forest-related names for nemophilists
- Marwood
- Mavka
- Moriko
- Nahele
- Northwood
- Oihan
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"forest"Description:
An unusual-sounding name used in Basque-speaking parts of France and Spain.
- Oswald
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"divine power"Description:
Despite the success of so many O-starting boys names--Oliver, Owen, Otis, Oscar--Oswald has not yet shown any signs of resurrection, though he does have the animating nicknames Ozzie/Ozzy and Oz. The name has some literary cred--in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Shakespeare's King Lear and a novel by H. G.Wells--and there was early cartoon character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
- Park
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
A grassy place with trees is a nice image to attach to a name.
- Perrie
- Phraiwan
- Ranger
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"forest guardian"Description:
The list of occupational boys' names continues to expand, and this is one of the latest to ride onto the range. And, as trends collide, it also has the popular western, cowboyish feel. A much better choice than the increasingly (and scarily) heard Danger.
- Roscoe
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"deer forest"Description:
Fairly popular a hundred years ago but out of sight now, the quirky Roscoe deserves a place on every adventurous baby-namer's long list. It joins Rufus, Roman, Remy, Romulus, and Ray as one of the R names that sound fresh again after too many years of Robert, Richard, and Ronald.
- Reniala
- Rinji
- Riodhr
- Sil
- Silvain
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"wood, forest"Description:
Woodsy name referring to the Roman tree god Silvanus.
- Sylva
- Sylvaine
- Sylvan
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"wood, forest"Description:
One of the many variations of Silvanus, the name of the Roman forest god, and a little-used member of the freshly stylish Sylv- family of names. Silvan is the sleek German and Dutch form. Given to less than 100 boys each year in the US, it's nevertheless in the Nameberry Top 500.