30 Beautiful Baby Names Inspired By Nature

On the lookout for a baby name? Why not take some inspiration from these whimsical boy and girl names inspired by flowers, plants, water and trees? Here we have compiled a list of some of the most popular boy and girls names taken from mother nature.

On the lookout for a baby name? Why not take some inspiration from these whimsical boy and girl names inspired by flowers, plants, water and trees? Here we have compiled a list of some of the most popular boy and girls names taken from mother nature.
Girls
  • Daisy - an adorably cute floral name for a little girl meaning 'day's eye'.
  • Willow - a beautiful name that features in literature from Shakespeare to Harry Potter. The name is taken from the willow tree means 'gracefully slender and lithe'.
  • Hazel - a common name taken from the name of the hazelnut tree.
  • Laurel - a gentle floral name derived from the laurel tree.
  • Ivy - taken from the name of the evergreen plant, it's becoming a very popular name following Beyonce naming her daughter Blue Ivy.
  • Sparrow - named after the bird, it is believed to mean love, dedication, trust, and loyalty.
  • Birdie - an English baby name meaning 'little bird'.
  • Ivy - taken from the name of the evergreen plant.
  • Meadow - a pretty name meaning 'field of grass'.
  • Luna - an increasingly popular name from the Harry Potter movies meaning 'the moon'.
  • Ebony - an Egyptian baby name meaning 'black'.
  • Ember - a unique name meaning 'spark, burning low'.
  • Fleur - a timeless French name meaning 'flower'.
  • Iris - the name of the mythological Greek goddess of the rainbow taken from the purple-blue iris flower.
  • Brook(e) - a popular name of English origin meaning 'small stream'.
Boys
  • Aspen -  a classic unisex name taken from the Aspen tree.
  • Reed - the name means nature itself.
  • Conall - an Irish and Scottish baby name meaning wolf.
  • Oliver - an extremely popular name at present which is Latin for 'nature loving'.
  • Wren - an English name meaning 'from the farm'.
  • Sky - this name also comes in variations, Skye and Skylar.
  • Dillon - a Welsh name and means 'the great sea'.
  • Logan - it means 'a little hollow'.
  • Lee - of English origin and another name for a meadow.
  • Clay - a name that can be lengthened to Clayton or Clayborne.
  • Heath - is both a first name and a surname. A heath is an unintended land where flowering shrubs grow.
  • Ash - in English the name is taken from the tree however in Hebrew, Ash means 'happy'.
  • Dale - an English name for 'valley'.
  • Rudy - a popular German baby name and a short form of Rudolf. Rudolf means famous wolf.
  • Storm - a powerful baby name originally made popular by the X-Men character.
Written by Kellie Kearney staff writer at FFHQ who also blogs at www.mylittlebabog.com.

Kellie Kearney

Kellie Kearney is a Dublin mammy of five kids aged newborn right up to nine. She loves coffee, cloth nappies, travel and sharing her every day true to life family moments on Instagram.

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