in need of a nature name you can take seriously

Berries! I am a nature name nerd. I have little or no filter. I’m looking for some names that are ‘nature’ but won’t make people roll their eyes and mutter ‘hippie’ behind my back. I’m asking mostly the people who wouldn’t usually use a nature name what their opinions are. Thanks!

Some nature names that I think don’t scream hippie are:

Boys:

[name]Ari[/name]
[name]Ash[/name]
[name]Clay[/name]/[name]Klay[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Fox[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
Jarrah (a species of Australian eucalyptus tree)
[name]Kai[/name]
[name]Knox[/name]
[name]Linden[/name]
Lior (Hebrew, means “my light”)
[name]Nash[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]/[name]Reed[/name]

Girls:

[name]Aure[/name]/[name]Aura[/name]
[name]Cedar[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Emerald[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Kaia[/name] (pronounced [name]Ky[/name]-a)
[name]Lotus[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] that helps! :slight_smile:

[name]Flower[/name] names tend to work well, as do classics:
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Bay[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name]
The list gets endless, though, if you include names with nature meanings that aren’t words.

Boys: (Coming up with boys’ nature names seems to be much harder than girls’ nature names. At least it was for me.)

[name]Alden[/name] / Alder (Alder is a tree name and isn’t frequently used, but I think that it sounds name-like enough to work. [name]Alden[/name] is an old name that doesn’t have anything to do with nature other than its similarity in sound to the word ‘alder.’)
[name]Forest[/name] / [name]Forrest[/name]
[name]Bran[/name]
[name]Larkin[/name]
[name]Briar[/name]
[name]River[/name]
[name]Brooks[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]

Girls:

[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Floria[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Summer[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] / [name]Lilia[/name] / [name]Lillian[/name] / [name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name] (A type of bird.)
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]

Thanks, everyone! I guess as long as I don’t go too far overboard with a first AND middle natures name I’ll be ok. I get the feeling that [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Autumn[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Estelle[/name] or [name]Linden[/name] [name]Rhys[/name] would be ok, but that [name]Willow[/name] [name]Jasmine[/name], [name]Violet[/name] [name]Summer[/name], or [name]Fox[/name] [name]River[/name] might be a little far? Tell me if I’m off track, please. I really appreciate the feedback & would love to hear from others if they’re inclined. [name]Happy[/name] [name]Monday[/name]!

[name]Haven[/name]
[name]Cove[/name]
[name]Fox[/name] [name]River[/name] is def. to much imo.
[name]Willow[/name] [name]Jasmine[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] [name]Summer[/name] is fine though.

Instead of “fox” [name]How[/name] about [name]Todd[/name]?

Boys
[name]Briar[/name]
[name]Ash[/name]
[name]Oakley[/name]
Larken
[name]Daffodil[/name]?

Girls
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]
[name]Robyn[/name]
[name]Sparrow[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Fuchsia[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]
[name]Heather[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]

Some of my favorites:
Boys:
[name]River[/name]
[name]Ash[/name]
[name]Ember[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
Elmsley
[name]Oakley[/name]
[name]Forrest[/name]
[name]Hunter[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]

Girls:
[name]Lark[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]

I didn’t read the other post so these names have probably been suggested already but…

For Girls
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Sky[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Dawn[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]

For Boys
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Drake[/name]
[name]Ash[/name]
[name]Flint[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Ridge[/name]
[name]Dale[/name]

[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Ash[/name]

[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Skye[/name]

What about [name]Gaia[/name] for a girl?

I think both ciel and [name]Skye[/name] are good choices and opal , pearl, seren, laurel, and iris, I also think that isla is a beautiful name. For a boy I like [name]Steele[/name], [name]Reid[/name], [name]Lachlan[/name], [name]Cooper[/name], jay, and lane.

I like nature names too. My favorites are [name]River[/name] for a boy and [name]Violet[/name] for a girl and I don’t think they’re “hippie”.