Baby Names That Mean Earth / Nature
1953 baby names meaning earth — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means earth? Here are 1953 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of earth. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Huntlie#14075 in the U.S.A respelling of Huntley, an English and Scottish surname and place name from Old English hunta ▶Huxleigh#14077 in the U.S.A respelling of Huxley, an English place name and surname from a personal name (Hucc) plus Old ▶Idahlia#14082 in the U.S.Idahlia reads as an elaborated spelling of Dahlia — the showy flower named in honour of the Swe▶Idhika#14084 in the U.S.Idhika is a modern Indian name built on Sanskrit-sounding elements; it is commonly glossed as '▶Idika#14085 in the U.S.Idika is the trimmer spelling of Idhika, a modern Indian name built on Sanskrit-style sounds an▶Inika#14100 in the U.S.Inika is a modern Indian girl's name typically glossed as 'the earth' or 'little earth', built ▶Itani#14116 in the U.S.Itani is hard to place. It exists as a Japanese surname romanised as Itani, roughly 'well valle▶Jennalee#14188 in the U.S.Jennalee joins Jenna — a short form of Jennifer, itself from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white, fair, sm▶Joelee#14214 in the U.S.Joelee is a modern American compound joining Jo (or Joel — Hebrew Yoel, 'the Lord is God') with▶Jorgia#14218 in the U.S.Jorgia is a modern respelling of Georgia, the feminine of George — from Greek georgos, 'farmer'▶Kenlei#14334 in the U.S.Kenlei is a modern American coinage in the very large -lei / -leigh family (Kinley, Kenley, Ben▶Kenzly#14344 in the U.S.Kenzly is a modern American coinage that merges Kenzie (from Mackenzie, Scottish Gaelic MacCoin▶Khaylee#14361 in the U.S.Khaylee is a modern respelling of Kaylee, itself a coinage — usually explained as Kay plus the ▶Kimmie#14368 in the U.S.Kimmie is a pet form of Kimberly (and of Kim), used as a given name in its own right. Kimberly ▶Knoxlyn#14381 in the U.S.Knoxlyn is a modern American coinage joining Knox — a Scottish surname from Old English cnocc, ▶Kridhareddy#14392 in the U.S.Kridhareddy appears to be an Indian given name joined with the surname Reddy, recorded as a sin▶Kysleigh#14404 in the U.S.A contemporary American invention built from the popular -leigh ending (a decorative respelling▶Lakelynne#14412 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining the English word lake to the fashionable -lynn/-lynne ending (from Wel▶Lennex#14451 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lennox, a Scottish surname and district name from Gaelic Leamhnachd, usu▶Lexley#14457 in the U.S.A recent American coinage pairing Lex — the short form of Alexandra or Alexis, from Greek alexe▶Lienna#14459 in the U.S.A rare recent name with no settled etymology. It sits between Liana (a climbing vine, and a sho▶Lilas#14463 in the U.S.The French word lilas, 'lilac' — both the flowering shrub and the pale violet color. The word t▶Lin#14471 in the U.S.In romanized Chinese, Lin is a very common surname and a given-name element; the meaning depend▶Kentlee#14472 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Kentley and Bentley, with the -lee/-ley ending ('meadow; clearing'). B▶Linleigh#14474 in the U.S.A modern respelling in the -leigh fashion, shadowing the surname Lindley or Linley ('lime-tree ▶Lorien#14487 in the U.S.Lorien is drawn from the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, where Lothlorien ('dreamflower') is the go▶Loxlee#14493 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Loxley, an English place name and surname (from an Old English personal ▶Marayah#14569 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Mariah, an older English pronunciation of Maria (from Hebrew Miriam). It▶Mori#14605 in the U.S.Two honest routes: in Japanese, mori means 'forest, woods' and is common as a surname and name ▶Morley#14670 in the U.S.Morley comes from an English surname drawn from several places of the same name, formed from Ol▶Myriah#14683 in the U.S.Myriah respells Mariah, an older English pronunciation of Mary that became a name in its own ri▶Rawda#14734 in the U.S.From the Arabic rawda, 'garden; green meadow.' Ar-Rawdah is the revered garden area in the Prop▶Nior#14748 in the U.S.A very rare modern coinage. It sits close to the Hebrew elements nir ('ploughed field') and or ▶Nube#14770 in the U.S.The Spanish word nube, 'cloud', used as a given name. It is a nature word-name rather than a tr▶Oakli#14778 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Oakley, an English surname and place name from Old English ac ('oak') an▶Oaklynd#14779 in the U.S.A modern American blend: the nature word oak joined to the -lynn ending, with a -d that pulls i▶Palace#14803 in the U.S.The English word palace, used as a modern word-name. Its history is worth knowing: it comes, th▶Parvati#14816 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Parvati, 'she of the mountain; daughter of the mountain' (from parvata, 'moun▶Rayni#14845 in the U.S.A modern American respelling read as Rainey — a surname and nature-adjacent name — or simply as▶Rhonnie#14866 in the U.S.A nickname-style name read as a short form of Rhonda — a twentieth-century name of Welsh flavou▶Roscoe#14887 in the U.S.From an English surname and place name of Old Norse root — ra, 'roe deer,' plus skogr, 'wood' —▶Rynnleigh#14900 in the U.S.A modern American blend joining Rynn to the -leigh ending — a decorative spelling of -lee, from▶Raylei#14903 in the U.S.Raylei is a modern American coinage joining Ray or Rae — a short form of Rachel, or the English▶Sorrel#14992 in the U.S.Sorrel is the English word for a tart-leaved green herb, and separately for a reddish-brown hor▶Starlette#14994 in the U.S.Starlette is a word-name from starlet — 'a young actress on the way up' — coined in Hollywood f▶Starling#14995 in the U.S.From the English word starling, the small, glossy, chattering songbird - a nature name in the b▶Tlalli#15007 in the U.S.Tlalli is the Nahuatl word for 'earth, land, soil'. Nahuatl is the language of the Nahua people▶Syanna#15010 in the U.S.Syanna is a modern American coinage with no documented etymology. It echoes Sienna (the Italian▶Sylvana#15013 in the U.S.Sylvana is a variant spelling of Silvana, the Italian feminine of Silvanus — from Latin silva, ▶Tensley#15035 in the U.S.A modern American coinage in surname style. The -ley ending comes from Old English leah, 'clear▶Tiari#15044 in the U.S.Tiari is a rare modern name. It sits very close to Tiare, the Tahitian word for the fragrant wh▶Timberlyn#15047 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Timber ('wood; growing trees') with the fashionable -lyn ending, in th▶Vana#15074 in the U.S.Vana has no single settled origin. It may be a short form of Ivana, Silvana or Vanessa; separat▶Velia#15079 in the U.S.Velia is an established Italian and Spanish girls' name. It is generally linked to the ancient ▶Whisper#15098 in the U.S.The plain English word whisper - a soft, hushed voice - used directly as a given name, in the t▶Ziona#15228 in the U.S.Ziona is a modern feminine elaboration of Zion, from Hebrew Tsiyyon — the name of a hill in Jer▶Zoria#15235 in the U.S.From the Slavic zorya, 'dawn; morning star' — the Zorya are dawn-figures in Slavic folklore who▶Ainnara#15247 in the U.S.A form of the Basque Ainara/Enara, 'swallow' (the bird) — a graceful nature name from the Basqu▶Adan#15265 in the U.S.Adan is the Spanish form of Adam ('earth; man'), which is a boy's name; it is also a Somali nam▶Adriti#15340 in the U.S.A modern Indian name usually connected to Sanskrit adri, 'rock, mountain,' and read as 'unbreak▶Aruvi#15503 in the U.S.From the Tamil word aruvi, 'waterfall; a stream falling from the hills.' A clear nature name in▶Azhaar#15528 in the U.S.From the Arabic azhaar, 'flowers; blossoms' (the plural of zahra, 'flower'). A fresh, garden-br▶Avahni#15558 in the U.S.Avahni is a modern spelling that stands very close to Avani, a Sanskrit-derived Indian name mea▶Calluna#15618 in the U.S.From Calluna, the Latin botanical genus name of heather (from Greek kallynein, 'to sweep; to be▶Blaikley#15629 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Blakely, an English surname and place-name. The blake element is genuine▶Bhuvi#15638 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit bhuvi ('on the earth'), tied to bhu ('earth; the world; existence'). A warm, ▶Demeter#15715 in the U.S.From the Greek Demeter, variously 'earth mother' or 'grain/barley mother' (meter, 'mother'); th▶Brynnlie#15720 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Brynlee, itself a coinage joining Welsh bryn ('hill') to the -lee/-leigh e▶Cisne#15733 in the U.S.From the Spanish cisne, 'swan' (from Latin cygnus). A graceful nature name evoking elegance.▶Dean#15817 in the U.S.From the English surname Dean, either 'dweller in the valley' (Old English denu) or an official▶Eera#15890 in the U.S.A short modern name that echoes the Sanskrit ira, 'earth; speech; the goddess Saraswati.' As sp▶Ekko#15900 in the U.S.Ekko is a modern respelling of Echo. In Greek myth Echo was a mountain nymph who, punished by H▶Eslie#15973 in the U.S.A modern name sitting near the Spanish Esly and the English Leslie ('holly garden; garden by th▶Evonna#15999 in the U.S.Evonna is a spelling variant of Yvonne, the French feminine of Yvon/Yves, from a Germanic eleme▶Florinda#16030 in the U.S.From the Latin/Spanish Florinda, tied to flos ('flower') - 'flowering; blooming; in bloom.' A r▶Hatten#16048 in the U.S.An English surname and place name, likely from Old English haeth ('heath') plus dun ('hill'). A▶Gefen#16061 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Gefen, 'vine; grapevine' - a nature name tied to the fruitful vine of Israel. U▶Hara#16106 in the U.S.Routes vary. In Sanskrit, Hara is an epithet of the god Shiva, usually read as 'the seizer, the▶Holleigh#16141 in the U.S.A modern -leigh respelling of Holly, from the Old English for the holly tree - the bright everg▶Hortencia#16143 in the U.S.The Spanish form of Hortensia, from the Latin hortensius, 'of the garden' (from hortus, 'garden▶Hylee#16225 in the U.S.A modern coined spelling. It sits near Hailey - from an English place-name and surname, general▶Jorgie#16311 in the U.S.Jorgie is a modern respelling of Georgie, the pet form of Georgia and Georgina — and so of Geor▶Kallaway#16360 in the U.S.A modern first-name use of the English surname Callaway/Calloway, likely 'the pebbly (calu) way▶Khlover#16471 in the U.S.Khlover is a modern respelling of Clover — the English word for the small three-leafed meadow p▶Kavani#16486 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, echoing Avani ('the earth' in Sanskrit) and Kavya. By that echo it t▶Leeanne#16586 in the U.S.Leeanne is a compound name of the kind English-speaking families made freely in the twentieth c▶Leelynn#16644 in the U.S.A modern American coinage pairing Lee - an English surname and given name from Old English leah▶Luxley#16752 in the U.S.A modern American coinage pairing Lux, the Latin word for 'light,' with the surname-style -ley ▶Maricarmen#16756 in the U.S.Maricarmen is a traditional Spanish compound of Maria and Carmen, written as one word. Carmen c▶Presli#17049 in the U.S.A modern -i spelling of Presley, an English surname from Old English, 'priest's meadow' (or 'pr▶Ravynn#17060 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Raven, the glossy black bird, from Old English hraefn. A bold nature wor▶Rawdah#17061 in the U.S.From the Arabic Rawdah, 'garden; green meadow.' The name ar-Rawdah also marks the revered space▶Ridlee#17117 in the U.S.A modern -lee spelling of Ridley, an English surname from Old English, 'cleared wood' or 'reed ▶Riham#17120 in the U.S.From Arabic riham, the plural of rihmah — the soft, steady rain that falls quietly and long, so▶Skya#17296 in the U.S.A modern extension of Sky/Skye — the open air overhead — with an added -a, in the airy nature-n▶Staley#17320 in the U.S.An English surname, from a place name meaning 'stony clearing' or 'staithe meadow,' used as a g▶Starlight#17321 in the U.S.The English word 'starlight' — the light shed by the stars — used as a given name, in the natur▶Sif#17340 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Sif, 'kinship; a relation; affinity/bond'; the golden-haired Norse goddess o▶Tesni#17397 in the U.S.From the Welsh tesni, 'warmth; the warmth of the sun' - a gentle, sunlit nature name.▶Syara#17403 in the U.S.A modern coinage, echoing Sierra ('mountain range,' Spanish) and Sarah with a soft open sound. ▶Vrindha#17486 in the U.S.Vrindha is a spelling of the Sanskrit name Vrinda, which means 'a multitude, a cluster' and is ▶Westley#17492 in the U.S.From the English surname and place name Westley/Wesley, 'the west meadow' (west + leah). It is ▶Tani#17494 in the U.S.A short form of Tania/Tanya (ultimately from Tatiana), and separately a Japanese word tani ('va▶Willowmae#17497 in the U.S.A modern compound joining Willow (the graceful tree; 'slender; graceful') with Mae (a form of M▶Winley#17499 in the U.S.A modern surname-style coinage; by its parts (win, 'friend; joy,' + leah, 'meadow') it reads 'f▶Yireh#17566 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yahweh-Yireh, 'the Lord will provide' — the name Abraham gives the mountain in ▶Zamina#17593 in the U.S.A modern name that echoes the Arabic Amina ('trustworthy; secure') and the Persian zamin ('eart▶Yeslie#17910 in the U.S.A modern respelling used in Latin American families, in the Yesly/Leslie family. Leslie traces ▶Sylva#18911 in the U.S.From the Latin silva (sylva), 'wood; forest.' The root behind Silvia/Sylvia ('of the forest'). ▶AkoaA modern coinage whose sound echoes the Hawaiian 'koa', 'warrior; brave; fearless' (also a nati▶AshlanyA modern coinage in the Ashley/Ashlynn family; by that route it traces to Old English 'ash-tree▶BlakeleiA modern spelling of Blakely, an English surname from a place name. The Old English elements ar▶Chamomile'earth apple', the calming herb-flower▶EreshkigalFrom the Sumerian Ereshkigal, 'queen of the great earth (below)' (eresh, 'lady/queen', + ki, 'e▶HaysleighA modern -leigh coinage near Hayley and Haisley, tied by route to 'hay meadow; hay clearing.' A▶IraayaA Sanskrit-styled modern name; it is sometimes linked to ideas of the earth or dawn, but no sin▶KhleverA modern respelling of Clover — the three-leaf meadow flower, long a symbol of luck (the lucky ▶LakaFrom the Hawaiian Laka, of layered meaning (variously 'gentle; tame; attracted to'); the Hawaii▶MachaFrom the Old Irish Macha, of uncertain meaning (variously 'plain; field'); the fierce Celtic go▶MielikkiFrom the Finnish Mielikki, 'the pleasing one; the good-minded' (from mieli, 'mind/mood'); the F▶MokoshFrom the Slavic Mokosh, of uncertain meaning (variously 'moisture; wetness' or 'the weaver'); t▶NirvireddyThis entry pairs a given name (Nirvi-) with the Telugu surname Reddy, recorded together as one ▶NutFrom the Egyptian Nut, 'the sky; the night sky'; the Egyptian goddess of the sky, arched over t▶Ohwentsiameadow; flat open land▶PomonaFrom the Latin pomum, 'a fruit'; the Roman goddess of fruit trees, orchards, and gardens; we no▶PrithviFrom the Sanskrit Prithvi, 'the vast/broad one; the earth' (from prithu, 'broad/wide'); the Hin▶SemeleFrom the Greek Semele, variously linked to a Phrygian/Thracian earth-goddess, 'the earth; under▶ShakuntalaFrom the Sanskrit Shakuntala, 'bird-protected; one raised by birds' (from shakunta, 'bird'); th▶WynsleeWynslee is a modern respelling in the Winslet/Winsley family; the -ley ending is Old English le▶
Boy Names
Woodford#14084 in the U.S.From English place names meaning 'the ford by the wood' — a river crossing beside woodland — fo▶Waldon#14102 in the U.S.A variant spelling of the English surname Walden, from Old English wealh-denu, 'valley of the B▶Waverly#14106 in the U.S.From the English place-name Waverley, usually read as 'meadow of quivering aspens' — from Old E▶Weslie#14109 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Wesley, the English surname meaning 'the west meadow', from Old English ▶Weslynn#14110 in the U.S.A modern American coinage blending Wesley ('the west meadow') with the -lynn ending. The -lynn ▶Widley#14115 in the U.S.A surname-style name read most naturally as 'the wide meadow', from Old English wid, 'wide', an▶Woodsen#14122 in the U.S.A modern surname-style coinage built on Woods — the English surname for someone who lived by a ▶Xiyon#14132 in the U.S.A modern respelling most naturally read as Zion, from Hebrew Tsiyon, the name of a hill in Jeru▶Yuriy#14173 in the U.S.The Ukrainian and Russian form of George, from Greek Georgios, 'farmer; worker of the earth'. Y▶Yvenson#14180 in the U.S.A Haitian name built on French Yves or Yven, from a Germanic root meaning 'yew' (the wood of bo▶Ziion#14226 in the U.S.Ziion is a modern respelling of Zion, from the Hebrew Tsiyon, the name of the hill in Jerusalem▶BoreasFrom the Greek Boreas, 'the north wind' (variously 'the devouring one; from the mountains'); th▶DevanshreddyDevanshreddy is not a single traditional name. It is the given name Devansh - a Sanskrit name u▶FaunusFrom the Latin Faunus, variously 'the kindly/favorable one' (from favere, 'to favor'); the Roma▶GebFrom the Egyptian Geb, 'the earth'; the Egyptian god of the earth, whose laughter was thought t▶Hayuyaname of a Taino cacique of the central mountain region of Puerto Rico; the town of Jayuya is na▶HouyiFrom the Chinese Houyi, 'lord archer Yi' (hou, 'lord/marquis', + Yi, a name); the legendary Chi▶HunainAn Arabic name from Hunayn, a valley near Mecca where the Battle of Hunayn was fought — an even▶MohammedmusaA compound name joining Muhammad ('the praised one') and Musa (Moses, whose name is traditional▶RangiFrom the Maori Rangi (Ranginui), 'the sky; the heavens' (rangi, 'sky'); the Maori sky-father, w▶TapioFrom the Finnish Tapio, of uncertain meaning; the Finnish god of the forest, ruler of the woodl▶Thayendanegeatwo sticks of wood bound together▶VelesFrom the Slavic Veles, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'ox; cattle'); the Slavic god ▶