For Love of Nature

By Rivers_Mom

Updated Thu Jun 16 2022

A fun list of nature related and water friendly baby names.

Sunny
- Origin:
  English nickname
- Description:
  Upbeat nickname-name that can't help but make you smile. You might want to use it as a short form for a more "serious" name such as Sunniva, but Sunny is undeniably, well, sunny.
Echo
- Origin:
  Greek mythology name
- Meaning:
  "echo or sound"
- Description:
  Echo, the pretty, resonant name of a legendary nymph, was the heroine of Joss Whedon's sci-fi series Dollhouse. Nick Hexum, of the band 311, named his daughter Echo Love.

Ocean
- Origin:
  English, nature name
- Meaning:
  "ocean"
- Description:
  Nature names like Ocean and River are flowing back into favor, especially with nature lovers and green-oriented parents. In 2024, it was given to 483 boys and 325 girls, making this a unisex favorite in the US, while in the UK, it is considerably more popular for girls.
Rain
- Origin:
  Word name
- Description:
  Among a small shower of rain-related names, this pure version can have a cool, refreshing image.

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