Nature-name Baby Names
164 Nature-name names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 164 baby names with a nature-name feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Nature-name Girl Names
Skye#532 in the U.S.From the English word sky combined with or inspired by the Isle of Skye in Scotland, derived fr▶Oaklee#535 in the U.S.Feminine respelling of Oakley, from Old English ac ('oak') and leah ('clearing, meadow'), meani▶Marlee#536 in the U.S.Feminine form of Marley, from the English surname Marley (from Old English mearc-leah meaning '▶Everlee#545 in the U.S.Feminine respelling of Everley or Everleigh, from the English surname and place name meaning 'b▶Mavis#561 in the U.S.From an Old French word mauviz meaning 'song thrush,' a small melodious bird; the name was used▶Melisa#3064 in the U.S.From the Greek melissa meaning honey bee, derived from meli meaning honey; a variant spelling o▶Rahaf#3065 in the U.S.From Arabic rahafa meaning to be mild, gentle, or to wave gently like a breeze; connotes spacio▶Wrynlee#3069 in the U.S.A modern invented name, likely combining the bird name wren with the Old English leah meaning w▶Yumi#3071 in the U.S.Japanese feminine name written with various kanji; common combinations include yu (reason, caus▶Hazeline#4413 in the U.S.Hazeline dresses the nature-name Hazel in the graceful -ine ending. Hazel is an Old English wor▶Forest#6221 in the U.S.From the word forest — 'a large wood, woodland' (via Old French forest, from Latin forestis) — ▶Hazelle#6227 in the U.S.An elaboration of Hazel (with a French -elle ending) — from Old English haesel, 'the hazel tree▶Lilja#6274 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian/Icelandic Lilja — 'a lily' (the flower, a symbol of purity)▶Poppie#6319 in the U.S.A spelling of Poppy — from the word poppy, the bright red flower (Old English popig, from Latin▶Rosaly#6329 in the U.S.A spelling of Rosalie — from Latin rosa, 'a rose' (and rosalia, the Roman festival of roses)▶Tymber#6351 in the U.S.A spelling of Timber — from Old English timber, 'wood, building timber; a structure'; an earthy▶Aivy#6379 in the U.S.A spelling of Ivy — from Old English ifig, 'the ivy plant' (a climbing evergreen, a symbol of f▶Azalee#6404 in the U.S.A spelling of Azalea — from Greek azaleos, 'dry' (the azalea flower, which thrives in dry soil)▶Azaleia#6405 in the U.S.A spelling of Azalea — from Greek azaleos, 'dry' (the azalea flower, which thrives in dry soil)▶Blimi#6411 in the U.S.A Yiddish pet form of Blima — from Yiddish blum, 'a flower, a blossom'▶Daphnie#6430 in the U.S.A spelling of Daphne — from Greek daphne, 'the laurel tree; the bay tree' (a symbol of victory)▶Lilee#6519 in the U.S.A spelling of Lily — from the word lily, the flower (Old English lilie, from Latin lilium), a s▶Maize#6527 in the U.S.From the word maize — 'corn; a golden grain' (via Spanish maiz, from the Taino mahiz); also a h▶Mayvis#6536 in the U.S.A spelling of Mavis — from Old French mauvis, 'a song thrush' (a sweet-singing bird)▶Megha#6537 in the U.S.From Sanskrit megha, 'a cloud; a rain cloud' (the bringer of life-giving rain)▶Rayhana#6561 in the U.S.From Arabic rayhana, 'sweet basil; a fragrant, sweet-smelling flower or herb'▶Renad#6563 in the U.S.From Arabic renad, 'an aromatic tree; fragrant blossoms; a sweet-smelling shrub'▶Rosali#6565 in the U.S.A spelling of Rosalie — from Latin rosa, 'a rose' (and rosalia, the Roman festival of roses)▶Silvie#6583 in the U.S.A spelling of Sylvie — from Latin silva, 'a wood, a forest'; 'of the woods; a forest dweller'▶Teal#6588 in the U.S.From the word teal — 'a small freshwater duck' and 'the blue-green color named for it' (from Mi▶Aisla#6619 in the U.S.A spelling of Isla/Ailsa — Isla from a Scottish island and Norse for 'island', Ailsa from the r▶Haru#6723 in the U.S.From Japanese haru, variously 'spring (the season)', 'the sun', and 'clear weather'; used for b▶Hazleigh#6725 in the U.S.A spelling blending Hazel (the hazel tree/nut, from Old English haesel) with the -leigh ending ▶Irys#6732 in the U.S.A spelling of Iris — from Greek iris, 'a rainbow' (also the iris flower and the messenger godde▶Ivi#6734 in the U.S.A spelling of Ivy — from the English plant name ivy (Old English ifig), long a symbol of faithf▶Izumi#6737 in the U.S.From Japanese izumi, 'a fountain; a spring (of water)'▶Kove#6785 in the U.S.A spelling of Cove — from the word cove, 'a small sheltered bay or inlet' (from Old English cof▶Lunaria#6798 in the U.S.From Latin lunaria, 'of the moon' (from luna, 'the moon') — also the botanical name of the hone▶Rainy#6843 in the U.S.From the word rainy/rain; also read as a spelling of Raine ('a queen', from the French reine); ▶Solimar#6869 in the U.S.A Spanish blend joining Sol ('the sun', from Latin sol) with Mar ('the sea', from Latin mare); ▶Vale#6886 in the U.S.From the word vale — 'a valley' (from Latin vallis); also a short form of Valeria/Valentina ('s▶Ameyali#6930 in the U.S.From Nahuatl ameyalli, 'a fountain; a spring; a source of water'▶Ashe#6946 in the U.S.A spelling of Ash — from Old English aesc, 'the ash tree'; a surname, 'a dweller by the ash tre▶Bay#6954 in the U.S.From the word bay — variously 'a small body of water; an inlet' and 'the bay laurel tree' (a sy▶Byrdie#6963 in the U.S.A spelling of Birdie — from the word bird, 'a little bird'; a sweet term of endearment (also a ▶Jay#7043 in the U.S.Variously the bird name jay and a short form of names like James/Jane; also from Latin gaius, l▶Keya#7063 in the U.S.From Sanskrit keya, 'a flower' — the fragrant kewra/keya (screwpine) flower of the monsoon; rou▶Koral#7070 in the U.S.A spelling of Coral — from Greek/Latin korallion, 'coral' — the pink-red sea gem; a nature/gem-▶Lynnea#7088 in the U.S.A spelling of Linnea — from Swedish, 'the linden/lime tree' — and the twinflower (Linnaea), nam▶Oaklen#7147 in the U.S.A modern coined name, joining Oak (the oak tree, a symbol of strength) with a -len ending (echo▶Roan#7164 in the U.S.Variously 'little red one; red-haired' (Irish, from Ruadhan) and 'a rowan tree' (English nature▶Vallolet#7207 in the U.S.A phonetic spelling of Violet — from Latin viola, 'the violet flower; purple'; routes layered (▶Coast#7294 in the U.S.From the English word coast, 'the seashore; the edge of the land by the sea' (from Latin costa,▶Elah#7314 in the U.S.From Hebrew elah, 'a terebinth tree; an oak' (the Valley of Elah, where David met Goliath); a b▶Embyr#7324 in the U.S.A spelling of Ember — from the English word ember, 'a glowing coal; a smoldering remnant of a f▶Kiri#7405 in the U.S.From Maori kiri, 'the bark of a tree; skin'; also a short form of Kiritapu and of Western names▶Oceanna#7481 in the U.S.An elaboration of Ocean — from Greek Okeanos, 'the ocean; the great sea encircling the earth' (▶Riverly#7498 in the U.S.An elaboration of River — from the English word river, 'a large flowing body of water' (from La▶Sylvan#7529 in the U.S.From Latin silva, 'a wood; a forest' — 'of the woods; wooded; a forest-dweller' (linked to Silv▶Aerie#7570 in the U.S.From the English word aerie, 'an eagle's nest; a high nest/dwelling' (from Latin/Old French air▶Fawne#7695 in the U.S.Fawne is a variant spelling of Fawn, the English word for a young deer, from the Old French fao▶Ivylynn#7726 in the U.S.A modern blend of Ivy (from Old English ifig, 'the ivy plant', a symbol of fidelity) and the fa▶Lakelee#7770 in the U.S.A modern name, joining the English word Lake ('a body of water') with the fashionable -lee endi▶Nalu#7825 in the U.S.From Hawaiian, 'a wave; the surf; the surging sea'▶Hazelgrace#8097 in the U.S.An English compound of Hazel ('the hazel tree; hazelnut', from Old English haesel) and Grace ('▶Hazell#8098 in the U.S.A spelling of Hazel — from the Old English haesel, 'the hazel tree; a hazelnut' (also a warm go▶Hazyl#8099 in the U.S.A spelling of Hazel — from the Old English haesel, 'the hazel tree; a hazelnut' (also a warm go▶Midori#8242 in the U.S.From the Japanese midori, 'green; verdant' — a symbol of freshness, nature and new growth▶Oceane#8276 in the U.S.From the French Oceane — 'the ocean; of the sea' (from the Greek Okeanos, the great world-river▶Pualena#8288 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian pua, 'a flower; a blossom', + lena, 'yellow; golden', hence 'a golden flower;▶Urvi#8368 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit urvi, 'the earth; the wide/broad one' (an epithet of the earth)▶Wrynn#8378 in the U.S.A spelling of Wren — from the English word wren, a small, lively songbird (Old English wrenna);▶Zephyra#8402 in the U.S.A feminine form of Zephyr — from the Greek zephyros, 'the west wind; a gentle breeze' (Zephyrus▶Autymn#8485 in the U.S.A spelling of Autumn — from the Latin autumnus, 'the autumn/fall season'; a word/nature-name; w▶Dovey#8555 in the U.S.From the English word dove — a little dove (a symbol of peace and love), used as a term of ende▶Evergreen#8584 in the U.S.From the English word evergreen — 'always green; ever-fresh; enduring' (a plant that keeps its ▶Oaklei#9370 in the U.S.A spelling of Oakley — from the Old English ac, 'oak', + leah, 'a wood/clearing', hence 'the oa▶Oliana#9372 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian oliana, 'the oleander (a flowering shrub)'; also read as an elaboration of Ol▶Oshyn#9375 in the U.S.A stylized spelling of Ocean — from the Greek Okeanos (the great river/sea encircling the earth▶Rainbow#9392 in the U.S.From the word rainbow — the arc of color in the sky (rain + bow); a nature/word-name, connoting▶Rayvn#9398 in the U.S.A stylized spelling of Raven — from the Old English hraefn, 'a raven', connoting dark, glossy b▶Rihana#9405 in the U.S.A spelling of Rayhana — from the Arabic rayhan, 'sweet basil; a fragrant, aromatic plant', conn▶Sejal#9422 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit/Gujarati, 'pure water; flowing river water' (sa + jal, 'with water')▶Solymar#9444 in the U.S.A Spanish compound name — sol, 'sun', + y, 'and', + mar, 'sea', hence 'sun and sea'; we note th▶Summerrose#9454 in the U.S.A compound name — Summer (the warm season, connoting warmth and light) joined with Rose ('a ros▶Ameyalli#9568 in the U.S.From the Nahuatl ameyalli, 'a fountain; a spring/well of water'▶Cedra#9653 in the U.S.Variously from the Arabic sidra, 'a lote tree' (a blessed tree in Islamic tradition), and the L▶Ciera#9659 in the U.S.A spelling of Sierra — from the Spanish sierra, 'a mountain range; a saw-toothed ridge'; a natu▶Emberlie#9728 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Ember (a glowing coal, from the English word) with a -lie ending; no sin▶Forrest#9757 in the U.S.From the English word/surname forest — 'a wood; dweller by the forest'; much more often a boys'▶Hanako#9778 in the U.S.From the Japanese — hana, 'a flower', + ko, 'a child', hence 'a flower child; a blossom child'▶Hayzleigh#9784 in the U.S.A modern respelling echoing Hazel ('the hazel tree', English) with an -leigh ending ('a meadow'▶Heysel#9791 in the U.S.A Hispanic spelling of Hazel — from the English, 'the hazel tree/nut'; also a modern coinage; r▶Hyla#9794 in the U.S.Variously from the Greek hyle, 'a wood/forest' (also the tree-frog genus Hyla) and a modern fem▶Jazmynn#9824 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Jasmine — from the Persian yasmin, 'the jasmine flower' (also read as 'a▶Kaory#9854 in the U.S.A spelling of Kaori — from the Japanese kaori, 'fragrance; a sweet scent/aroma'▶Kimimila#9889 in the U.S.From the Lakota (Sioux) kimimila, 'a butterfly'▶Kloey#9898 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Chloe — from the Greek chloe, 'a green shoot; a young/blooming plant'; a▶Liliah#9930 in the U.S.A spelling of Lilia/Lily — from the Latin lilium, 'a lily', a symbol of purity and innocence▶Oceann#10041 in the U.S.A spelling of Ocean — from the Greek Okeanos (the great river/sea encircling the earth, and its▶Olivine#10043 in the U.S.From olivine, the green gemstone (also called peridot); from the Latin oliva, 'an olive'; a gem▶Reef#10074 in the U.S.From the English word reef — 'a ridge of rock, sand, or coral near the surface of the sea' (fro▶Soley#10148 in the U.S.From the Icelandic Soley, 'a buttercup' (literally 'sun-island/sun-meadow', from sol, 'sun', + ▶Timberlee#10171 in the U.S.A modern blend of Timber ('wood; growing trees', English) with the -lee suffix ('a meadow/clear▶Timberlynn#10172 in the U.S.A modern blend of Timber ('wood; growing trees', English) with the -lynn suffix (from Lynn, 'a ▶Crystale#12115 in the U.S.Crystale is a dressed-up spelling of Crystal, the gemstone and jewelry word that comes from Gre▶Sorel#13298 in the U.S.A name from sorrel — the lemony green herb, and a reddish-brown horse color — via an old French▶Akane#13493 in the U.S.Akane is a Japanese given name meaning 'deep red' — the word names the madder plant, whose root▶Aleli#13505 in the U.S.Aleli comes from Spanish alheli, the name of the wallflower or stock — a sweet-scented garden f▶Siearra#13644 in the U.S.Siearra is a decorative respelling of Sierra, the Spanish word for a mountain range (literally ▶Tlalli#15007 in the U.S.Tlalli is the Nahuatl word for 'earth, land, soil'. Nahuatl is the language of the Nahua people▶Sierrah#15053 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Sierra, the Spanish word for a jagged mountain range (literally 'saw'). ▶Khlover#16471 in the U.S.Khlover is a modern respelling of Clover — the English word for the small three-leafed meadow p▶Cierria#17713 in the U.S.Cierria is an elaborated spelling of Sierra or its variant Cierra. Sierra is a Spanish word for▶
Nature-name Boy Names
Ridge#530 in the U.S.From Old English hrycg meaning 'spine' or 'ridge,' referring to a long raised strip of land; us▶Rio#532 in the U.S.From Spanish and Portuguese rio meaning 'river,' derived from Latin rivus ('stream, brook'); us▶Ember#3168 in the U.S.From Old English aemyrge or Old Norse eimyrja meaning 'embers' — the glowing, smoldering pieces▶Woodruff#3613 in the U.S.Woodruff began as an English surname and the name of a fragrant woodland herb, sweet woodruff. ▶Burr#5712 in the U.S.Burr is an English surname that comes from the word burr, the prickly seed-case or rough edge (▶Wrenley#6146 in the U.S.A modern name joining Wren ('a small bird') with -ley ('a meadow, a clearing'); 'a wren's meado▶Brier#6205 in the U.S.From the word brier (briar) — 'a thorny bush, a wild rose; a tangle of thorns' (also the French▶Brook#6206 in the U.S.From Old English broc, 'a small stream, a brook' — originally for one who lived by a brook; use▶Bryor#6207 in the U.S.A spelling echoing Brier/Bryer — 'a thorny bush, a wild rose'; also brushing the Br- names; rou▶Rowin#6385 in the U.S.A spelling of Rowan — variously 'little red one' (Irish ruadhan) and 'the rowan tree' (the red-▶Baer#6486 in the U.S.From the German Bar, 'a bear' (also a German surname); a symbol of strength; routes layered▶Bryn#6497 in the U.S.From Welsh bryn, 'a hill; a mound'; used for both sexes; here for boys▶Darragh#6515 in the U.S.From Irish dair/darach, 'an oak; an oak tree' (a symbol of strength); also linked to a sense 'f▶Grizzly#6572 in the U.S.From the word grizzly — 'a grizzly bear' (and 'greyish; grey-flecked', from grizzle); a modern ▶Senna#6742 in the U.S.Variously the word senna (a flowering plant, from Arabic sana, 'brightness'), the surname of ra▶Snow#6759 in the U.S.From the word snow — 'frozen white precipitation; white as snow; pure' (from Old English snaw);▶Afnan#6825 in the U.S.From Arabic afnan, 'tree branches; boughs; twigs' (the plural of fanan) — a word found in the Q▶Fennec#6948 in the U.S.From fennec — the small big-eared desert fox of North Africa (from Arabic fanak, 'a fox'); a mo▶Kalo#7016 in the U.S.Variously from Hawaiian kalo, 'taro' (the sacred staple plant, regarded as an ancestor), and fr▶Lupin#7068 in the U.S.From Latin lupus, 'a wolf' — also the lupine flower; familiar from the characters Arsène Lupin ▶Rydge#7153 in the U.S.A spelling of Ridge — from Old English hrycg, 'the ridge; the crest of a hill; the spine of hig▶Thunder#7185 in the U.S.From the word thunder — 'the loud rumbling that follows lightning'; a bold nature/word-name; we▶Tyger#7193 in the U.S.A spelling of Tiger — from Greek tigris, 'a tiger' (the great striped cat) — famously spelled '▶Haize#7386 in the U.S.From Basque haize, 'wind; the breeze'; also used as a stylized spelling of the English Haze; ro▶Huckleberry#7398 in the U.S.From the English word huckleberry, 'a small dark wild berry'; also famous as Huckleberry Finn; ▶Loch#8056 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic loch, 'a lake; an arm of the sea' (also a short form of names like Loc▶Marsh#8083 in the U.S.From the English, 'marshland; one who lives by a marsh' (from Old English mersc, 'marsh'); a pl▶Nalu#8113 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian nalu, 'a wave; the surf; the surging/swell of the sea'; used for both sexes; ▶Sequoia#8196 in the U.S.From the giant redwood tree, named in honour of Sequoyah, the Cherokee scholar who created the ▶Vale#8243 in the U.S.From the English word vale — via the Latin vallis, 'a valley; a dale'; a word/nature-name (also▶Aarnav#8290 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit arnava, 'the ocean; the sea; a flowing wave'▶Bayou#8366 in the U.S.From the English word bayou — via the Choctaw bayuk, 'a slow, marshy stream/waterway'; a word/n▶Broox#8391 in the U.S.A spelling of Brooks — from the English, 'of the brook; one who lives by a stream' (a surname/n▶Erez#9222 in the U.S.From the Hebrew erez, 'a cedar tree', connoting strength, endurance, and stature▶Klover#9449 in the U.S.A spelling of Clover — from the word for the plant (from the Old English clafre), connoting luc▶Layke#9479 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lake — from the English word lake, 'a body of water', a nature/word name▶Neven#9582 in the U.S.From the Slavic (Croatian/Serbian) neven, 'a marigold/calendula flower'; also linked to the Iri▶Oaklynn#9593 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Oak (the oak tree, a symbol of strength) with a -lynn ending ('a pool/la▶Oso#9612 in the U.S.From the Spanish oso, 'a bear' (from the Latin ursus); a word/nature name, a symbol of strength▶Poyraz#9629 in the U.S.From the Turkish poyraz, 'the northeast wind' (from the Greek Boreas, the north wind)▶Summer#9723 in the U.S.From the English word summer — 'the warm season'; a nature/word-name; much more often a girls' ▶Tasi#9735 in the U.S.From the Chamorro (Guam) tasi, 'the sea; the ocean'; used for both sexes▶Uzay#9775 in the U.S.From the Turkish uzay, 'space; the cosmos; outer space/the universe'▶Wood#9802 in the U.S.From the English word/surname wood — 'a wood/forest; dweller by the woods'; a nature/word name;▶Autumn#9981 in the U.S.From the English word autumn — 'the fall season; harvest time' (from the Latin autumnus); a nat▶Culver#10073 in the U.S.From the Old English culfre, 'a dove/pigeon' (a symbol of peace and gentleness); a surname and ▶Fen#10180 in the U.S.Variously from the English fen ('a marsh; a low wetland') and the Chinese Fen (variously 'fragr▶Geffen#10194 in the U.S.From the Hebrew gefen, 'a vine; a grapevine' (a symbol of fruitfulness and the land of Israel);▶Nihar#11741 in the U.S.Nihar comes from the Sanskrit nihara, meaning 'dew, mist, or fog' — the fine haze of a cool mor▶Hoa#12018 in the U.S.Hoa is a Vietnamese name meaning 'flower'; the same sound can also carry senses of peace and ha▶
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Popular Nature-name baby names include Ridge, Rio, Skye, Oaklee, Marlee, Everlee. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 164 Nature-name baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.