999+ Nature Names for Babies
- Danu
Origin:
Celtic, goddess of fruitfulnessDescription:
This sprightly Irish mythology name would make an attention-grabbing choice.
- Embelia
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
A genus of tropical shrubs that bear white and pink flowers.
- Manuka
Origin:
Botanical nameDescription:
The manuka tree, famous for the honey produced from its flowers, can be adapted as a masculine or feminine baby name.
- Tancy
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"immortal"Description:
This adorable name of the young daughter on "Big Love" might be thought of as a variation of Tansy, an obscure flower name whose star may rise on the heels of such current favorites as Lily and Daisy.
- Vered
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rose"Description:
Related to the Arabic Warda, Vered is a strong sounding nature name with a sweet floral meaing.
- Solimar
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"sun and sea"Description:
This bright and breezy Spanish nature name sounds fresher than its inverse, Marisol.
- Malti
Origin:
Sanskrit flower nameDescription:
Malti is an Indian floral name from the plant madhumalti — a tropical flowering vine that is known in English as the Rangoon creeper. In India, Madhu and Malti are often used as twin names or as a first/middle name combination.
- Morella
Origin:
Literary nameDescription:
The eponymous character in an Edgar Allan Poe ghost story, gothic Morella was likely based on Latin mors ("death") or Greek mauros ("black"). It’s also a subtle nature name, being an alternative name for the poisonous black nightshade plant.
- Björk
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"birch tree"Description:
Destined to remain a one-person name -- in this country anyway.
- Cayenne
Origin:
Word name, English from TupiMeaning:
"pepper"Description:
Spicy.
- Agam
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"lake"
- Donati
Origin:
Variation of Donato, LatinMeaning:
"given by God"Description:
Donati is a distinguished Italian surname that can easily work as a first. The last name Donati is a patronymic from an ancestral Donato or may be a plural of Donato.
- Ravine
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"chasm, gulley"Description:
A dramatic nature name which calls to mind wild rocky landscapes and mountaineering.
- Elan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"tree"Description:
When given the French pronunciation (ay-LAN), has a great deal of esprit and élan.
- Thallo
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bringer of blossoms"Description:
Thallo, the Greek goddess of spring, buds, and blooms has a decidedly less flowery name than her Roman counterpart, Flora. Thallo is one of the Horae in Greek mythology: goddesses associated with the cycle of life, growth and the seasons.
- Ginkgo
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Quirky tree name with baby name potential.
- Aspyn
Origin:
Variation of Aspen, tree name and place nameDescription:
Divorces Aspen from its nature and ski resort associations. Aspyn first broke into the Top 1000 in 2020.
- Yagmur
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"rain"Description:
A popular nature name in Turkey, where it was in the Top 10 from 2005-2013. Spelt Yağmur in Turkish.
- Alyvia
Origin:
Variation of OliviaMeaning:
"olive tree"Description:
Parents finding Olivia too popular first turned to Alivia and then went further with Alyvia. But making the spelling different does not improve on the original. If you love Olivia, name your daughter Olivia.
- Kalinda
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"sun"Description:
This lovely, rhythmic Hindu nature name relates to the mythical Kalinda Mountains, from which a sacred river flows.
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