Clementine

Might as well start with an 'orange' name.

Clementine - French version of Clement
From the Latin meaning 'mild, merciful, gentle'.

Start by dissecting the meaning:
Mild - the climate of the UK is mild and temperate. You can get mild cheese.
Merciful - having this as a meaning is better than using Mercy to get the same sense or Mercedes.
Gentle - feel this describes the name - Clementine is sing-song, an unexpected surprise - not abrasive.

There were 14 popes named Clement and also St Clement of Alexandria. Clement is an old name - therefore traditional.

In the USA Clementine was most popular way back in 1882 when it was at 363. It fell off the popularity charts in 1953. Therefore - traditionally unusual and unused.

As said earlier - Clementine is sing-song. What probably puts people most off the name is the song 'Oh My Darling Clementine' (full words below). Basically Clementine was nice but couldn't swim - unfortunate when you hurt your foot and fall into a pool. So Clementine drowns. How tragic.

But don't trust me: read it yourself:

In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavating for a mine
Dwelt a miner forty niner,
And his daughter Clementine

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling, Clementine!
Thou art lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry, Clementine

Light she was and like a fairy,
And her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes, without topses,
Sandals were for Clementine.

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling, Clementine!
Thou art lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry, Clementine

Drove she ducklings to the water
Ev'ry morning just at nine,
Hit her foot against a splinter,
Fell into the foaming brine.

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling, Clementine!
Thou art lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry, Clementine

Ruby lips above the water,
Blowing bubbles, soft and fine,
But, alas, I was no swimmer,
So I lost my Clementine.

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling, Clementine!
Thou art lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry, Clementine

How I missed her! How I missed her,
How I missed my Clementine,
But I kissed her little sister,
I forgot my Clementine.

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling, Clementine!
Thou art lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry, Clementine

Another problem with Clementine is the pronunciation: is it Clem-en-tine (rhyming with fine) or Clem-en-teen?

Variations on Clementine: Clement, Clementina, Clemence, Clemency, Clem, Clemmy

So Clementine - unusual, traditional, fruity and the subject of a song.