Nature Names for Boys

If you find Grover too fusty and furry, this is a much cooler-sounding alternative.

Other wild animals like Fox, Wolf and Bear are catching on as baby names, and Tiger is a rarer option with several famous namesakes, including golf champ Tiger Woods, who was born Eldrick. Other famous Tigers include Indian actor Tiger Shroff, born Jai, and British actor Tyger Drew-Honey, who spells his name with a Y.

Tree name with a pleasant sound and rhythm.

Though some forward-looking parents are now choosing wood-related names like Oak, Pine, and Ash, this generic option would be even more avant garde.

Solemn but soaring name with patriotic symbolism.

If not for Motown founder Berry Gordy, this name would now be totally in the girl group.

Unusual and simple nature name worthy of further consideration.

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

Actress Jaime King gave her son Leo the middle name Thames, for the famous London river where she and her husband Kyle Newman were married. Thames is pronounced tehms, not necessarily common knowledge in the US. The etymology of the word Thames is uncertain, and may mean dark but more likely stems from an ancient word for river.

Fox, okay. Buck, maybe. But Wolverine? You gotta be kidding us. On the plus side, your five-year-old will love you for giving him this superhero name. Your fifteen-year-old, not so much.

The name of a grass plant native to India, which is used in aromatherapy and for its essential oil.

The Norwegian word for "honeysuckle" could make for a fresh and vibrant nature-inspired choice.

Fragrant herb often used for cooking, but scarcely as a name.

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

Several animal names, from Fox to Wolf and even to Tiger, ccan work, but Cougar should stay in its cage. Even John Mellencamp has dropped it.

Quirky tree name with baby name potential.

A dramatic nature name which calls to mind wild rocky landscapes and mountaineering.

Typically used for girls, but Disney Channel show Big City Greens made it wearable for boys as well.

With the tide coming in on a new wave of word names, this one just might catch on, especially for parents who relish sun, sand, and surf. Forest lovers can spell it Beech, like the tree.

This herb is also known as cilantro. It's meaning, "bed bug" is on account of its smell, characterized by the ancient Greeks as bed bug-like.