Earth Day Names: Green names to celebrate the bounties of nature
Nameberry commemorates Earth Day with this guest blog contributed by Elisabeth Wilborn, creator of one of our absolute favorite blogs, You Can’t Call It “It” . Elisabeth, a writer, artist, and mom, lives in Brooklyn, New York
April 22 has rolled around, and we remind ourselves yet again to care for the Earth— lest it forget to care for us. If you’d like your child to be ever mindful of the planet, consider sourcing his or her name from Earth gods and goddesses, from the Earth’s bounty itself, or from one of the great conservationists (with conveniently attractive surnames, no?).
Happy day! Be good, and enjoy it.
EMBLEMS OF THE EARTH
GIRLS
Anona– Roman goddess of the harvest
Avani– Sanskrit, “earth”
Ceres– Ancient Roman, “to grow”,Roman goddess of agriculture
Demeter– Greek, “earth mother”, Greek goddess of agriculture
Flora– Roman goddess of flowers
Francis– Italian saint reknowned for his connection to animals
Gaia– Greek, “earth”, and the goddess of the earth
Georgia, Georgina, Georgianna– Greek, “farmer”
Kun- Chinese, “earth”
Luna– Roman goddess of the moon
Perpetua– Latin, “continuous”
Terra– Latin, “earth”
Vita– Latin for “life”
Zoe– Greek, “life”
BOYS
Adam– Hebrew, debated meaning; man formed from the Earth
Asa– Hebrew, “healer”
Chaim– Hebrew, “life”
Enki- Sumerian, “lord of the earth”, god of water and wisdom
George– Greek, “farmer, earthworker”
Pax– Latin, “peace”
Vitus– Ancient Roman, from the latin for “life”
Zephyr– Greek god of the west wind
FROM THE EARTH
Delfina
Maple
Nightingale
Solstice
Thistle
Warbler
PROTECTORS OF THE EARTH
David Attenborough
Jacques Cousteau
Dian Fossey
Jane Goodall
Carl Linnaeus
Chico Mendes