable male bearers of the name in American literature.
Hazel Motes is the protagonist of Flannery O'Connor's 1952 novel Wise Blood.
In John Steinbeck's Cannery Row there is a male character named Hazel. His mother named him under the impression that he was a girl and never changed the name.
Before reading that I wasn't aware that Hazel is an odd name for a male. I think the entry should be changed to a unisex name.

Hazel has long been one of my top favorite girl's names, and I hate that it's now associated with a celebrity baby, so that people might think you used it because Julia Roberts did, not because you'd had it in mind long before. It sounds sweet and old-fashioned.

The baby names booklet I used to have gave the name's meaning as "One who sees God," though I have no idea where that came from. Maybe the -el part of the name?

A very likable name and color!

Honestly, I don't know if I didn't watch enough cartoons or something, but I didn't know that there was any sort of witch called Hazel anywhere. I mean, I made a connection between witchery and Hazel, but that's more because of hazelnuts traditionally symbolizing wisdom than anything else.

I'm 15, by the way. Maybe the witch-Hazel association has just died out in my generation?

I really like this name, it sounds timeless and just generally delicate and demure. :)

My name is Hazel. I have never been teased about witch Hazel. Yes people have mentioned nuts and the rabbit in Watership Down but never in a horrible way. I think people worry too much about teasing. Most children (especially when young) just accept that so-and-so is called whatever and don't think anything else of it.

This is also the feminine form of "Hazael", it means "the one who God sees".

Spunky, it's grown on me.

I think this is a lovely name. Sweet for a child, but can be a serious grown up name, too. Look at Hazel Henderson, a British economist with an interest in interdisciplinary economic and political theory and environmental and social concerns.

P.S. I kind of like the nickname, Witch Hazel.

I love the name Hazel! I think it`s really cute for a girl especially when she has hazel eyes.
And about the teasing stuff... trust me, kids find funny nicknames for every name! My name is Diana and one of my friends name is Aileen. Very common names and still we get teased sometimes.

The name Hazel has always been one of my favourite female names. It's my grandmother's name, and I may even name my daughter (if I have one) Hazel. Hazel speaks to me as a name that is both sweet, yet is also not a pushover, which I think make a very nice balance of qualities.

Barf-a-Rama!
Not to mention, t sounds like it belongs on a psychopath or an "alternative" name for a show-girl (and other such related "businesses").

It also sounds as if you are saying "Hey!" to a person dubbed "Zel."

It's a pretty color, but I don't think it would fit anyone who's eyes aren't said color. It sounds rather childish, and the "hay-" sound in the beginning isn't very nice.

I HATE the color Hazel. My eyes are a beautiful green, and I'd never trade them for muddy brown bits with dull green in them.

I love the name Hazel! When I think of a Hazel I think of autumn and just have that "home-y" feeling you get around thanksgiving time =]

I love love love Hazel and met a five-year-old Hazel last week as well as a toddler Hazel last year.
I've been in love with this name since I was a small kid in school and had a friend named Hazel - such a pretty girl with a sweet silvery voice. I always wished I had been called Hazel too!

I do not like this name! It's old-fashioned and it makes me think of a witch. My great-niece's name is Hazel and I can't stand it. I don't think a little girl can fit into this name. She spells it "Hazelle." No matter how you spell it, I don't like it at all.

I don't like Hazel because it reminds me of witch hazel, hazel eyes (which I detest), and old women. I don't think a modern child with this name could have an easy school life.

Hazel Patricia (born November 2004) is the daughter of American actress Julia Roberts. Hazel has a twin brother named Phinnaeus Walter and a younger brother named Henry Daniel.

The narrator of The Fault In Our Stars by John Green is Hazel Grace.

In the movie "Dolphin Tale," one of the kids in the movie is named Hazel.

This is probably not a name I would have at the top of my list but I sort of like it. It's put together in quite a unique way compared to boring names like Sarah or Tina.

Hazel is the title of a book by Julie Hearn.

Even though it says it's a female name, I can think of two male characters named this: Hazel-Rah is the chief rabbit in "Watership Down", and Hazel Rah (named after him) is a vampire in the story "Vampiru" on FictionPress.

I really like this name. In The Hunger Games trilogy, Gale's mother's name is Hazelle with I also love.

One of my cousins is Hazel and even though she's four the name fits her, I highly recommend this name for parents who are looking for a name for their little girl.

I met a toddler Hazel in a store the other day and was delighted to see such a cute and bright little lass with such a lovely, charming name.
Growing up, I had a friend called Hazel and always wished the name was mine.
I'd love a daughter called Hazel!

I had 4 names picked out for when my baby was born , in order by favorite
Lillian , Ava , willow , hazel . I was dead set on Lillian but my stepdaughters name is Jillian . So I wanted something different and not over used but classic . I went with hazel Lillian with some hesitation that hazel sounds like a old librarian, but I somehow still liked the name . She is 3 now and has the brightest blue eyes . She is adorable and I think she can rock that name. If their are any little Twerps who want to make fun of the name in school I say go for it I am raising her strong and confident .

Daniel's sister in the game Amnesia: The Dark Descent is named Hazel.