Nature, Place and Word Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Chinese
"mint"
The Mandarin word for "mint" was used as a translation of the Japanese name Minto in the popular manga series Tokyo Mew Mew .
Hungarian word name and diminutive of Borbála
"juniper; foreign woman"
Popular in Hungary where it ranks in the Top 100, Boróka may be considered a word name, meaning "juniper" in Hungarian, making this an equivalent to the stylish English word name. It is also used…
Word name
Not even for Brandy's twin brother.
Nature name
"blackberry shrub"
Related to blackberry plants and more colloquially to any thorny shrub, Bramble has history as an English surname. Cozy in sound but spiky in feel, it could even get you nickname Bram.
Diminutive of Brandon
"broom-covered hill"
A little heavy on the fiber content; we prefer Bram. But Bran is also the Celtic god of the underworld, whose symbol is the raven. It's probably not a coincidence that George R.R. Martin chose this…
Old Norse
"barley"
Byggvir is a Norse mythology character associated with barley, grain, and harvest.
An edible plant used in seed and spice form.
Better known as Tapioca, Cassava makes an innovative way to get to the nicknames Cass or Cassie.
Greek
"cinnamon"
Cassiane, also spelled Kassiani or Kasiani, is an ancient Greek name best known as the name of a saint famous as a hymnographer. The Hymn of Cassiane, traditionally sung on Tuesday of Easter Week in…
Word name, English from Tupi
"pepper"
Spicy.
Nahuatl, Aztec
"maize deity"
In Aztec mythology, Centeōtl was the god of maize and subsistence.
"earth apple"
A daisy-esque flower, although chamomile is much more commonly associated with the tea that's made from it.
French place name
"white"
The name of a French city famous for its fine lace. Another association: Chantilly cream – a sweetened whipped cream apparently invented there in the 17th century by a chef at the Château de…
Variation of Naaman, Hebrew
"sweet herbs"
Namon is an uncommon masculine name with multiple possible origins. It could be related to the Biblical Naaman, a Syrian commander mentioned in the Book of Kings. It may be a variation of Nathan…
Chia is a feminine name with diverse cultural origins. In Italian, it's a diminutive of Lucia, meaning "light." In Chinese, depending on the character used, it can mean "good" or "beautiful." The…
Japanese
"one thousand grains of rice; one thousand paces"
Spicy but insubstantial nickname name.
Word name, English from Greek
A sweet and rare spice name, which made its first and only appearance on the US baby name charts in 1969 — the year Neil Young's song "Cinnamon Girl" was released.
French
"lemon"
A Gallic twist on a word or nature name, which has a nice lemony feel.
Color and food name
Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.
