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.

Marine was trending for a long time in France, but the far right politician Marine (born Marion) LePen has dampened the mood.

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.

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.

This evocative name of a dramatic tropical Indian fig tree is ready to move west.

The nature boy version of the Scandinavian Leif, which actually means "heir". In the creative-naming Phoenix family, Leaf is the former name of the actor we know as Joaquin.

More unusual than Forest or Forrest, Field is a nature name that is simple, evocative, and fresh--sort of the male equivalent of Meadow.

Field and Fields are both relatively common surnames, noted bearers including department store owner Marshall Field, poet Eugene Field (Wynken, Blynken and Nod) and actress Sally. Those with the plural include W.C. Fields, cookie company founder Debbi, and entertainers Gracie and Kim Fields.

A genus of tropical shrubs that bear white and pink flowers.

Reddish dye that sounds as if it could be a real name — of the outdated, Old World, Yetta-Hedda variety.

This elegant surname has great potential to turn into an unusual first name, especially with its literary associations to both Stephen and Hart Crane.

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.

Has the offbeat quality and macho feel -- like Stone and Flint -- that appeals to increasing numbers of modern parents.

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.

A tough and rugged nature name.

More commonly known as the Mongolian Gazelle, the Zeren is an antelope native to the steppes of Central Asia.

If you find Grover too fusty and furry, this is a much cooler-sounding alternative.

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.

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.

A slow and sultry southern choice that's definitely cool for babies of either gender.

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.