195+Tree Baby Names

  1. Cheney
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Chaney
    • Meaning:

      "oak tree"
    • Description:

      Strong, solid surname name. For many this name will be inextricably linked with former Vice President Dick Cheney - a hinderance or a virtue, depending on your political leanings.
  2. Perre
    • Origin:

      Norman
    • Meaning:

      "pear tree"
    • Description:

      Dutch road cyclist Steven Kruijswijk introduced the world to this name when he chose it for his son born in 2016. It is related to the name Perry, which also means pear tree.
  3. Vesa
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "sapling, sprout"
    • Description:

      Unisex in its native country but especially popular for boys, this cool Finnish nature name would be perfect for the new addition to your family tree.
  4. Nima
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "margosa tree"
    • Description:

      Model Trish Goff's Nima is a boy, but the a ending gives this name a feminine feel.
  5. Blakeley
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "dark wood or clearing"
    • Description:

      Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, updating the 80s darlings Blake and Ashley.
  6. Patrin
    • Origin:

      Romani
    • Meaning:

      "leaf trail"
    • Description:

      Patrin is a truly unusual yet easily comprehended choice.
  7. Cornel
    • Origin:

      Romanian, variation of Cornelius; tree name
    • Description:

      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.
  8. Hideki
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "bright tree"
    • Description:

      As well as Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa, two Yankees ballplayers, Hideki Irabu and Hideki Matsui, made this name familiar to Americans.
  9. Elmore
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "moor with elm trees"
    • Description:

      Boys' names beginning with "El" were all the rage in the 1910s, but today Elmore - along with Elwin, Ellsworth and others - has barely been used for decades. It has literary connections through writer Elmore "Dutch" Leonard. More recently, several children's book characters have given the name a cuddly feel: Holly Hobbie's Elmore the Porcupine, and Elmore Green in Lauren Child's "The New Small Person".
  10. Daru
    • Origin:

      Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "pine or cedar"
    • Description:

      Accessible, aromatic Indian name.
  11. Alamo
    • Origin:

      Place-name, Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "poplar tree"
    • Description:

      The unique O-ending makes this name memorable, especially for someone with ties to Texas.
  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. Aranyu
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "forest"
    • Description:

      Aranyu is an Indian name rarely used in the US, though the meaning gives it a fashionable woodsy appeal.
  14. Rohana
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "sandalwood"
    • Description:

      Beguiling alternative to Johanna.
  15. Tupelo
    • Origin:

      Native American place-name and tree name
    • Meaning:

      "swamp tree"
    • Description:

      Tupelo, the name of a Mississippi city as well as a tree with soft, light wood that grows in the swamps of the south, attracted some attention as a first name via author Tupelo Hassman. The song Tupelo Honey also brought it some notoriety.
  16. Tamarind
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "tree and spice name"
    • Description:

      A hardwood tree native to Africa, India and other tropical regions, which bears sweet pod-shaped fruits which are used as a flavoring in many world cuisines, including Indian and Filipino. A rare and intriguing nature name which could honor an ancestral Tammy or Tamar.
  17. Sequoyah
    • Origin:

      Native American, Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "sparrow"
    • Description:

      A strong, meaningful name, associated with a famous Cherokee linguistic scholar; also suggests the magnificent California sequoia redwood trees.
  18. Figueroa
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "fig tree"
    • Description:

      This surname ultimately derives from a Galician place name meaning "fig tree", but has spread all over the Spanish-speaking world. It's not certain if it's ever been used as a first name, but it could work - especially as it's reminiscent of the operatic character Figaro.
  19. Panra
    • Origin:

      Pashto
    • Meaning:

      "leaf"
    • Description:

      Panra is a lovely nature name, meaning leaf, which would easily wear outside its native Pakistan. Pakistani singer Gul Panra is probably the most famous person with this name.
  20. Gelso
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "mulberry tree"
    • Description:

      An interesting international nature name possibility.