A hardwood tree native to Africa, India and other tropical regions, which bears sweet pod-shaped fruits which are used as a flavoring in many world cuisines, including Indian and Filipino. A rare and intriguing nature name which could honor an ancestral Tammy or Tamar.

Strong, solid surname name. For many this name will be inextricably linked with former Vice President Dick Cheney - a hinderance or a virtue, depending on your political leanings.

The açai palm is a tree native to Brazil that produces açai berries (the base of those trendy smoothie bowls). Since US birth certificates don't allow for diacritical marks, we are unsure if people are naming their children after the fruit (pronounce ah-sah-EE) or omitting the cedilla and pronouncing it a-KYE.

A handsome nature name – and an intriguing alternative to Willow – that is also found as a rare English surname.

An intriguing surname option with ties to the natural world and to cool names like Hollis and Holland. But beware: another origin of the surname is from Old French horier meaning "pimp, brothel keeper".

New Zealand writer Ngaio (born Edith Ngaio) Marsh is the best-known bearer of this Maori nature name, properly pronounced ng (like the end of sing) -EYE-oh. It is the name of a tree indigenous to New Zealand, also called the Mousehole Tree.

Olivia ranks in the Top 10 -- and sometimes even Number 1 -- in many countries now, so variations such as this Spanish form may get some attention.

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.

Slavic feminine form of Oliver, with definite potential in the era of Olivia and Olive.

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.

An international form of popular Olivia, this variation is in the Top 10 in Lithuania and in the Top 50 in Slovenia. It is also used in Latvia, but typically transcribed as Olīvija.

Tamar is a feminine Hebrew name, but this variation is used on girls and boys in the US. Tamari is also the name of a Japanese condiment similar to soy sauce.

This variation of the Biblical Hadassah is beautiful in its own right. It also comes with built-in trendy nickname Haddie, or the sleek and fashionable Dasha — maybe even boyish and modern Dash.

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

As Oliver's fan base spreads throughout the English-speaking and Euro-centered worlds, other forms of the popular name are sure to gain attention.

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

An intriguing surname option with ties to the natural world and to cool names like Hollis and Holland. But beware: another origin of the surname is from Old French horier meaning "pimp, brothel keeper".