Comments for the name Sorrel

This is a difficult one. Some sources relate it to the plant, others relate it to a French origin with two 'l's meaning 'reddish-brown'. I was more or less nicknamed it after my great grandmother as a Yiddish derivative of Sarah.

In Cornelia Funke's book "Dragon Rider", Sorrel was an irritable brownie (which is a cat-like creature) who lived with the dragon, Firedrake.

Sir Julian Sorell Huxley (1887-1975) was a British author and biologist. He was the son of Leonard Huxley, a British writer, and brother of Aldous Huxley, a British writer who wrote 'Brave New World' and other works.

I think this is a really interesting name; I like the way it sounds, if not its meaning. But, lemons are sour and I like them.

Sorrel doesn't sound like it ought to be a person's name. I generally don't think it's a good idea to name children after herbs (Rosemary being an exception, as Rose and Mary are given as names often). Sorrel sounds like a great name for a rabbit, though.

Gorgeous name! Love it to death. Perfect! Sorrel stands for:
Sweet
Outstanding
Radiant
Remarkable
Elegant
Lovely/Lovable

I wouldn't want to name my kid something that meant "sour" and sounded like "sore."

Sorrel is a pretty neat name, but it sounds more masculine than feminine to me.

Looks like "sorry". And Canadians pronounce sorry just like this, "SOR-ee".

Sorel Bliss (usually with one r, but I've seen transcripts with the name as Sorrel or Sorrell), is the name of a character in Sir Noel Coward's 1925 play 'Hay Fever'.

I do like it pronounced 'Sore-awl'. It is a common surname too.

I don't think the "sour" meaning really matters, the name itself doesn't sound sour at all. I think it's a pretty name and I quite like it. I grew up with a friend name Sorrel so it never really stood out as an unusual name to me.