999+ Nature Names for Babies
- Canyon
Origin:
Spanish word nameDescription:
Rugged nature name with possibilities...but more for boys.
- Pilvi
Origin:
FinnishDescription:
A sweet Finnish nature name, meaning "cloud".
- Gull
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"long-winged swimming birds"Description:
Suggests the salty, windswept air of the seashore.
- Tahoe
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"edge of the lake"Description:
Unique baby names are often found in nature, conjuring up the beauty of the lake between California and Nevada that has become a popular tourist destination. Though Tahoe is also a line of SUVs, which may not be the kind of unique name you're after.
- Spruce
Origin:
Tree nameDescription:
Spruce is a very rare tree name, given to only six baby boys last year....and no girls. But there's nothing traditionally gendered about this name, which can work just as well for baby girls.
- Scirocco
Origin:
Italian, from ArabicMeaning:
"warm wind"Description:
A cool and breezy nature name with a stylish sound, used by Volkswagen for one of its cars.
- Ardeth
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"flowering field"Description:
Ethereal combination of Arden and Edith, with a sweet naturey meaning. Variant of Ardith.
- Maengmum
Origin:
ThaiMeaning:
"spider"Description:
This Thai nature name is closely associated with popular young Thai-Chinese actress Pimnitchakun Bumrungkit, who uses it as her nom de guerre.
- Cascade
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
It's a nature name evocative of rushing waterfalls. But also a dishwashing detergent.
- Jasmin
Origin:
French from PersianMeaning:
"jasmine flower"Description:
Now that parents are increasingly considering previously-female nature names, like Rose and Holly, for boys, Jasmin could be viable as a male name too. It already is in Bosnia.
- Rice
Origin:
English nature nameDescription:
Rice is really stretching the nature name boundary to its outer edges. But you may want to take it that far.
- Manuka
Origin:
botanical nameDescription:
This tree, famous for the honey produced from its flowers, can be used as a masculine or feminine name.
- Shell
Origin:
English nature nameDescription:
Shell has been used as a short form of Shelley for all genders and Sheldon for boys. That was then: Now, Shell can be a beachy nature name and word name turned baby name.
- Earth
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"earth"Description:
An early African-American name, along with variation Eartha.
- Hamal
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"lamb"Description:
Alternative for the ultrapopular Jamal.
- Hazelton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"settlement near hazel trees"Description:
Unless it was your grandmother's maiden name, and you're using it in the middle place, we don't think so. Could be confused with Hazelden, a leading rehab facility.
- Mayo
Origin:
Irish place-nameMeaning:
"yew-tree plain"Description:
When ordering a baby name, hold the mayo.
- Alameda
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"cottonwood grove"Description:
Common California place-name that could work for a girl.
- Ngaio
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"reflections on the water"Description:
New Zealand writer Ngaio (born Edith Ngaio) Marsh is the best-known bearer of this Maori nature name, properly pronounced ng (like the end of sing) -EYE-oh. It is the name of a tree indigenous to New Zealand, also called the Mousehole Tree.
- Shaula
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"raised tail"Description:
A star in Scorpio whose name would certainly translate into a soft and unusual option for your November baby.