Coriander? I actually never knew that this was a name! I like it (might want Cori as a nickname just to be on the safe side), but I can’t tell if it’s a girl’s name or a boy’s name.
Coriander is the anglicized form of the Latin name for the spice, namely coriandrum. In turn, the Latin name comes from the Greek name for the spice, namely κορίανδρον (koriandron). The latter is a variant form of κορίαννον (koriannon), which is the name most commonly used (for the spice) in the Hellenic world. Another variant form is κορίανδρος (koriandros), which is the least common out of all of them.
Coriander is the name of the main character of I, Coriander by Sally Gardner; so ever since I read that book, I've really liked this name.
― Anonymous User 5/27/2011
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This name is on my guilty pleasure list (for a girl). I think it's adorable and has the nickname options of either Cori or Andie. I'd never be brave enough to use it though.
― Anonymous User 1/29/2011
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This name is full of spunk and provides two decent nicknames: the obvious Cory (or Cori) and Andi. It sounds like a very strong feminine name, or a strong masculine name. I, however, like it on a girl.
A coriander seed used to be used to start the dipping process in making a jawbreaker candy and the leafy parts (cilantro) are used in making salsa, I figure that the meaning for the name Coriander should be "sugar and spice and everything nice."
This feels more like a masculine name to me and I usually treat it as such. Also, I'm pretty sure when I looked it up on a different name site, it was listed as masculine. No matter, I absolutely love this name, whatever gender it is.
Some names ending in -er sound feminine, like Amber, Piper, and Winter. This isn't one of them. It sounds masculine to me. On the other hand, it doesn't sound like a name to begin with, and it just seems weird as one.
I am not exactly sure why you would name your child after a spice. That's kind of weird. Kind of reminds me of Koriand'r from Teen Titans aka Kory Anders. Hm.