Grow From The Ground: Earthly Names

Nature names are one of the most sought after category. There bohemian vibes of free spirit and whimsy are favorable and even inspire a green thumb mindset. This evergreen names are perfect for an Earth Day, Arbor Day or undoubtedly for an earth sign baby. Especially with Taurus season in full swing.

We all love nature names, and the names on this list bring us that nature element in an underused and unexpected way. A wonderful way to celebrate our earth and all it’s beauty.

Tree Huggers of Tomorrow

Grow amongst the trees and plant one of these special seedlings in your own family tree. Willow, Oliver, Hazel, Rowan, and Magnolia all rank in the top 100. A few other recognizable favorites are Bodhi, Douglas, Hawthorn, Juniper, Lennox, Myrtle and Oaks.

For less common tree names try Acadia, Aveline, Cordia, Gelso, Geneva, Kaede, Osier, Pomeline and Sadira.

Need a name that’s in between recognizable and rare, we’d love to meet a tree hugger named Alder, Ackley, Ayla, Cedar, Eila, Elowyn, Keziah, Koa, Linnea, Melia, Oren, Vide and Yves.

Your Little Forest Ranger

There are 155 National Forest here in the United States, have you ever explored one? With so much natural beauty to discover it’s impossible not to be memorized by all their glory. Being within the forest really makes you feel at one with nature.

Betty Reid Soskin was the oldest National Forest Ranger whom recently retired this past March at an impressive 100 years young. Naming your child after one of these national parks like Everett and Jaune is monumental but if you can’t narrow down your favorite sight to seek, you could also give your child a name that means forest.

While Forest itself may be the obvious answer, other options include Boyce, Frasier, Haywood, Islwyn, Parker, Roscoe, Silas, Sylvie, and our personal favorite Tauriel which means “daughter of the rainforest”.

Amongst the forest you’re bound to come across some furry friends. Animal names like Arden, Fox and Swithin might seal the deal for you.

One forest name that stood out to us the most was Lianna. At first glance it’s hard to tell how this name has a earthly connection but Lianna is the name of the vine layer in the canopy of the rainforest. How cool is that!

Wood You Name A Baby…?

Beyond the leaves on the trees, let’s remember it’s roots. Wood names are bold, from finishes like Cherry, Maple, Mahogany. Rare wood names like Ayan, Bass, Buck, Hardie, Jarrah, Jatoba, Kauri, Larch, Lawson, Masonite, Monterey, Teak, Zeb provide a new branch of names to this earthly inspired list.

Stay Wild Flower Child

Bloom little flower child. Floral names may be even more popular than trees. Even Flora herself is a favorable choice. Dahlia, Daisy and Rose. While Rose has been the most popular floral name, especially in the middle name spot, there are several other option connected to the rose that deserve to bloom too. Ambrose, Aven, Briallen, Jared, Nasrin, Rhodes, Risay and Vartan are all names connected to the floral rose.

Flower names bring power (pun intended), femininity and a love that will bloom a bright as your baby.

With the month of May rapidly approaching, now is the most popular time for floral names. With the recent announcement of Nick Jonas’ and Priyanka Chopra’s daughter Malti Marie rare floral names are on everyones radar. Malti is an Indian floral name from the plant Madhumalti; a tropical vine also known as the Rangoon Creeper. Beyond the fragrant flower, this Sanskrit name also means moonlight. They named there beautiful baby girl after both of Malti’s grandmothers’ middle names. Madhu Malti and Denise Marie.

From exotic Amaryllis to zany Zinnia there’s a flower name. Here are some of the rarest floral finds.

Amisi - Amisi is an Old Ancient Egyptian name meaning flower. A floral alternative for Amy and the most rarest one on this entire list!

Camellia - This evergreen eastern Asian shrub are often pink hued but can also be found in red and white variations. Camellia flowers symbolize love, longing and adoration.

Delphine -Derived from the Delphinium Larkspur are a dark purple flower representing a strong bond of love and happiness.

Forsythia -Named after Scottish royal gardener and botanist William Forsyth this yellow spring blossom symbolizes anticipation

Gloriosa - The Gloriosa lilies also known as fire lilies are bright red tropical exotic flowers representing glory, fame and honorability.

Jacek - Jace meets Jasper, Jacek is the modern Polish form of the name Jacenty meaning Hyacinth representing sport and play tied to Saint Hyacinth of Poland and the Patron of Weightlifting.

Kelila - A Hebrew originated name meaning “crown of laurel” makes for a modern tie to 80’s favorites Lauren and Stephanie.

Mak - Similar to Mack here in America, Mak is the Bosnian and Croatia word for Poppy.

Neven - Neven is a Latin boys name meaning “saintly” but this name is also connected to the marigold flower. What a beautiful name for an October baby.

Peregrine - Another Latin boys name is Peregrine which is often associated with travel is also tied to the daisy family.

Phlox - A very fragrance flower found in North America Phlox flowers symbolize, harmony, sweet dreams and united souls.

Scilla - Simillar to Priscilla, this smaller version is a bluish-purple plant found in the woodland meadows and seashores of Europe and Africa normally blooming in spring and fall representing loyalty and fidelity.

Thales - Greek originated named name inspired by mathematician, astronomer and philosopher Thales of Miletus meaning “blossom” and “one who thrives”. If you like astrology names as much as nature names then Thales is the one for you!

Trillium - Trillium flowers are three petaled blooms that can be white or deep red in color. Trillium plants are often tied to the bible and the holy trinity. It has also been speculated that the Swedish botanist Carlos Linnaeus modified the Swedish word trilling “triplet” to inspire the Latin name Trillium. This flower symbolizes spiritual embodiment, consciences, elegance and grace. This name is extremely rare given to less than five girls per year.

Zenobia - The ultimate spring floral name of Greek origin meaning “life of Zeus”. Zenobia has ties to the Honeycup flower often found in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Zenobia was also the name of a warrior queen. Imagine the nicknames Zen or Zia, so sweet.