999+ Nature Names for Babies

A virtually unknown choice in the U.S. -- after 20 years of researching names, we've just heard of it ourselves -- but definitely attractive and usable for the baby namer who truly wants something different.

The Faroese word for tufa — a limestone variety found in rivers and lakes — is a rare nature name in its country of origin.

A Welsh word name with a pretty nature meaning.

A nature name used in Catalonia, derived from the word for a vine or vineyard. It sounds like (and has the same origin as) Vignette, which has several English meanings in art, literature, and tax.

A cool and breezy nature name with a stylish sound, used in the Scirocco spelling by Volkswagen for one of its cars.

Briar is a rising nature name for both girls and boys and Bryars is a spin introduced as the middle name of one of the Waldrop sextuplets, Layke Bryars, who happens to be a boy. But the name works just as well for girls.

Usain Bolt chose Lightning as the middle name for his daughter — Olympia Lightning Bolt. Mainstream parents have taken a liking to Lightning as a boy name — it debuted on the charts in 2021, and was given to five baby boys in 2022.

This botanical name can be used for both boys and girls.

Maori nature name with a lovely flowing sound and meaning.

Lithe and leonine name chosen for her daughter by singer Erykah Badu, but fits in with wild nature names like Fox, Wolf and Bear for a boy.

The Spanish word for "shell" is a new addition to the quickly growing list of ocean-inspired nature names.

The German word for Lavender would certainly make for a pretty and unexpected nature name.

An epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati, Bhavani is a mother goddess thought to be the power of nature and the source of creative energy.

A Ukrainian nature name with a history of use in the US among the Amish community.

The Faroese word for the buttercup flower makes a sweet and sunny nature name, sometimes shortened to Sóley.

The Spanish word for tree would make a distinct and offbeat nature name.

This architectural word name could be used for the child of someone in real estate, but it feels less spirited than some of the other word name inspired by nature or virtues.

Armoni may for some be an alternate spelling of the popular designer name Armani, but in Hebrew the word pronounced ar-moan means chestnut, so this can make an original gender neutral nature name.

Shoshonee along with Shoshone and Shoshoni is the name of an indigenous tribe in the Western US as well as a personal name. This name has a lovely sound and nature meaning, but was given to fewer than five baby girls in the US last year.