999+ Nature Names for Babies

  1. Canyon
    • Origin:

      Spanish word name
    • Description:

      Rugged nature name with possibilities...but more for boys.
  2. Pilvi
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Description:

      A sweet Finnish nature name, meaning "cloud".
  3. Gull
    • Origin:

      Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "long-winged swimming birds"
    • Description:

      Suggests the salty, windswept air of the seashore.
  4. Tahoe
    • Origin:

      Native American
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  5. Spruce
    • Origin:

      Tree name
    • Description:

      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.
  6. Scirocco
    • Origin:

      Italian, from Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "warm wind"
    • Description:

      A cool and breezy nature name with a stylish sound, used by Volkswagen for one of its cars.
  7. Ardeth
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "flowering field"
    • Description:

      Ethereal combination of Arden and Edith, with a sweet naturey meaning. Variant of Ardith.
  8. Maengmum
    • Origin:

      Thai
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  9. Cascade
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      It's a nature name evocative of rushing waterfalls. But also a dishwashing detergent.
  10. Jasmin
    • Origin:

      French from Persian
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  11. Rice
    • Origin:

      English nature name
    • Description:

      Rice is really stretching the nature name boundary to its outer edges. But you may want to take it that far.
  12. Manuka
    • Origin:

      botanical name
    • Description:

      This tree, famous for the honey produced from its flowers, can be used as a masculine or feminine name.
  13. Shell
    • Origin:

      English nature name
    • Description:

      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.
  14. Earth
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "earth"
    • Description:

      An early African-American name, along with variation Eartha.
  15. Hamal
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "lamb"
    • Description:

      Alternative for the ultrapopular Jamal.
  16. Hazelton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  17. Mayo
    • Origin:

      Irish place-name
    • Meaning:

      "yew-tree plain"
    • Description:

      When ordering a baby name, hold the mayo.
  18. Alameda
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "cottonwood grove"
    • Description:

      Common California place-name that could work for a girl.
  19. Ngaio
    • Origin:

      Maori
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  20. Shaula
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "raised tail"
    • Description:

      A star in Scorpio whose name would certainly translate into a soft and unusual option for your November baby.