725+ Nature Names for Babies

A highly unusual flower name that could give you Clio for short.

A lush, romantic flower name for people who think Rose, Violet and Lily are 1000 times too popular.

Now that Lily has become hugely popular, parents in love with this flower name are looking further afield for substitutes such as Liliane and Liliana.

61 Cygni is a star in the constellation Cygnus. It's pronounced similarly to the Scandinavian name Signe/Signy.

An edible plant used in seed and spice form.

Soft and mellifluous nature-surname name, situated miles away from the dated Marshall.

Feisty floral name that would work better as a middle name than as a first, so called because of the flower's resemblance to a dragon's open mouth.

This rare and archaic French name is a little too close to Chlorine for our liking. Despite its flowery origins, Florine has a warrior history - Florine of Burgundy was a female French crusader, who fought in battles alongside her husband and died after continuing to fight with seven arrows in her chest.

Vicus, an unusual ancient Roman place-name, is used for modern-day boys in Africa.

Any boy with this name, a synonym for power via the Greek mythology figure, better be strong of body, and of psyche.

A strong, meaningful name, associated with a famous Cherokee linguistic scholar; also suggests the magnificent California sequoia redwood trees.

The bell-shaped flower Aletris is also known as Colic Root, Blazing Star, Unicorn Root, and Stargrass. Its roots have medicinal properties and are used to aid digestive and muscle problems. Its name derives from Greek aletris — an enslaved woman who ground corn — because of the mealy texture of the flowers.

Related to the Arabic Warda, Vered is a strong sounding nature name with a sweet floral meaing.

This name of the mythological mother of Achilles might suffer from its rhyming association to the word fetus.

Nature names are often associated with Spring and Summer, but Glacier is ideal for a winter baby.

This botanical name, referring to the vivid deep red color and to the madder plant from which it derives, is almost unknown to English speakers. But it's been trending in France recently, reaching the Top 100.

This name of a showy, lemony plant makes an unusual entry into the name garden.

Whether it's an Asian surname-name or short for Channing, has a sound and feel that's both simple and stand-out.

The Old Norse and modern Norwegian word name Fjord, which refers to a passage in the sea, could work for children of both genders.

The Old Norse and modern Norwegian word name Fjord, which refers to a passage in the sea, could work for children of both genders.