999+ Nature Names for Babies
- Heremoana
Origin:
TahitianMeaning:
"beloved ocean"Description:
Moana may be the best-known South Sea Islander name thanks to Disney. This puts a male spin on the appealing nature name.
- Carmello
Origin:
Spanish and Italian variation of Carmen, HebrewMeaning:
"garden"Description:
Carmelo is the more popular spelling of this name in the US, probably thanks to basketball great Carmelo Anthony. Carmelo ranks in the Top 1000 and was given to about 350 baby boys last year, while Carmelo and the original Carmen were each used for about 50 baby boys.
- Odonata
Origin:
Latin, Nature nameDescription:
An order of carnivorous insects, most notably dragonflies and damselflies.
- Royða
Origin:
FaroeseMeaning:
"tufa"Description:
The Faroese word for tufa — a limestone variety found in rivers and lakes — is a rare nature name in its country of origin.
- Shoshonee
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"tall-growing grasses"Description:
Shoshonee along with Shoshone and Shoshoni is the name of an indigenous tribe in the Western US as well as a personal name. This name has a lovely sound and nature meaning, but was given to fewer than five baby girls in the US last year.
- Horowai
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"waterfall"Description:
Maori nature name with a lovely flowing sound and meaning.
- Sirocco
Origin:
Arabic, ItalianMeaning:
"warm wind"Description:
A cool and breezy nature name with a stylish sound, used in the Scirocco spelling by Volkswagen for one of its cars.