Wild Nature Names

A rarer-than-rare floral name with a sting in the tail!

Short, simple international names like this make distinctive middle name possibilities. Nir also makes for a nature-oriented first name that's both straightforward and unusual. But be prepared for a lifetime of "...and far" jokes.

Everest has an attractive enough sound and lofty enough meaning to come into style, à la Sierra. George Lucas bestowed this aspirational name on his baby daughter.

This booming word name has been used every year since 1988, yet at most was given to 30 baby boys in a single year. But with names like Thunder, all it takes is one celebrity to bring it to the mainstream, and Usain Bolt could be the guy. He welcomed a son named Thunder (yes, Thunder Bolt) in 2021, twin to Saint Leo and brother to Olympia Lightning.

This cosmological name has a zippy feel that might work well for the galactic parent looking for the perfect name for their own little star.

Some sources say Artis is a form of Arthur, and it certainly has the same root and meaning of bear. But Artis is a name in its own right with a 60-year history on the US Top 1000, from about 1900 until the early 1960s.

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

The bright yellow weed lends itself to a creative baby name, although we don't recommend the nickname Dandy.

Nimbus is a word from nature for a type of cloud that has occasionally -- very occasionally -- been used for a human. But it's evocative and upbeat and certainly makes an intriguing and stylish nature name.

Unusual and simple nature name worthy of further consideration.

This big cat name is especially striking with its X ending.

A bird name from the same Latin root as Aurelia, Oriole is extremely rare as a name: No babies were given the name in the US in 2022. But most people are aware of the Oriole bird, which makes this name uncommon yet possible.

Wildflower may be the ultimate hippie name, added to the lexicon by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden when they chose it as one of their daughter's middle names. It's generic in the way that Flora and River are, as opposed to Iris and Nile, say. But it has a certain free and creative charm.

There's a whole quarry of rocky names parents are now considering: Slate, Flint, etc. , but this one is particularly hard-edged and problematic.

One of the simplest, most down-to-earth yet evocative of the word names, which could work — especially as a middle.

This may be a bit quirky to make it as a name, especially in first place. If you love it, you might try it in the middle.

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

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

Beachy name perfect for a summer baby.

Quirky tree name with baby name potential.