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
Lienna#14459 in the U.S.A rare recent name with no settled etymology. It sits between Liana (a climbing vine, and a shoLilas#14463 in the U.S.The French word lilas, 'lilac' — both the flowering shrub and the pale violet color. The word tLin#14471 in the U.S.In romanized Chinese, Lin is a very common surname and a given-name element; the meaning dependKentlee#14472 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Kentley and Bentley, with the -lee/-ley ending ('meadow; clearing'). BLinleigh#14474 in the U.S.A modern respelling in the -leigh fashion, shadowing the surname Lindley or Linley ('lime-tree Oaklen#14476 in the U.S.A modern coined name, joining Oak (the oak tree, a symbol of strength) with a -len ending (echoOakly#14477 in the U.S.A spelling of Oakley, from the Old English for 'oak wood; oak clearing or meadow' - a surname aLorien#14487 in the U.S.Lorien is drawn from the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, where Lothlorien ('dreamflower') is the goLoxlee#14493 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Loxley, an English place name and surname (from an Old English personal Rheia#14562 in the U.S.A spelling of Rhea (Rheia), the Greek titaness and mother of the gods, whose name is linked to Rhylan#14565 in the U.S.A spelling of Rylan/Ryland — an English place/surname, 'the island meadow; the rye land' (rye +Marayah#14569 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Mariah, an older English pronunciation of Maria (from Hebrew Miriam). ItRyliee#14604 in the U.S.A spelling of Riley/Rylie — variously 'a rye clearing/meadow' (English) and 'valiant; courageouMori#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 OlMyriah#14683 in the U.S.Myriah respells Mariah, an older English pronunciation of Mary that became a name in its own riSonoma#14709 in the U.S.A place-name — Sonoma, in California; variously linked to the Miwok, 'the valley of the moon' aRawda#14734 in the U.S.From the Arabic rawda, 'garden; green meadow.' Ar-Rawdah is the revered garden area in the PropNior#14748 in the U.S.A very rare modern coinage. It sits close to the Hebrew elements nir ('ploughed field') and or Tarah#14757 in the U.S.A respelling of Tara — from the Irish Teamhair, the hill and royal seat of ancient Irish kings,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 trOakli#14778 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Oakley, an English surname and place name from Old English ac ('oak') anOaklynd#14779 in the U.S.A modern American blend: the nature word oak joined to the -lynn ending, with a -d that pulls iTorrance#14781 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic torran, 'a little hill; a mound/knoll'; a place-name and surname; morePalace#14803 in the U.S.The English word palace, used as a modern word-name. Its history is worth knowing: it comes, thParvati#14816 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Parvati, 'she of the mountain; daughter of the mountain' (from parvata, 'mounWaverlee#14830 in the U.S.A spelling of Waverly — from the Old English, 'a meadow of quivering aspens; a meadow by the waWillowgrace#14834 in the U.S.Willowgrace is a combination name joining Willow (the graceful tree, from Old English 'welig') Rayni#14845 in the U.S.A modern American respelling read as Rainey — a surname and nature-adjacent name — or simply asRhonnie#14866 in the U.S.A nickname-style name read as a short form of Rhonda — a twentieth-century name of Welsh flavouRoscoe#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, fromRaylei#14903 in the U.S.Raylei is a modern American coinage joining Ray or Rae — a short form of Rachel, or the EnglishSorrel#14992 in the U.S.Sorrel is the English word for a tart-leaved green herb, and separately for a reddish-brown horStarlette#14994 in the U.S.Starlette is a word-name from starlet — 'a young actress on the way up' — coined in Hollywood fStarling#14995 in the U.S.From the English word starling, the small, glossy, chattering songbird - a nature name in the bTlalli#15007 in the U.S.Tlalli is the Nahuatl word for 'earth, land, soil'. Nahuatl is the language of the Nahua peopleSyanna#15010 in the U.S.Syanna is a modern American coinage with no documented etymology. It echoes Sienna (the ItalianSylvana#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, 'clearTiari#15044 in the U.S.Tiari is a rare modern name. It sits very close to Tiare, the Tahitian word for the fragrant whTimberlyn#15047 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Timber ('wood; growing trees') with the fashionable -lyn ending, in thVana#15074 in the U.S.Vana has no single settled origin. It may be a short form of Ivana, Silvana or Vanessa; separatVelia#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 tAnnsleigh#15155 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Ainsley/Ansley, from an English place-name, 'one's own meadow; hermitage cZiona#15228 in the U.S.Ziona is a modern feminine elaboration of Zion, from Hebrew Tsiyyon — the name of a hill in JerZoria#15235 in the U.S.From the Slavic zorya, 'dawn; morning star' — the Zorya are dawn-figures in Slavic folklore whoAinnara#15247 in the U.S.A form of the Basque Ainara/Enara, 'swallow' (the bird) — a graceful nature name from the BasquAdan#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 namAdriti#15340 in the U.S.A modern Indian name usually connected to Sanskrit adri, 'rock, mountain,' and read as 'unbreakBurkley#15352 in the U.S.A spelling of the English surname Berkeley/Barclay, from Old English beorc ('birch') and leah (Cennet#15394 in the U.S.From Turkish cennet (Arabic jannah), 'paradise; heaven; a garden' — the heavenly garden in IslaAruvi#15503 in the U.S.From the Tamil word aruvi, 'waterfall; a stream falling from the hills.' A clear nature name inAzhaar#15528 in the U.S.From the Arabic azhaar, 'flowers; blossoms' (the plural of zahra, 'flower'). A fresh, garden-brEirlys#15554 in the U.S.From the Welsh Eirlys, 'snowdrop' — literally built from eira ('snow') and llys — the delicate Avahni#15558 in the U.S.Avahni is a modern spelling that stands very close to Avani, a Sanskrit-derived Indian name meaCalluna#15618 in the U.S.From Calluna, the Latin botanical genus name of heather (from Greek kallynein, 'to sweep; to beBlaikley#15629 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Blakely, an English surname and place-name. The blake element is genuineBhuvi#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'); thBrynnlie#15720 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Brynlee, itself a coinage joining Welsh bryn ('hill') to the -lee/-leigh eHaileigh#15729 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Hailey/Hayley, from the Old English for 'hay meadow; hay clearing.' A -lCisne#15733 in the U.S.From the Spanish cisne, 'swan' (from Latin cygnus). A graceful nature name evoking elegance.Hayzleigh#15757 in the U.S.A modern respelling echoing Hazel ('the hazel tree', English) with an -leigh ending ('a meadow'Hayzley#15758 in the U.S.A modern respelling near Haisley/Hazel, from the Old English for 'hazel tree; hazel wood.' A coHilton#15778 in the U.S.An English surname, 'from the hill town/settlement' (from Old English hyll, 'a hill', + tun, 'tDean#15817 in the U.S.From the English surname Dean, either 'dweller in the valley' (Old English denu) or an officialIrah#15818 in the U.S.Variously from the Hebrew Ira, 'watchful; a watcher', and the Sanskrit ira, 'the earth; speech Eera#15890 in the U.S.A short modern name that echoes the Sanskrit ira, 'earth; speech; the goddess Saraswati.' As spEkko#15900 in the U.S.Ekko is a modern respelling of Echo. In Greek myth Echo was a mountain nymph who, punished by HEslie#15973 in the U.S.A modern name sitting near the Spanish Esly and the English Leslie ('holly garden; garden by thEvonna#15999 in the U.S.Evonna is a spelling variant of Yvonne, the French feminine of Yvon/Yves, from a Germanic elemeFlorinda#16030 in the U.S.From the Latin/Spanish Florinda, tied to flos ('flower') - 'flowering; blooming; in bloom.' A rHatten#16048 in the U.S.An English surname and place name, likely from Old English haeth ('heath') plus dun ('hill'). AGefen#16061 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Gefen, 'vine; grapevine' - a nature name tied to the fruitful vine of Israel. UHara#16106 in the U.S.Routes vary. In Sanskrit, Hara is an epithet of the god Shiva, usually read as 'the seizer, theHolleigh#16141 in the U.S.A modern -leigh respelling of Holly, from the Old English for the holly tree - the bright evergKenzlei#16142 in the U.S.A spelling of Kinsley/Kenzley — from the Old English, 'the king's meadow/clearing' (cyning, 'kiHortencia#16143 in the U.S.The Spanish form of Hortensia, from the Latin hortensius, 'of the garden' (from hortus, 'gardenKorrie#16209 in the U.S.A form of Corrie or Cory, traced either to the Gaelic 'coire' ('hollow, cauldron' -- a rounded Hylee#16225 in the U.S.A modern coined spelling. It sits near Hailey - from an English place-name and surname, generalKyndell#16226 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Kendall, an English surname and place name from Old English meaning 'valKynzlie#16227 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Kinsley — an English place/surname, 'the king's meadow/wood' (cyning, 'kLeighlynn#16280 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Leigh ('a meadow/clearing', English) with a -lynn ending ('a pool/lake',Jorgie#16311 in the U.S.Jorgie is a modern respelling of Georgie, the pet form of Georgia and Georgina — and so of GeorKallaway#16360 in the U.S.A modern first-name use of the English surname Callaway/Calloway, likely 'the pebbly (calu) wayKhlover#16471 in the U.S.Khlover is a modern respelling of Clover — the English word for the small three-leafed meadow pKavani#16486 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, echoing Avani ('the earth' in Sanskrit) and Kavya. By that echo it tMonzerrat#16519 in the U.S.A respelling of Montserrat, the Catalan 'jagged mountain,' named for the mountain and Marian shLeeanne#16586 in the U.S.Leeanne is a compound name of the kind English-speaking families made freely in the twentieth cOceanna#16637 in the U.S.An elaboration of Ocean — from Greek Okeanos, 'the ocean; the great sea encircling the earth' (Leelynn#16644 in the U.S.A modern American coinage pairing Lee - an English surname and given name from Old English leahRaley#16715 in the U.S.A modern name in the Riley/Rayleigh family, from English surnames and place names tied to Old ELuxley#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 cSafah#16822 in the U.S.From Arabic safa, 'purity; clarity; serenity,' and the name of As-Safa, a small hill in Mecca cPresli#17049 in the U.S.A modern -i spelling of Presley, an English surname from Old English, 'priest's meadow' (or 'prTinleigh#17059 in the U.S.A modern name, variously joining a Tin- opening with the -leigh suffix ('a meadow/clearing', OlRavynn#17060 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Raven, the glossy black bird, from Old English hraefn. A bold nature worRawdah#17061 in the U.S.From the Arabic Rawdah, 'garden; green meadow.' The name ar-Rawdah also marks the revered spaceRidlee#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, soWrennley#17143 in the U.S.Wrennley reads as a modern coinage joining Wren (the songbird) with the -ley ending ('meadow; cSkya#17296 in the U.S.A modern extension of Sky/Skye — the open air overhead — with an added -a, in the airy nature-nZyon#17296 in the U.S.A respelling of Zion, from the Hebrew Tzion — the holy hill of Jerusalem, often given as 'higheStaley#17320 in the U.S.An English surname, from a place name meaning 'stony clearing' or 'staithe meadow,' used as a gStarlight#17321 in the U.S.The English word 'starlight' — the light shed by the stars — used as a given name, in the naturSif#17340 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Sif, 'kinship; a relation; affinity/bond'; the golden-haired Norse goddess oTesni#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 ('vaWillowmae#17497 in the U.S.A modern compound joining Willow (the graceful tree; 'slender; graceful') with Mae (a form of MWinley#17499 in the U.S.A modern surname-style coinage; by its parts (win, 'friend; joy,' + leah, 'meadow') it reads 'fYireh#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 ('eartYeslie#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 natiAshlanyA modern coinage in the Ashley/Ashlynn family; by that route it traces to Old English 'ash-treeBlakeleiA modern spelling of Blakely, an English surname from a place name. The Old English elements arChamomile'earth apple', the calming herb-flowerEreshkigalFrom the Sumerian Ereshkigal, 'queen of the great earth (below)' (eresh, 'lady/queen', + ki, 'eHaysleighA modern -leigh coinage near Hayley and Haisley, tied by route to 'hay meadow; hay clearing.' AIraayaA Sanskrit-styled modern name; it is sometimes linked to ideas of the earth or dawn, but no sinKhleverA 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 HawaiiMachaFrom the Old Irish Macha, of uncertain meaning (variously 'plain; field'); the fierce Celtic goMielikkiFrom the Finnish Mielikki, 'the pleasing one; the good-minded' (from mieli, 'mind/mood'); the FMokoshFrom the Slavic Mokosh, of uncertain meaning (variously 'moisture; wetness' or 'the weaver'); tNirvireddyThis 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 tOhwentsiameadow; flat open landPomonaFrom the Latin pomum, 'a fruit'; the Roman goddess of fruit trees, orchards, and gardens; we noPrithviFrom the Sanskrit Prithvi, 'the vast/broad one; the earth' (from prithu, 'broad/wide'); the HinSemeleFrom the Greek Semele, variously linked to a Phrygian/Thracian earth-goddess, 'the earth; underShakuntalaFrom the Sanskrit Shakuntala, 'bird-protected; one raised by birds' (from shakunta, 'bird'); thWynsleeWynslee is a modern respelling in the Winslet/Winsley family; the -ley ending is Old English le
Boy Names
BoreasFrom the Greek Boreas, 'the north wind' (variously 'the devouring one; from the mountains'); thDevanshreddyDevanshreddy is not a single traditional name. It is the given name Devansh - a Sanskrit name uFaunusFrom the Latin Faunus, variously 'the kindly/favorable one' (from favere, 'to favor'); the RomaGebFrom the Egyptian Geb, 'the earth'; the Egyptian god of the earth, whose laughter was thought tHayuyaname of a Taino cacique of the central mountain region of Puerto Rico; the town of Jayuya is naHouyiFrom the Chinese Houyi, 'lord archer Yi' (hou, 'lord/marquis', + Yi, a name); the legendary ChiHunainAn Arabic name from Hunayn, a valley near Mecca where the Battle of Hunayn was fought — an evenMohammedmusaA compound name joining Muhammad ('the praised one') and Musa (Moses, whose name is traditionalRangiFrom the Maori Rangi (Ranginui), 'the sky; the heavens' (rangi, 'sky'); the Maori sky-father, wTapioFrom the Finnish Tapio, of uncertain meaning; the Finnish god of the forest, ruler of the woodlThayendanegeatwo sticks of wood bound togetherVelesFrom the Slavic Veles, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'ox; cattle'); the Slavic god