Name lists

Nature names for boys

Names drawn from the living world: trees, plants, animals and landscapes.

  1. OliverFrom Old French Olivier, of disputed origin: either Latin oliva (olive tree) or a Germanic name like Alfihar (elf-army) reshaped by association with olive#3 · steady
  2. LeoFrom Latin 'leo' meaning 'lion'#27 · rising
  3. RowanFrom the rowan tree (mountain ash), known for bright red berries#50 · rising
  4. BrooksFrom the English surname Brooks, 'one who lives near a brook (stream)'#74 · rising
  5. RiverEnglish nature name referring to a flowing river#124 · rising
  6. KaiMultiple origins: Hawaiian 'sea'#102 · rising
  7. CallumScottish Gaelic form of Columba, from Latin 'columba' meaning 'dove'#113 · rising
  8. OakleyEnglish place name and surname meaning 'oak meadow', from Old English 'ac' (oak) + 'leah' (clearing)#419 · rising
  9. SageFrom Latin 'salvia' (the healing herb), also means 'wise one'#428 · rising
  10. RonanFrom Old Irish 'rón' meaning 'seal' (the animal)#182 · rising
  11. BodhiFrom Sanskrit 'bodhi' meaning 'awakening' or 'enlightenment'#140 · rising
  12. KoaHawaiian word meaning brave, bold, fearless#247 · rising
  13. BodieVariant of Bode or diminutive of Bodhi#140 · rising
  14. ColtFrom the English word for a young male horse#281 · slipping
  15. BriarEnglish word name for a thorny shrub (from Old English 'brer')#380 · rising
  16. ForrestFrom the English word and Old French 'forest', meaning woodland#297 · rising
  17. JayAs English: a short form of names beginning with J, or from the bird#385 · rising
  18. RobinDiminutive of Robert (bright fame)#650 · rising
  19. RowenVariant of Rowan: the Irish Ruadhan (little red one) or the rowan tree of Old Norse origin, also from an Old English surname#50 · rising
  20. ReedFrom an Old English surname meaning 'red-haired' or referring to the reed plant#205 · slipping
  21. OceanEnglish word name from Greek 'Okeanos', the god of the great world-encircling sea#666 · rising
  22. RioSpanish and Portuguese word meaning 'river'#489 · rising
  23. OakleeRespelling of Oakley, from Old English 'ac leah' meaning 'oak meadow'#419 · rising
  24. RoninA variant of Irish Ronan, from Old Irish rón meaning 'little seal', that also coincides with the Japanese term ronin for a masterless samurai#182 · rising
  25. RidgeEnglish word name meaning a long, narrow hilltop or chain of hills#521 · rising
  26. RockyFrom English word 'rock'#551 · rising
  27. RowynModern variant spelling of Rowan#50 · rising
  28. EverestFrom the English surname Everest#739 · rising
  29. BryerVariant of Briar#380 · rising
  30. LakenModern variant of Lake used as a given name#1,007 · steady
  31. ForestFrom Old French 'forest' (woodland)#297 · rising
  32. CalumScottish Gaelic form of Columba, from Latin meaning 'dove'#113 · rising
  33. RohanFrom Sanskrit meaning ascending or growing#50 · rising
  34. DrakeFrom Old English 'draca' and Old Norse 'draki' meaning 'dragon' or 'male duck'#767 · slipping
  35. RenJapanese: 'lotus' or 'love'#630 · rising
  36. BearEnglish word name referring to the large mammal (Old English 'bera')#783 · rising
  37. AslanTurkish word meaning lion - immortalized as the great lion in C#795 · rising
  38. ZevHebrew name meaning 'wolf'#800 · rising
  39. CoastFrom English word 'coast' meaning 'seashore' - very rare modern nature word name#809 · rising
  40. CoveEnglish word for a small sheltered bay - modern nature name evoking the coast#921 · rising
  41. KoahVariant of Koa meaning 'warrior' - modern American spelling influenced by Noah, used since 2010s#247 · rising
  42. BeckFrom Old Norse 'bekkr' meaning 'stream'#838 · rising
  43. StoneEnglish descriptive surname used as a given name#840 · rising
  44. HeathFrom Old English 'haeth', meaning heathland or moorland#851 · rising
  45. AzlanLion - Turkish name meaning 'lion', also used in Malay and Arabic cultures#884 · rising
  46. CedarEnglish word-name for the cedar tree, from Greek 'kedros'#1,092 · rising
  47. LindenFrom Old English and German, referring to the linden (lime) tree#933 · slipping
  48. EiderBasque masculine name of uncertain meaning - widely used in Spain's Basque Country#961 · rising
  49. TzviHebrew name meaning 'deer' or 'gazelle'#972 · rising
  50. CypressFrom English tree name, via Latin from Greek kyparissos - modern nature name for any gender#1,171 · rising
  51. AshEnglish word name for the ash tree (genus Fraxinus)#1,039 · rising
  52. OrenFrom Hebrew 'pine tree, ash' - biblical place name and modern Israeli given name#733 · rising
  53. SummitFrom English word for mountain top, symbolizing achievement - modern word name rising for both sexes#1,296 · rising
  54. AryehFrom Hebrew meaning 'lion' - traditional Jewish name symbolizing courage and strength#1,122 · rising
  55. RonenHebrew 'song, joy, to sing joyfully' - modern Israeli masculine name connoting celebration#182 · rising
  56. BryarModern American respelling of Briar, English 'thorny shrub' - nature-inspired unisex name#380 · rising
  57. BohdiVariant spelling of Bodhi, Sanskrit 'enlightenment' - modern respelling gaining use#140 · rising
  58. RyverModern respelling of River, English nature name for flowing water - Y-spelling adds modern edge#124 · rising
  59. AlderFrom Old English 'alor', the alder tree - modern nature name evoking strength and protection#1,215 · rising
  60. FoxEnglish word name referring to the animal fox (Old English 'fox')#1,219 · slipping
  61. DaleFrom Old English dæl or Old Norse dalr meaning 'valley'#1,218 · rising
  62. KoltVariant spelling of Colt#281 · slipping
  63. BodiModern respelling of Bodhi (Sanskrit 'awakening, enlightenment') - casual cool form favored in surf culture#140 · rising
  64. RushFrom English word for swift movement and rush plant - energetic word name and surname#1,233 · rising
  65. OrsonFrom Old French 'ourson' meaning 'bear cub' (Latin: 'ursus') - known via writer Orson Welles#1,232 · rising
  66. GlennFrom Scottish Gaelic 'gleann' meaning 'valley'#977 · slipping
  67. IlanFrom Hebrew ilan meaning 'tree, oak tree' - modern nature name popular in Israel#1,240 · rising
  68. KoiJapanese for 'carp' symbolizing perseverance - adopted as modern minimalist nature name in English#1,083 · slipping
  69. DovFrom Hebrew 'dov' meaning 'bear' - traditional short Jewish name symbolizing strength#1,246 · rising
  70. MonteFrom Latin 'mons/montis' meaning 'mountain'#889 · rising
  71. WoodsFrom English word and surname meaning 'forest, woodland' - modern nature surname-name suggesting strength and outdoors#1,259 · rising
  72. LakeFrom English word 'lake' for a body of water - modern nature name used for all genders#1,665 · rising
  73. KallumModern American respelling of Callum (Scottish Gaelic 'dove') - same soft meaning#113 · rising
  74. MontyShort form of Montgomery from Norman place name meaning 'Gomeric's hill' - long used as independent name#889 · rising
  75. SequoiaFrom Cherokee scholar Sequoyah's name, given to redwood trees - adopted as US nature name#5,435 · slipping
  76. DenaliFrom Koyukon 'Deenaalee' meaning 'the high one' - name of Alaska's Denali mountain#2,817 · rising
  77. CanyonAmerican word for a deep gorge from Spanish 'canon' - used as a modern nature place-name#1,345 · rising
  78. MarlinVariant of Merlin (from Welsh 'Myrddin') or a surname-derived given name#786 · slipping
  79. LevonArmenian form of Greek Leon meaning 'lion' - known in US via musician Levon Helm#1,155 · slipping
  80. AsterFrom Greek 'aster' meaning 'star' - botanical name for the aster flower, used for any gender#2,242 · rising

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