44 Unique Nature Names - Page 2
- Larkspur
Origin:
English botanical nameDescription:
A rarer-than-rare floral name with a sting in the tail!
- Spruce
Origin:
Tree nameDescription:
A handsome, spruced-up post-Bruce tree name.
- Bayou
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
A slow and sultry southern choice that's definitely cool for babies of either gender.
- Yunhee
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"lotus flower, pleasure"Description:
Yunhee, which can be anglicized several ways including Yun-hui and Yoonhee, is a Korean name that can be used for either boys and girls. The meaning changes depending on the hanja or characters used to write each syllable of the name, but two common meanings are lotus flower and pleasure.
- Levee
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"ridge along a river; floodbank"Description:
Derived from the French word levée meaning "to raise", a levee is either a naturally formed ridge along a riverbank, made up of sediment deposited there by overflowing water, or a manmade barrier created to protect against flooding.
- Grove
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"grove of trees"Description:
If you find Grover too fusty and furry, this is a much cooler-sounding alternative.
- Petal
Origin:
English from GreekMeaning:
"leaf"Description:
Petal is the soft and sweet-smelling name of a character in the novel and film, The Shipping News. With the rise of such flower names as Poppy and Posy, we believe Petal — down-to-earth yet romantic — has its own appealingly distinctive style.
- Embelia
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
A genus of tropical shrubs that bear white and pink flowers.
- Quarry
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Has the offbeat quality and macho feel -- like Stone and Flint -- that appeals to increasing numbers of modern parents.
- Tree
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Tree is an ultimate nature name, made famous by longtime Taylor Swift publicist Tree Paine, born Trina Snyder.
- Banyan
Origin:
IndianMeaning:
"the God tree"Description:
This evocative name of a dramatic tropical Indian fig tree is ready to move west.
- Libelula
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"dragonfly"Description:
A rare nature name and an interesting way to familiar nicknames like Libby, Lula, Lulu, and Bel, Libelula (or Libélula) comes from the Spanish word for "dragonfly". The name itself comes from the Latin word for "level" and "balanced" (libella and liberatum), in reference to the horizontal wings of the insect.
- Pike
Origin:
American animal nameMeaning:
"pike, a fish"Description:
The field of nature names is constantly expanding to include all species of flowers and trees and animals and birds and even fish. In addition to its appeal for anglers, Pike recalls Zebulon Pike, the explorer who discovered and gave his name to Pike's Peak.
- Boulder
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
A tough and rugged nature name.
- Henna
Origin:
Color name, Finnish feminization of Henry, English from GermanMeaning:
"estate ruler"Description:
Reddish dye that sounds as if it could be a real name — of the outdated, Old World, Yetta-Hedda variety.
- Zsálya
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"sage"Description:
If Sage seems too mainstream nowadays, here's Zsálya: this modern word name comes directly from the Hungarian zsálya, meaning sage, and it's a rare choice even in its native country. It has an attractive sound, but the pronunciation would likely be a challenge for most non-Hungarian natives.
- Eagle
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"eagle, a bird"Description:
Solemn but soaring name with patriotic symbolism.
- Ivinnguaq
Origin:
GreenlandicMeaning:
"sweet little grass"Description:
An elaboration on Ivik, a Greenlandic name meaning (blade of) grass, combined with the -nnguaq suffix to give it the adorable meaning of sweet little grass. While Ivik strongly leans masculine, Ivinnquaq is much more often used on girls.
- Gjóska
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"tephra"Description:
An Icelandic word name with striking imagery, referring to volcanic tephra: the rock fragments ejected into the atmosphere after a volcanic eruption.
- Yunhee
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"lotus flower, pleasure"Description:
A Korean name that can work for either gender, Yunhee can be anglicized as Yun-hui and Yoonhee, among other variations. Like other Korean names, it has a number of meanings depending on the hanja or characters used to write the name's syllables, with lotus flower and pleasure two of the most common.
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