What's In A Name? Nature Names for Babies

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I adore baby names. I love the sound of them, I love putting them together into groups of two, three, and four. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I obsessed about the meanings of names. I love hiking in our local forests and beside rivers, and I wanted to name her something that would reflect that love. A name with water in it? A name that meant forest, perhaps?

We ended up with a name for our daughter that was both inspired by nature and was fairly subtle about its origins. The subtle part is from my husband. I am less than subtle about my name choices, tending towards the super old-fashioned and the wildly nature-inspired hippie names. Of course, we also tried to honor family members and friends in our choices: see my last blog post for that discussion!

What did we come up with in our search? For those of you who are looking for a nature-inspired name that will also blend in with the crowd, here are some good choices:

Names for Girls

Ava: Bird

Brooke: A brook

Cari: Flowing like water

Evelyn: Bird

Jena: Little bird

Liana: vine that grows in the forest

Lindsay: Linden trees near the water

Lynn: Beautiful waterful

Nebraska: Flat and open water

Names for Boys

Calder: Rough water

Clyde: A river in Scotland

Douglas: Flowing from the dark river

Dover: British seaport, water

Eaton: Village by the river

Jay: A blue bird

Kai: Sea

Keith: forest

Merrick: Ruler of the sea

Wade: Cross the water

Wyatt: Water

Have you named your child after something in nature? Can you add to the list above?

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Tricia Edgar is a mom of one lovely daughter. Before her daughter was born, she decided to be guided by the needs of her child, and this led her to attachment parenting philosophies.

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