Majestic naturey sister names for Aurora

Hi! We just found out our second baby will be another girl. Our toddler is Aurora, named after the Northern Lights. We’re looking for another nature-y name that leans more into the “conjures up images of spectacular nature” more so than floral names. Some that I liked that my husband has vetoed are:

  • Jasper (after the Canadian national park)

  • Aspen

  • I also like Autumn, but our kid will be born in February, so I don’t know if that works

So far the only one we both sort of like is River, but it’s maybe a little too “obvious” and less “evokes the idea of,” if that makes sense?
Any suggestions for girly/unisex names that are more “mountain/forest” and less “flower?”
Thanks!

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i think star names! aurora and luna or stella would be lovely

[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_f]Aubrette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]

[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Sapphira[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Embla[/name_f]

I think Autumn is lovely! Her birthday doesn’t really matter, I know many Summer’s who weren’t born in the summer!

Alternatively, maybe:
Artemis - due to the huntress association
Auburn - the colour feels very autumnal to me!
Aster / Astra - the meanings are related to stars
Aneira - means “much snow”
Bryony - maybe too flowery for you, but it’s technically a plant, not a flower, so I though it might work
Briar - same as Bryony!
Bea - sounds the same as “bee” and brings to mind spring
Camellia - a flower, but I think the sound is maybe majestic enough!
Celeste / Celestia / Celestine - reminds me of “celestial” and brings to mind a night sky
Cypress - after the trees
Dahlia - again, a flower name but maybe elegant-sounding enough to work!
Dianthe - means “divine flower”
Dove - after the bird
Delphine - reminds me of dolphins, but also delphiniums, the scientific name for larkspur flowers!
Evanthe - means “fair flower”
Eira - means “snow”
Estelle - means “star”
Flora - doesn’t get more naturey than this!
Florence - similar to Flora, though the nature connection is less obvious
Fauna - again, a similar idea
Fawn - a gentle animal name with a beautiful pine forest image
Fern - plant name
Gwyneira - means “white snow”
Indigo - brings to mind a lot of blue things in nature, from indigo skies to dark purple flowers
Juniper - after the tree
Leonora / Leonie / Leona / Leonor / Leonore - the lion association!
Lavender - a flower name but one that I think is a lot less dainty than others!
Linnea - means linden tree or twinflower
Linden - after the tree
Louisa - another name for lemon verbena herbs
Laurel - after the plant & herb
Lilac - A flower, but also a colour that brings great nature imagery to mind
Lumi - the Finnish word for “snow”
Marina - makes me think of beautiful seas and harbours!
Maren - means “sea”
Mira - means “ocean”
Meadow - self-explanatory
Olympia - reminds me of mountains à la Mount Olympus
Olive - olive trees
Opal - the gemstone
Ostara - after the ancient holiday of the autumnal harvest & it means “dawn” just like Aurora
Oriana - also means “dawn”
Persephone - a name related to the changing of seasons and especially spring
Peregrine - like a peregrine falcon
Palmer - like palm trees
Paloma - means “dove”
Prairie - also self-explanatory
Pearl - after the gemstone
Raina / Rain - the rain imagery
Rowan - the plant
Rue - the plant
Roxy / Roxanna - means “dawn”
Solstice
Soleil - means “sun”
Seren - means “star”
Susannah - can have Sunny as a nickname
Sylvie - means “from the forest”
Thalassa - “sea” in Greek
Willow - after the tree
Winter
Wren - after the bird
Zora - means “dawn”

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Congratulations!
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f] / [name_u]Arden[/name_u] (great forest)
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] (evergreen)
[name_f]Leilani[/name_f] (heavenly flower)
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f] (hill)
[name_u]Lake[/name_u] / [name_u]Layke[/name_u]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u] / [name_f]Kaia[/name_f] (sea)
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] (of the sea)
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u] (alder tree)
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] (elm tree)
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] (tree known for its scarlet berries and mystical history)
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] (woman of the woods)
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f] (purple)
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] (garden)
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] (garden)
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u] (elm field)
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u] (blackbird)
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] (bird)
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f] (sun)
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f] (pearl)

Girls…
Alberta…as in the stunning area in [name_f]Canada[/name_f]
Wisteria…I know this is a flower but to me this is the perfect sister to [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and has an air of mystery and folklore about it as well as being a flower
[name_f]Fauna[/name_f]
[name_f]Alouette[/name_f]
Ocean/Oceana/Océane
[name_f]Anemone[/name_f]
Orca
[name_f]Ursa[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
Skye…means cloudy island
[name_f]Fiamma[/name_f]
Bluebird
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
Alba…also means dawn in Italian
[name_u]Firefly[/name_u]
Mariposa…butterfly
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_f]Sapphire[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Elm[/name_u]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Senara[/name_f]
[name_f]Azenor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
Lovella…Wolf
Aria…lion

Boys…
[name_u]Cove[/name_u]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_u]Fox[/name_u]
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
Kielder…a beautiful place in Northumberland
[name_u]Oak[/name_u]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m]

Unisex…
[name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Sparrow[/name_u]

[name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f] / [name_u]Sierra[/name_u]
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_m]Rainier[/name_m]
[name_u]Denali[/name_u]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u] ( also a mountain in Canada)

Oh I love the naturey names and I do love the meaning behind [name_f]Aurora[/name_f].

Here goes, sorry for any repeats -

[name_u]Denali[/name_u] (secretly love this one)
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] (I like the double R and double L sounds with Aurora)
[name_u]Lark[/name_u] (one of my all time favs)
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_u]Montana[/name_u]
[name_u]Branch[/name_u]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]

Aspen, Leona, Rio, Olympia, Seren & Ondine are my favorite suggestions

Other ideas

Aurora & _______:

Larkin
Laken
Brighton
Arden
Estelle
Stellan
Tova
Calix
Jessamine
Talia
Sapphira
Hollis
Marina
Ainsley
Marnie
Sterling
Uma
Hadley
Abilene “Billie”
Winslow
Arlo
Brynn
Tully
Leighton

Some suggestions I don’t think have been mentioned yet:
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Ravenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
[name_f]Opaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Perlina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvana[/name_f]
[name_u]Alaska[/name_u]
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_u]Aquila[/name_u]

[name_u]Dakota[/name_u]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_u]Nova[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]

[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is so lovely!

I do not think a baby born in [name_u]February[/name_u] is excluded from being [name_f]Autumn[/name_f]. [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] is my favorite season. That’s reason enough for me. I know a sibset of three girls named [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Autumn[/name_f], and [name_f]Ava[/name_f].

[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_u]Cypress[/name_u], [name_f]Meadow[/name_f], [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_u]Laken[/name_u], [name_u]Arden[/name_u], [name_u]Sky[/name_u], [name_u]Laurel[/name_u], [name_f]Ayla[/name_f], Lindall, [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

[name_u]Winter[/name_u] or [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f] -nature-ish for a [name_u]February[/name_u] baby.

I love [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] for the exact feelings you’re mentioning.

A favourite name with [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] that evokes nature similarly for me is [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]. It shares the elegant beauty of [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], and makes me think of willows.

I feel like [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] also fits well. It is both nature/tree and an established name. It feels slightly unisex and goes well with [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]. I also always think of [name_u]Juno[/name_u] as a nature adjacent name, reminds me of [name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]. [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_u]Juno[/name_u] are darling.

A bit of a wild card idea is [name_u]Brighton[/name_u]. It always feels natural and wordy to me, because of the [name_u]Bright[/name_u]- part. [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_u]Brighton[/name_u] are amazing.

And a few more random ideas that evoke nature, or are spin offs of nature words: [name_u]Brooks[/name_u], [name_f]Jada[/name_f], [name_u]Oakley[/name_u] and [name_f]Raina[/name_f]. [name_u]Brooks[/name_u] and [name_u]Oakley[/name_u] feelvm very foresty. [name_f]Jada[/name_f] is maybe the least natural of all, but I like the jade connection and [name_u]Jade[/name_u] as a nickname. [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] and [name_f]Raina[/name_f] are beautiful.