195+Tree Baby Names
- Ye
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"leaf"Description:
Ye is a name with a lovely meaning, which is probably just a bit short for usage outside the Chinese community. Paired with Mei, however, it could work. Ye-Mei would mean beautiful leaf, a lovely name for an autumnal daughter.
- Jelka
Origin:
Diminutive of Jelena, Croatian, Serbian, SloveneMeaning:
"light, shining torch; fir tree"Description:
A relation of Helen via the Slavic Jelena, Jelka is also a word name, used to describe a fir tree in Slovene and a Christmas tree specifically in Serbian and Croatian. As such, it may be a good choice for a winter baby.
- Banyan
Origin:
IndianMeaning:
"the God tree"Description:
This evocative name of a dramatic tropical Indian fig tree is ready to move west.
- Urki
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"birch tree"Description:
This botanical name is not as attractive as several other versions of the tree including Birch and Berkeley.
- Oakleigh
Origin:
Variation of Oakley, EnglishMeaning:
"oak clearing"Description:
Oakleigh broke into the Top 1000 in 2019, two years after Oaklee and six years after Oakley. Last year, about 600 baby girls were named Oakleigh in the US, almost exactly the same number as Oaklyn -- though three times as many were named Oakley and Oaklynn.
- Taimi
Origin:
Finnish, Estonian, JapaneseMeaning:
"sapling, young tree; plant; great beauty"Description:
A bright yet gentle sounding botanical choice, Taimi has that cool, strong EYE sound and an appealing -i ending. Not to be confused with 60s and 70s fave, Tammy, Taimi relates to plants in Estonian and to young saplings in Finnish, though they ultimately share the same root.
- Javor
Origin:
Serbian tree nameMeaning:
"maple tree"Description:
Javor is the Serbian word for Maple tree. It makes a definitively masculine and interesting choice for the nature inclined namer.
- Tamarisk
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"tree name"Description:
Also know as the salt cedar, a plant known for enduring harsh conditions. This makes Tamarisk an intriguing nature name, suggesting resilience and strength, similar to the name Oak for boys.
- Lomond
Origin:
Scottish place nameMeaning:
"elm or blaze"Description:
Lomond is one of those names that exists mainly in one place in the world, Scotland, thanks to its famous Loch Lomond (with its bonnie bonnie banks).
- Tamarind
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"tree and spice name"Description:
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.
- Lapu
Origin:
HopiMeaning:
"Cedar bark"Description:
This Hopi boys' name refers to the bark of the cedar tree.
- Perre
Origin:
NormanMeaning:
"pear tree"Description:
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.
- Chaney
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"oak tree"Description:
An appealing surname-name that sounds perfectly feminine, unless you consider the association to Vice President Dick.
- Revello
Origin:
Italian place name, CatalanMeaning:
"wild olive tree"Description:
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."
- Izeia
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"fir tree"Description:
A sweet but sparky name of Basque origin with a sturdy feeling meaning, Izeia comes from the Basque word for fir trees. It is more familiar in its masculine form, Izei, a Top 20 choice in Basque Country.
- Canelo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"cinnamon tree; winter's bark tree"Description:
A rare Spanish nature name, Canelo comes from both the Spanish canela meaning "cinnamon" and the Chilean and Argentinian canelo, meaning "winter's bark tree". A melodic choice for a winter baby, it is notably borne by Mexican boxer, Canelo Álvarez.
- Gelso
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"mulberry tree"Description:
An interesting international nature name possibility.
- Tree
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Tree is an ultimate nature name, made famous by longtime Taylor Swift publicist Tree Paine, born Trina Snyder.
- Laurien
Origin:
Dutch and Flemish form of Laurine or short form of Laurentien, French, LatinMeaning:
"laurel; from Laurentum"Description:
A Dutch and Flemish name that is used as either a short form of Laurentien, ultimately from Laurence or Laurentius, or as a variation of the French Laurine, itself an elaboration of Laure or Laura. In both cases, the meaning links back to laurel trees.
- Blakeley
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"dark wood or clearing"Description:
Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, updating the 80s darlings Blake and Ashley.
