Dutch names?

Name Advice
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Any [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] boy names inspired by nature?

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I don’t know of any nature names, but I really like [name_m]Klaas[/name_m].

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Barend, [name_m]Bernhard[/name_m] – “brave bear”
[name_u]Floris[/name_u] – “flowering”
Gerben – “spear bear”
Gerlof – “spear wolf”
[name_m]Gillis[/name_m] – “young goat”
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m], [name_m]Yvo[/name_m] – “yew”
Joeri, [name_m]Joris[/name_m], [name_m]Jurgen[/name_m], Jurriaan, Sjors, Youri – “farmer, earthworker”
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m] – “dove”
[name_m]Lambert[/name_m], Lammert – “bright land”
[name_m]Lenn[/name_m], [name_m]Lennard[/name_m], [name_m]Lennart[/name_m] – “brave lion”
[name_u]Marijn[/name_u], [name_m]Marinus[/name_m] – “of the sea”
[name_m]Olivier[/name_m] – “olive tree”
Pier, [name_m]Piet[/name_m], [name_m]Pieter[/name_m] – “rock”
[name_m]Rochus[/name_m], Rokus – “crow, rook”
[name_m]Rodolf[/name_m], [name_m]Roel[/name_m], Roelof, [name_m]Rudolf[/name_m], [name_m]Ruud[/name_m] – “fame wolf”
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_m]Tycho[/name_m], [name_m]Tygo[/name_m] – “thunder”
Turr – “bear king”

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Lots of good suggestions above!

A few more ideas…
[name_m]Berend[/name_m] (bear)
[name_m]Sten[/name_m] (stone)
[name_m]Tuur[/name_m] (Dutch variant of [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], meaning bear)
[name_u]Senna[/name_u] (from the name of the [name_u]Senna[/name_u] plant, used for both boys and girls in the Netherlands)

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[name_m]Sybren[/name_m] means victorious bear!!

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[name_m]Marinus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lennart[/name_m]
[name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Arend[/name_m]
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Roan[/name_u]
[name_u]Floris[/name_u]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]

They have naturey meanings

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[name_u]Floris[/name_u]
[name_f]Madelief[/name_f] - from “madeliefje” which means daisy
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] - stone
[name_f]Roos[/name_f]
[name_f]Sterre[/name_f] - from “ster” which means star
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Flore[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_u]Lux[/name_u] (b)