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Baby Names Inspired By Nature

Published: Jun 23, 2016 · Modified: Sep 12, 2022 by Alice · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Nature Inspired Baby Names For Boys & Girls
Nature Baby Names
80 Lovely Baby Names Inspired By Nature
Unique Baby Names Inspired By Nature

If you're looking for a super unique baby name check out this big list of stunningly beautiful baby names inspired by nature.

Inspired not just by flowers, trees and animals but also water, land, sky and time itself, these natural baby names capture the spirit and energy of life and are perfect for earth mamas, boho families and any parents to be who love nature and the big outdoors.

Many of these rare baby names are based on forgotten British and Irish words for nature but also include adorable natural names from languages around the world including Maori, Arabic and Ghanian.

Some of these unusual nature inspired baby names are more commonly associated with boys or girls but many of them make wonderful unisex names that give children the freedom to thrive as they will.

I do hope you find a unique baby name you love on the list. For more inspiration do check out these other lists of beautiful unusual baby names.

Unique Baby Names Inspired By Nature For Boys & Girls

Nature Baby Names

Table of Contents

  • Baby Names Inspired By Trees
  • Baby Names Inspired By Water
  • Baby Names Inspired By Animals
  • Baby Names Inspired By Time, Seasons & Weather
  • Baby Names Inspired By Plants
  • Baby Names Inspired By The Landscape
  • Baby Names Inspired By Birds

Baby Names Inspired By Trees

  • Alder : a tree of great importance in Celtic mythology associated with courage and a balancing of male and female spirits
  • Ash : a tall, graceful tree
  • Ashley : an ash tree grove or wood
  • Birch : an old English word for the slender silver trees of the forest
  • Forrest
  • Oakley : old English for an oak wood
  • Willow

Baby Names Inspired By Water

  • Bay : the meeting of water and land
  • Beck : a small stream
  • Bourne : a stream flowing from a spring
  • Brook : a small stream, often the source of a river
  • Burn : a Scottish stream
  • Perle : a rush of water in old English
  • Shore
  • Tide

Baby Names Inspired By Animals

  • Brock : a badger
  • Ceirw : Welsh for deer, pronounced Care-u
  • Dobhran : Scots Gaelic for otter
  • Fawn : a baby deer
  • Fianna : Gaelic for deer
  • Otter
  • Wolf
  • Yaya : little butterfly in Arabic

Baby Names Inspired By Time, Seasons & Weather

  • Autumn
  • Cloud
  • Dawn
  • Eira : snow in Welsh
  • Enfys : rainbow in Welsh, pronounced En-vys
  • Irida : Greek for rainbow
  • Maidin : morning in Irish
  • Misty
  • Morning
  • Samhradh : Irish for summer
  • Seren : Welsh for star
  • Snow
  • Starr
  • Summer

Baby Names Inspired By Plants

  • Clover
  • Eirlys : snowdrop in Welsh
  • Fern
  • Koru : the tip of an unfurling fern in Maori, symbolising new life
  • Laurel
  • Leaf
  • Mistle : old English for basil
  • Myrtle : a symbol of love
  • Thyme :

Baby Names Inspired By The Landscape

  • Berwick : an old English name derived from Barley
  • Brae : old Norse for the summit of a steep hill
  • Dune
  • Ember
  • Field
  • Glen : Scots for a a valley
  • Grove : old English for a small wood
  • Hunter
  • Lane : a winding road
  • Meadow
  • Opal
  • Ridge
  • Sky
  • Tor : Celtic for a free standing rock

Baby Names Inspired By Birds

  • Chenoa : white dove in Cherokee
  • Dipper : a family of small birds who can swim underwater
  • Finch : a small lively bird
  • Hawk
  • Heron
  • Kestrel
  • Kite : one of the great birds of prey
  • Lark : a song bird
  • Larkin : associated with the Lark but also meaning brave warrior
  • Linnet : a small bird with a beautiful song
  • Osprey : a bird of prey
  • Owl
  • Pipit : a beautiful song bird in the hills and on the shore
  • Plover : a shore bird from an Anglo-Norman word for fine rain
  • Robin
  • Serin : a small shy bird
  • Siskin : a small woodland bird
  • Skylark
  • Swift : a small but very fast flying bird
  • Wren

And there you go, 80 wonderful unique baby names inspired by nature that are beautiful for both boys and girls. Please do share. For more inspiration check out these other lists of wonderfully unusual baby names:

  • Vintage Baby Names For Girls
  • Vintage Baby Names For Boys
  • Short Cute Baby Names For Girls
  • Boho Baby Names For Boys & Girls

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Nature Names For Boys and Girls
Nature Names For Boys and Girls
Nature Names For Boys and Girls
Nature Names For Boys and Girls
Nature Names For Boys and Girls
Unique Baby Names Inspired By Nature For Boys & Girls
Unique Baby Names Inspired By Nature For Boys & Girls
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