Nature, Place and Word Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Israeli place name and Hebrew
"fruit or glory"
A Hebrew name also used for girls, with many variations to choose from. Hadara is another version. The name is associated with the holiday of Sukkot.
Finnish
"cloudberry"
Hilla is a rising girl name in Finland, where it is seen as both an independent name and a short form of names beginning with Hil-.
Japanese
"strawberry; one guardian"
Ichigo is a unisex — but primarily male — Japanese name. As a male name, it is typically written in kanji giving it the meaning "one guardian" (which can be interpreted to mean "best guardian"). As a…
Aramaic
"fig tree"
Idra is one of the less obvious botanical names. In ancient times, a fig tree was a symbol of learning, peace, and prosperity.
Diminutive of Jagwida or word name, Polish and Croatian
"war, battle; berry, strawberry"
Jagoda is a Top 50 choice in Poland and Croatia, where it doubles up as a diminutive of Jagwida — itself a variation of the battle-mighty Hedwig — and as a word name, meaning "berry" in Polish, but…
Cornish
"cherry"
A subtle Cornish fruit name meaning "cherry." Keresen has only been in use as a name in recent years, following the Cornish trend of adopting names from the dictionary. Unrelated to Kerensa (another…
African fruit name
The name of a bitter African fruit, as well as a name used for boys. Akuol is the feminine variation.
English fruit name
Sour or sweet? Enough like Lennon, Leonard, and Clement to work, or best left in the fruit basket? That's up to you to decide, but Lemon has been appearing in the US charts for boys since the 1880s.…
Latin botanical name
"the apples"
A name given to apple--specifically crab apple--trees. The first syllable rhymes with Cal.
Fruit name
Mango might be cute as a short form of a related name like Manuel, or for a pet name. But we're not feeling it as a full baby name for a child of any gender.
Greek
"having the color of quince"
In Greek Mythology, Melinoe was the daughter of Persephone, and fathered by both Zeus and Hades. She was one of two moon goddess, the other being Hecate, but was thought to be the bringer of…
Uzbek
"fruit"
"peach"
Sweet Japanese choice.
"peach child"
Momoko is a Japanese name meaning "peach child." It's also the name of a character in the popular Sailor Moon manga series.
Nance is a feminine name with roots as both a medieval diminutive of Ann/Anne and as an English surname. The name Anne derives from Hebrew Hannah, meaning 'grace' or 'favor.' As a given name, Nance…
"apple"
A covert fruit name for non-Finnish speakers.
Fruit and color name
No babies of any gender were named Orange in the US in the most recent year counted. But that doesn't mean, in this era of anything-goes baby names, that it couldn't happen. In fact, Orange did…
Unlike the other fruit names that are just coming onto the baby name menu, Peaches is an old-timey nickname previously reserved for spangled showgirls, and now would be considered an outrageous --…
English word name
"peach-like, satisfactory"
A peachy-keen take on the fruit names Peach and Peaches. Peachy has the additional colloquial meaning of "satisfactory."
Pear is a new entry to the growing list of fruit names, which includes the charming Plum, Clementine, and Apple. Its one, not inconsiderable drawback is its similarity to "pair," which is sure to…
