Names That Mean Tree

Could be used in an Indian family for a garden-lover's son.

Occasionally heard in Ireland, small chance of success here.

Tomer was once a Top 100 name in Israel — it fell out in 2016.

A very popular name for boys in Ireland that's well-used throughout the British Isles, Darragh is also occasionally used for girls and certainly sounds feminine or at least unisex to the American ear. Simplified form Dara pushes it further toward the girls' side.

A modern Cornish word name with a sturdy natural namesake. Derwa is a related Cornish saint's name.

As always, that oy sound is problematic.

Stockard Channing -- "West Wing" 's first lady -- picked this strong, Waspy first name over her original, Susan.

Destined to remain a one-person name -- in this country anyway.

An interesting international nature name possibility.

Javor is the Serbian word for Maple tree. It makes a definitively masculine and interesting choice for the nature inclined namer.

This surname ultimately derives from a Galician place name meaning "fig tree", but has spread all over the Spanish-speaking world. It's not certain if it's ever been used as a first name, but it could work - especially as it's reminiscent of the operatic character Figaro.

Dutch road cyclist Steven Kruijswijk introduced the world to this name when he chose it for his son born in 2016. It is related to the name Perry, which also means pear tree.

Divorces Aspen from its nature and ski resort associations. Aspyn first broke into the Top 1000 in 2020.

Most frequently seen as a surname of those with Italian or Spanish heritage. The Italian variation is a habitational surname denoting ancestors from the town of Revello, while the Catalan (sometimes spelled Revelló) derives from revell, meaning "wild olive tree."

Cınar is a Turkic word name derived from the Persian word chenar, meaning "plane tree." It's a common surname and masculine given name in Turkey. Cınar is typically written with the Turkish dotless I.

If you're looking for an honor name for grandpa Tom, this could be a good choice. It's also used as a male short form of the name in Eastern Europe.

One of the newest members of the ever-growing cult of pseudo-Hawaiian girl names ending in -lani.

People are likely to want to put that second - Cornell University inspired - L on the end of this name, when in fact it has a completely different etymology. This name is very popular in Romania though American public intellectural Cornel West and South African athlete Cornel Fredericks broadens its use beyond Eastern Europe.

A name known in several cultures.

Sounds incomplete, like a pet form of Miranda.