Hello all! I’m not expecting yet, although I do have baby on the brain, which is why I’m here!
Hubs and I are really struggling to find a boys name. We have two daughters [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]. We already know that if we have another girl she will either be [name_f]Althea[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], or [name_f]Olive[/name_f].
The boys names is where things get tricky for us. We want to keep the nature theme going. We want a boys name that will fit in nicely with our girls but we have some caveats:
•We don’t want any names that end in -er (we have many cousins with -er names, [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_u]Skyler[/name_u], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u]…etc
•We currently call [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Junie[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] and it would be an added bonus if the name fit in with this nickname scheme.
•I am from the [name_m]Pacific[/name_m] Northwest and would love a name that reflects that. I love names like [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] and [name_m]Rainier[/name_m], but again they end in that -er sound.
Oh nature names are the best! I love [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f].
[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_u]Forest[/name_u]/[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]/[name_m]Silvan[/name_m]/[name_m]Silas[/name_m] nn [name_u]Si[/name_u] (means ‘forest’ but also references Mount [name_u]Si[/name_u])
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Onyx[/name_u]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Moss[/name_m]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]/[name_u]Auberon[/name_u] nn [name_m]Obie[/name_m]?
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_u]Aquila[/name_u]
[name_f]Oriel[/name_f]
[name_u]Dusk[/name_u]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_u]Cypress[/name_u] (nn [name_m]Cy[/name_m]? Reminds me of Mount [name_u]Si[/name_u])
[name_u]Sparrow[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Garnet[/name_u]
[name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m]
[name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_u]Auburn[/name_u]
[name_m]Olympus[/name_m]/[name_m]Olympio[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]?
Hemlock nn [name_f]Lockie[/name_f]? (official [name_m]Washington[/name_m] state tree)
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
Too bad about no -er endings! [name_u]Cedar[/name_u] and [name_u]Harbor[/name_u] are other PNW-reminiscent names.
I love the suggestions of [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], [name_u]Cypress[/name_u], [name_u]Everest[/name_u], [name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m], [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] and [name_m]Sylvan[/name_m].
A couple of ideas that haven’t been mentioned yet:
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u] (as in the fir)
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
Also [name_m]Pacific[/name_m] Northwest girl! Loads of Junipers up here! [name_u]Love[/name_u] zephyr! I want to second [name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Huck[/name_m] and hawthorn nn hawk and sparrow nn [name_f]Roe[/name_f].
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] ‘[name_f]Junie[/name_f]’ and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]’ are so sweet. I also adore [name_f]Olive[/name_f], and [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is really lovely too. A lot of great names have been suggested but I wanted to throw [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Cas[/name_m]’/‘[name_m]Kip[/name_m]’ into the mix ([name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Sea[/name_u]). And I love the previous suggestions of [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] and [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]; [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_u]Fox[/name_u] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] would be cool too.
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] ‘[name_f]Junie[/name_f]’ and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]’ are lovely names!
Previous poster already did a lot of great suggestions, but here are some more ideas:
We love [name_u]August[/name_u] with the nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u] or [name_m]Auggie[/name_m], but we sometimes call [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u] and don’t really want a month pattern.
Hey there! Given that our final list of baby girl names are almost identical ([name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], and [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] - in that order), I’d like to weigh in on boys!
[name_u]Atwood[/name_u]/[name_m]Elwood[/name_m] NN [name_f]Attie[/name_f] or [name_m]Woody[/name_m]
-this has a special place in my heart since there is a serene lake in [name_u]Indiana[/name_u] called [name_u]Atwood[/name_u]. Also literary references for [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_u]Atwood[/name_u] and [name_u]Gene[/name_u] Stratton-[name_u]Porter[/name_u].
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] - cute reference to the mountains NN [name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Beaumont[/name_m] - more formal but also wearable! “Beautiful mountain” conjures such a great nature image.
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] - This has the most precious nature meaning: bee hive, little brook or bee cottage
I’m also a fan of the popular [name_m]Silas[/name_m]!
[name_m]Beaumont[/name_m] pleasantly surprised me! I’ve considered [name_m]Vermont[/name_m] with the nn “[name_m]Monty[/name_m]”, as it means “green mountain” but we live in MA and think it might be a little too “out there” [name_m]Beaumont[/name_m] is a really lovely alternative and I even love [name_u]Beau[/name_u]!!
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m] is another that really surprised me! I love [name_u]Everett[/name_u] but hubby is not a huge fan as it is not super “naturey”. [name_m]Beckett[/name_m] is a great alternative though! [name_f]My[/name_f] moms name is [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] (which means honey bee) so it would be a beautiful way to honor her.
Thanks so much! You’ve expanded our rather short names list!
Another northwesterner here! For a more urban NW nature name I’ve always liked [name_u]Elliott[/name_u], as in [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_u]Bay[/name_u]. [name_u]Douglas[/name_u] (like the tree) would be cute, and Douggie would be so cute next to the sweet [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] and [name_f]Junie[/name_f].
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] was my first idea. You could go for [name_u]Rory[/name_u] as a cuter nn (although [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] and [name_u]Rory[/name_u] might not be the best?). What about:
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u] (probably not because of the -r but I like that it’s -ar instead of -er)
[name_u]Birch[/name_u]
[name_u]Ash[/name_u]
[name_u]Cirrus[/name_u]
