Nature names that aren't words

thenameprincess · June 20, 2016, 10:05am

Please dump your ideas here! Any and all ideas of Names that have nature meaning but at least don’t sound like word names.

All I can think of right now is [name_m]Silas[/name_m]/ [name_f]Silvia[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f]/ [name_u]Florian[/name_u], [name_u]Bryn[/name_u], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]. (I know [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] isn’t exactly a nature name but it means [name_u]West[/name_u] and even loosely connected ideas like that are welcome!)

vestigesofsummer · June 20, 2016, 11:02am

Boys:

[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Benton[/name_m]
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_m]Cullen[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Bradley[/name_u]
[name_m]Loch[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Raleigh[/name_u]
[name_u]Camden[/name_u]

Girls:

Avonlea
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_u]Dara[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]/[name_f]Marissa[/name_f]

Unisex:

[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_u]Langley[/name_u] (pretty much anything with a -ley at the end means something meadow.)
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_u]Marley[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]

[name_m]Just[/name_m] for clarity, I went solely by the Nameberry definitions of these names, so some further research might be beneficial if any of them strike your fancy. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!

kristin_of_kerrytown · June 20, 2016, 11:46am

Girls:
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Astri[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Rudi[/name_m]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_u]Eban[/name_u]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]

Malloryknox · June 20, 2016, 12:12pm

Nature names from my own list: [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] - Horse
[name_f]Astera[/name_f] - [name_f]Star[/name_f] and a type of flower
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] - butterfly
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u] - lion (of god)
[name_f]Atria[/name_f] - star name
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] - dawn
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f] - earth goddess
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - daughter of the sea
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] - elm tree
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (or variations) - [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
Gweneira - white snow
[name_f]Leonor[/name_f] - lion
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] - a constellation
[name_f]Marin[/name_f] - of the sea
[name_u]Penrose[/name_u] - top of the [name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_f]Rohana[/name_f] - genus of butterfly
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] - a waterfall in [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u] - evening star
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] - star

[name_u]Calder[/name_u] - stream
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m] - dove
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] - dove
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m] - type of stream
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] - bear strength
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] - son of earth

Pseudonymous · June 20, 2016, 3:01pm

Girls:
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamy[/name_f], [name_f]Avalon[/name_f], Avonlea, [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], Evora, [name_f]Araluen[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Aveline[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Eila[/name_f], [name_u]Yuki[/name_u], [name_u]Ellery[/name_u], Pilvi, [name_u]Chaney[/name_u], Avelot, [name_f]Sylvana[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Palila[/name_f], Lihini, [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f], [name_f]Galilee[/name_f], [name_f]Aphra[/name_f] / Aphrah, [name_f]Idra[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Estella[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Hoshi[/name_f], [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], [name_f]Delphina[/name_f] / [name_f]Delfina[/name_f], [name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_f]Sidra[/name_f], [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f], [name_f]Atria[/name_f], [name_u]Ashby[/name_u], [name_u]Chan[/name_u], [name_u]Alani[/name_u], [name_u]Dara[/name_u], [name_u]Hollis[/name_u], [name_f]Kezia[/name_f], [name_f]Ivara[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Oceana[/name_f], [name_f]Neve[/name_f], [name_f]Neva[/name_f], [name_u]Nima[/name_u], [name_f]Tamara[/name_f], [name_u]Perry[/name_u], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Sadira[/name_f], [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f], [name_f]Anahita[/name_f], [name_f]Chantara[/name_f], [name_f]Naida[/name_f], [name_u]Ren[/name_u], [name_f]Padma[/name_f], [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], [name_f]Marisol[/name_f], [name_u]Columba[/name_u], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], [name_f]Yona[/name_f], [name_f]Neri[/name_f], [name_f]Pacifica[/name_f], [name_f]Oceane[/name_f], [name_f]Orino[/name_f], [name_u]Ohara[/name_u], [name_u]Niria[/name_u], [name_f]Tazu[/name_f], [name_f]Toril[/name_f], [name_f]Romilly[/name_f], [name_f]Anara[/name_f], [name_f]Calantha[/name_f], [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Fiorella[/name_f], [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], [name_f]Leilani[/name_f], [name_f]Lileas[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Maris[/name_f], [name_f]Liliosa[/name_f], [name_f]Melantha[/name_f], [name_f]Melisande[/name_f], [name_f]Nizana[/name_f], [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_f]Violetta[/name_f], [name_f]Zahara[/name_f], [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], [name_f]Undine[/name_f], [name_f]Thalassa[/name_f], [name_f]Alameda[/name_f], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_u]Marlow[/name_u] / [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u].

Boys:
[name_m]Lonan[/name_m], [name_u]Hollis[/name_u], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], [name_m]Izar[/name_m], [name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_u]Ashby[/name_u], [name_m]Nairn[/name_m], [name_u]Chan[/name_u], [name_u]Alani[/name_u], [name_u]Chaney[/name_u], [name_u]Calder[/name_u], [name_u]Ellery[/name_u], [name_m]Euan[/name_m], [name_m]Ivo[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Oren[/name_m], [name_u]Perry[/name_u], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Pello[/name_m], [name_m]Piero[/name_m], [name_u]Ren[/name_u], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_f]Orino[/name_f], [name_m]Maxfield[/name_m], [name_m]Dalziel[/name_m], [name_u]Ohara[/name_u], [name_u]Niria[/name_u], [name_m]Whittaker[/name_m], [name_f]Romilly[/name_f], [name_u]Florian[/name_u], [name_m]Deniz[/name_m], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_u]Marlow[/name_u] / [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u], [name_m]Sayer[/name_m], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_u]Yardley[/name_u], [name_u]Rohan[/name_u].

elifsu · June 20, 2016, 3:23pm

Aras - a river in Turkey
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
Barbaros - he was an Ottoman captain so related to see I guess
Bulut - cloud
[name_m]Deniz[/name_m] - see
Ege - Aegean see also means ruler
Kuzey - north
Okyanus - [name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_m]Yunus[/name_m] - [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], also means dolphin

KIZ
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] - island but also means nobel
Asi - rebel, but also a river
Delfin - dolphin
Elizya - mermaid
Mavi/[name_f]Mai[/name_f] - blue
Mercan - coral
Nehir - river
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
Simirna/Smyrna - old name of Izmir,
Siren

easterbunny · June 20, 2016, 7:11pm

From my own lists, and some butterfly names I found once… (I think these haven’t been said yet!)

Bindi
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Farasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_u]June[/name_u] (it’s a word name as in the month, but it means ‘young’ so possible)
[name_f]Kimana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariposa[/name_f] (that’s literally butterfly in Spanish though)
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
Perhonen
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]

thenameprincess · June 21, 2016, 8:57am

This definitely points me in the right direction thank you everyone!

I would love some Spanish speaking nameberries opinions on using [name_f]Mariposa[/name_f] as a name

And if anyone has anymore suggestions (particularly for boys) that would be wonderful.

c_elizabeth214 · June 21, 2016, 10:51am

Girls:

[name_u]Abilene[/name_u] (grass)
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] (shallow place in a river near oaks)
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] (one’s own meadow)
[name_u]Alani[/name_u] (orange tree)
[name_f]Amaya[/name_f] (night rain)
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f] (flowery)
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f] (island of apples)
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] (halo of light around the moon)
[name_f]Chandra[/name_f] (goddess of the moon)
[name_f]Enya[/name_f] (fire)
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f] (fair flower)
Evora (yew tree)
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f] (earth)
[name_f]Hadleigh[/name_f]/[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] (heathery field)
[name_f]Hailey[/name_f] (Hay’s meadow)
[name_f]Hallie[/name_f] (dweller at the meadow by the manor)
[name_f]Hana[/name_f] (flower, blossom)
[name_f]Ilana[/name_f] (oak tree)
[name_f]Kailani[/name_f] (sea and sky)
[name_u]Kelsey[/name_u] (island)
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] (moon)
[name_f]Moanna[/name_f]/[name_f]Moana[/name_f] (ocean/sea)
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] (olive tree)
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]/[name_f]Selena[/name_f] (moon goddess)
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f] (yew tree)
[name_f]Zahra[/name_f] (flower)
[name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f] (west wind)

Boys:

[name_u]Arley[/name_u] (from the rabbit meadow)
[name_m]Baxley[/name_m] (baker’s meadow)
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u] (meadow with coarse grass)
[name_m]Bradford[/name_m] (wide river crossing)
[name_m]Calhoun[/name_m] (from the narrow forest)
[name_u]Camden[/name_u] (winding valley)
[name_m]Daire[/name_m] (oak tree)
[name_m]Eaton[/name_m] (riverside)
[name_u]Elan[/name_u] (tree)
[name_m]Ewan[/name_m] (born of the yew tree)
[name_m]Florin[/name_m] (flower)
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] (forester)
[name_m]Hadden[/name_m] (heathery hill)
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u] (fire)
[name_m]Holmes[/name_m] (from the island in the river)
[name_m]Irving[/name_m] (green river, sea friend)
[name_m]Keyne[/name_m] (man of the eastern sky)
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] (king’s meadow)
[name_u]Langley[/name_u] (long meadow)
[name_u]Neil[/name_u] (cloud)
[name_u]Niall[/name_u] (cloud)
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (olive tree)
[name_u]Remington[/name_u] (place on a riverbank)
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u] (deer forest)
[name_u]Rylan[/name_u] (island meadow)
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] (sun)
[name_m]Talcott[/name_m] (cottage near the lake)
Walken (rainbow)
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] (west wind)

That was really fun! I hope this helps a little

musaraigne · June 22, 2016, 1:00am

Some names with meanings relating to animals, plants, or other features of the natural world.

[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Arnold[/name_m]
[name_u]Elon[/name_u]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
Pacôme
Falco
[name_u]Madigan[/name_u]
[name_m]Conan[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Cymbeline[/name_m]
[name_m]Eilon[/name_m]
Oisín
[name_m]Eachann[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivor[/name_m]
[name_m]Yves[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Rollo[/name_m]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_u]Arley[/name_u]
[name_u]Bran[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Roswell[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_m]Brock[/name_m]
[name_m]Everard[/name_m]

[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ornella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Columbine[/name_f]
Sepphora
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Arlette[/name_f]
Niniane
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmin[/name_f]
[name_f]Ebba[/name_f]
[name_u]Averil[/name_u]