Nature, Place and Word Names
300+ Food Baby Names
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Barric
English
"grain farm"
Perfect choice if your baby has grandpas named Barry and Eric, but also a bit military.
Bay
English word, Old English
"an inlet of the sea where the land curves inward; berry"
One of the most usable of the pleasant, newly adopted nature/water names (like Lake and Ocean), especially in middle position. It's gentle, slightly whimsical, but grounded by its similarity to May…
Bay
English word, Old English
"an inlet of the sea where the land curves inward; berry"
Like River and Lake, a cool, refreshing modern water-related choice. This name is also associated with bay leaves, the bay laurel, the contemporary term of endearment, "bae", and the Old English word…
Baya
Spanish
"berry"
The Spanish word for "berry" makes a deliciously intriguing word name possibility.
Bays
Variation of Bay, Latin
"berry"
Solves the Bay/bae issue.
Bean
English word name
"an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped"
Bean is a unisex word name with a cute and quirky feel. Early reader series Ivy and Bean features a young girl named Bean, short for Bernice Blue. It has appeal as a casual nickname or middle name,…
Bean
English word name
"an immature bean pod used as a vegetable"
The unisex word name Bean, distant cousin of the infamous Apple, was used for the name of a child of mysterious gender in Louise Penny's novel "A Rule Against Murder." While we can imagine Bean as a…
Beresford
English
"ford where barley grows"
Upper-crusty hotelish surname.
Berry
Nature name
With the recent arrival of fruit names like Apple and Plum, this more traditional example, symbolic of fertility, might rise in popularity. Photographer Berry Berenson was born Berinthia.…
Bethenny
Spelling variation of Bethany, Hebrew
"house of figs"
Bethenny is the spelling introduced to the world by and closely associated with Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel. While the name has a bit of charm, we recommend sticking with the original…
Bettany
English surname and herb name
A jaunty English surname which may derive from "betony", the name of a pretty purple-flowering shrub. A famous bearer is British historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes.
Bezai
Hebrew
"eggs"
Biblical family with 323 children. That's a lot of eggs.
Bòhé
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 .
Boróka
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…
Bourbon
Word name
Not even for Brandy's twin brother.
Bramble
Nature name
"blackberry shrub"
Related to blackberry plants and colloquially to any thorny shrub, Bramble also has history as an English surname.
Bran
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…
Brie
French, place-name of cheese-producing region, short form of Briana
Place-name and homonym of Bree, less popular than its enlargement, Brielle or Brianna. Brie Larson is a notable bearer.
Byggvir
Old Norse
"barley"
Byggvir is a Norse mythology character associated with barley, grain, and harvest.
Camellia
English flower name from Czech surname
"Kamel's flower"
Camellia is a rare flower name with distinct roots related to the Camille/Camila group and has varied associations to the moon, water, wealth, and perfection. It could be thought of as a floral…
