This nature name hasn't escaped the hippie dippy air of others like River or Sky.

This might be a better choice than the similarly pronounced Jan, to avoid gender confusion.

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.

Short and curt.

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

Thad is a tad too slight to stand alone as a name, though as a short form of the imposing Thaddeus it's as serviceable as Ted or Ed.

Parents searching for a simple, peaceful name may be attracted to this one.

Tay is occasionally used on its own, or as a nickname for the now fading Taylor.