My well of inspiration is running dry. Please share with me your favorite boy or unisex nature names - from the normal to the truly weird and everything in between!
[name_f]Arbor[/name_f]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_m]Barley[/name_m]
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_u]Blue[/name_u]
[name_f]Breeze[/name_f]
[name_u]Canyon[/name_u]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_m]Clay[/name_m]
[name_m]Cotton[/name_m]
Coriander
Creek
[name_u]Dune[/name_u]
[name_u]Fennel[/name_u]
[name_m]Field[/name_m]
[name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_m]Forest[/name_m]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_u]Glade[/name_u]
[name_u]Golden[/name_u]
[name_u]Grove[/name_u] [name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
Hollow
[name_f]Jonquil[/name_f]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Leaf[/name_u]
[name_m]Lynx[/name_m]
[name_u]Marsh[/name_u]
[name_f]Moon[/name_f]
Obsidian
Oleander
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_m]Reef[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Rock[/name_m]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
Sequioa
[name_u]Silver[/name_u]
[name_u]Sky[/name_u]
[name_m]Stone[/name_m]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_m]Stone[/name_m]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_m]Ridge[/name_m]
[name_m]Cove[/name_m]
[name_u]Slate[/name_u]
[name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_m]Arrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_u]Canyon[/name_u]
[name_u]Harbor[/name_u]
[name_m]Rivers[/name_m]
[name_m]Clay[/name_m]
Fennec
[name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_u]Grove[/name_u]
[name_m]Thorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Cliff[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Quay[/name_m]
[name_u]Sky[/name_u]
Otter
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
Wave
[name_m]Sirius[/name_m]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_m]Shale[/name_m]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_u]Dune[/name_u]
[name_u]Glade[/name_u]
[name_f]Cascade[/name_f]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_u]Timber[/name_u]
Some repeats are unavoidable, but here goes:
[name_f]Arbor[/name_f] / Arbour
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_m]Birch[/name_m]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_u]Cobalt[/name_u]
[name_m]Cove[/name_m]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Elm[/name_u]
[name_u]Falcon[/name_u]
[name_m]Forest[/name_m]
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_u]Halcyon[/name_u]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
Harvest
[name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m]
[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]
[name_f]Morning[/name_f] / [name_f]Evening[/name_f]
[name_u]Oak[/name_u]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_u]Vega[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
Bramble
[name_u]Eagle[/name_u]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Garland[/name_f]
Kestrel
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_m]Moor[/name_m]
Osprey
[name_f]Peridot[/name_f]
[name_f]Sirocco[/name_f]
[name_f]Solstice[/name_f]
Vetiver
Asphodel
[name_u]Clove[/name_u]
[name_m]Crow[/name_m]
Dusk
Iroko
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_m]Heron[/name_m]
[name_m]Hale[/name_m]
[name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_u]Gale[/name_u]
Fen
Fennec
[name_f]Jonquil[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_m]Reef[/name_m]
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
Owl
Pellitory
[name_f]Oriole[/name_f]
Obsidian
[name_m]Noon[/name_m]
[name_m]Moss[/name_m]
Nightingale
Malachite
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
Larkspur
[name_f]Shadow[/name_f]
Rook
[name_m]Rye[/name_m]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
Yew
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_m]Thorn[/name_m]
[name_f]Topaz[/name_f]
[name_f]Sundance[/name_f]
Foxglove
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u]
[name_u]Bayou[/name_u]
[name_m]Barley[/name_m]
Caraway
Cirrus
[name_u]Cloud[/name_u]
Coriander
[name_m]Cotton[/name_m]
[name_f]Crescent[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_u]Fennel[/name_u]
Fieldrush
Snapdragon
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_m]Horizon[/name_m]
Magpie
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
Mint
[name_m]Quill[/name_m]
[name_u]Prairie[/name_u]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
Oasis
[name_u]Yarrow[/name_u]
[name_f]Thyme[/name_f]
[name_u]Berry[/name_u]
[name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Sequoia[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
Cormorant
Equinox
Hummingbird
[name_m]Wild[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m]
[name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m]
Loup (Pronounced [name_u]Lou[/name_u], wolf in french)
Lowen ([name_m]Lion[/name_m] in [name_m]German[/name_m])
[name_f]Moon[/name_f]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Swan[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
Evergreen
Sorry for any repeats.
Cosmos
Solaris
[name_f]Solstice[/name_f]
Zenith
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
Erevan (Yerevan in french, place name)
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_u]Sorrell[/name_u]
[name_f]Sesame[/name_f]
Argan
[name_m]Azur[/name_m] (Azuriel, Azurian)
[name_m]Sol[/name_m]
[name_u]Sky[/name_u]
Oleander (Oliandre)
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_m]Helios[/name_m]
Astral
[name_m]Arroyo[/name_m]
[name_m]Espen[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
Coriander
[name_u]Elm[/name_u]
[name_u]Eagle[/name_u]
[name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_u]Falcon[/name_u]
[name_f]Snow[/name_f]
Lagoon
[name_m]Quartz[/name_m]
[name_f]Topaz[/name_f]
Quezac
[name_m]Niles[/name_m]
[name_f]Cypress[/name_f]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
Cygnus
Equator
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_u]Oak[/name_u]
What lovely and inspiring lists of names to come back to!
mclola - I am in love with Coriander, [name_m]Forest[/name_m], [name_u]Frost[/name_u], Oleander, [name_u]Sage[/name_u], and [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]. [name_m]Lynx[/name_m] is so intriguing…I’d never really considered it, but the similarity to [name_m]Link[/name_m] / [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] is there in the sound, so it seems as though it could offer a quirky take on a “normal” name. [name_m]Barley[/name_m], [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_u]Cedar[/name_u], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_m]Hawk[/name_m], Obsidian, [name_u]River[/name_u], and [name_u]Silver[/name_u] are all wonderful as well. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you say [name_m]Basil[/name_m]? I have heard both baa-sil and bay-zil. [name_f]Rose[/name_f] is such an interesting name on a boy…it makes me picture a grave little brown-haired child with huge grey eyes and a soft and noble heart. I knew someone once with the middle name Rhoslyn and always thought it fit him beautifully.
shanade - [name_m]Wolf[/name_m], [name_m]Arrow[/name_m], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], and [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] are my favorites from your beautiful suggestions! I also like [name_m]Thorne[/name_m], Otter, [name_u]Cedar[/name_u], and [name_u]Timber[/name_u]. I have never been a huge fan of [name_m]Cove[/name_m] in the past, but recently it’s growing on me. The round soft O between the C and the V…there’s something that rolls about it, like waves. I want to like [name_u]Glade[/name_u] and [name_f]Cascade[/name_f], but they are both cleaning / fragrance brands that are pretty popular in my area. It’s a shame, because [name_f]Cascade[/name_f] has such lovely waterfall imagery when you think about it.
dearest - This list is magnificent! [name_m]Reading[/name_m] through it made me happy as a clam I don’t even know where to begin! [name_f]Briar[/name_f], [name_u]Cobalt[/name_u], Kestrel, Osprey!!, Dusk, [name_f]Solstice[/name_f], Vetiver!!, Asphodel!!!, [name_m]Moss[/name_m], Rook, Caraway, Snapdragon, Oasis, and Fieldrush!! - all absolutely breathtaking and delightful. I also love [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_u]Cedar[/name_u], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_u]Falcon[/name_u], [name_m]Forest[/name_m], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], Harvest, [name_m]Hawk[/name_m], [name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_m]Wolf[/name_m], Bramble, [name_u]Dove[/name_u], [name_u]Clove[/name_u], [name_m]Heron[/name_m], [name_u]Frost[/name_u], Obsidian, Malachite, [name_m]Thorn[/name_m], [name_f]Topaz[/name_f], [name_m]Barley[/name_m], [name_u]Cloud[/name_u], Coriander, [name_f]Meadow[/name_f], and Equinox. I want to love [name_m]Moor[/name_m], as it’s such a moody, evocative word, and I love the look of the double O. I just can’t get past the homophone, I suppose. I really like Nightingale, but I’m not sure it’s love status. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Shadow[/name_f] is too gothic or emo sounding to be a given name…a middle, perhaps?
Thank you all SO MUCH for these beauties! You have made my day!