999+ Nature Names for Babies

Grrrr.

Another intriguing and virtually unused Spanish nature name to add to the books.

This fragrant name was sometimes seen in hippie communes in the days of flower power.

In Greek mythology, a surname of Athena and an epithet of Europa.

Ridge has been rising rapidly for boys for a few years now, entering the Top 1000 in 2015. Now this subtle nature name has debuted in the charts on the girl's side as well.

A genus of tropical shrubs that bear white and pink flowers.

Nimbus is a new nature name that works for either gender and manages to be both familiar and unique. An evocative and daring nature name for the future.

As a name, it's linked to Sir Mulberry Hawk, a character in Charles Dicken's Nicholas Nickleby.

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

A quirky Finnish nature name – sister to the Swedish Linnea – which could make for a cute and creative choice to honor family heritage or for a twin baby girl.

The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland is a part of the largest continuous rainforest in Australia. It was named after Richard Daintree, an early Australian geologist and photographer. His surname in English in origin, derived from the Middle English dene, meaning "valley."

Semilla, Spanish for "seed", could make an intriguing nature name.

Ptarmigan is the common English name for the genus Lagopus, in the grouse family of birds. The name is derived from the Scottish word for the bird, tàrmachan (meaning unknown), with the initial P- added by erroneous association with the Greek pteron ("wing").

A rugged and rare alternative to Gwen, Gwyneth, and Gwendolyn, Gwennan derives from the Welsh gwen meaning "white, blessed" and nant meaning "stream". A nature name with a familiar sound, it was borne by one of the daughters of the legendary Welsh king Brychan Brycheiniog. Footballer Gwennan Harries, rugby play Gwennan Hopkins, and harp player Gwenan Gibbard are notable bearers.

People are likely to want to put that second - Cornell University inspired - L on the end of this name, when in fact it has a completely different etymology. This name is very popular in Romania though American public intellectural Cornel West and South African athlete Cornel Fredericks broadens its use beyond Eastern Europe.

Corymbia is the botanical name of many species of beautiful flowering gum trees. It is a rare, but attested, girls name in Australia.

Malti is an Indian floral name from the plant madhumalti — a tropical flowering vine that is known in English as the Rangoon creeper. In India, Madhu and Malti are often used as twin names or as a first/middle name combination.

Lots of parents choose nature names, but only a few choose Nature as a name each year. It is equally used for boys and girls in the USA.

The Spanish word for hill certainly has name-like qualities and could make a fresh new Spanish nature name.

Malli is one of those simple-yet-unusual names that are intrinsically fascinating. In the US last year, only seven baby girls were named Malli.