Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • French : Bitter; from the tree

Girl name variations

Sorrel
Sorel
Sorie

Boy name origins & meanings

  • French : Bitter; from the tree

Boy name variations

Sorrel
Sorre
Sorrey

How Popular Is The Name Sorrell

Family name origins & meanings

  • English (southeastern) : nickname for someone with reddish hair, from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman French sor ‘chestnut (color)’.

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