I love nature names for boys! Prepare for a long list. Quite a few of these can be regarded as too out-there, but I thought I’d include them anyway. Apologies for any repeats.
Animal/bird names:
[name_m]Arno[/name_m] - “eagle”
[name_m]Callum[/name_m] - “dove”
Velasco - “crow”
[name_m]Lon[/name_m]án - “little blackbird”
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] - “raven-son”
[name_u]Bran[/name_u] - “raven”
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m] - “bright raven”
Corbinian/Corvus - “raven”
Fiachra - “raven”
Wolfram - “wolf raven”
Cionnfhaoladh - “wolf head” (my biggest GP!)
[name_m]Beowulf[/name_m] - “bee wolf”
[name_m]Conan[/name_m] - “little wolf”
[name_m]Lowell[/name_m] - “little wolf”
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m]/[name_m]Leon[/name_m]/[name_m]Leonard[/name_m] - “lion”
[name_m]Laith[/name_m] - “lion”
Aslan - “lion”
[name_m]Aries[/name_m] - “ram”
Oisín - “little deer”
Damhán - “fawn”
[name_m]Hirsh[/name_m] - “deer”
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] - “deer friend”
[name_m]Orson[/name_m] - “bear cub”
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]/[name_m]Arto[/name_m]/[name_m]Art[/name_m] - “bear-man”
[name_m]Everard[/name_m] - “brave boar”
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] - “wild boar”
[name_m]Todd[/name_m] - “fox”
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m] - “white bull”
Rónán - “little seal”
Cernunnos - “horned”, god of animals
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_m]Buck[/name_m]
[name_m]Tiger[/name_m]
[name_m]Drake[/name_m]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_m]Newt[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
Kingfisher
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
Cormorant
Whinchat
Dunlin
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_u]Falcon[/name_u]
[name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
Kestrel
Whimbrel
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_m]Heron[/name_m]
[name_f]Starling[/name_f]
Kittiwake
[name_f]Flower[/name_f] names:
Anthemion - “little flower”
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]/Florinus - “flower”
Florimel - “flower + honey”
Rosamel - “rose + honey”
Viorel - “sweet violet”
Acanthus - “thorned flower”
Aesacus - “branch of myrtle”
[name_m]Narciso[/name_m] - “narcissus flower”
Aciano - “cornflower”
Alecrim - “rosemary”
[name_m]Cicero[/name_m] - “chickpea”
Oleander
Hibiscus
[name_f]Orchid[/name_f]
Hemlock
[name_f]Geranium[/name_f]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]
Gentian
Foxglove
Asphodel
Calamint
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
Conifer
Hellebore
Chamomile
Middlemist
Carnation
Gladiolus
[name_m]Valerian[/name_m]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
Campion
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
Bramble
Nettle
Thistle
[name_m]Moss[/name_m]
[name_f]Thyme[/name_f]
[name_u]Berry[/name_u]/tree names:
Corymbus - “ivy berries”
[name_u]Aeron[/name_u] - “berry”
[name_u]Perry[/name_u] - “pear tree”
[name_f]Celyn[/name_f] - “holly”
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] - “laurel”
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]/[name_m]Yves[/name_m] - “yew”
Allon - “oak”
[name_f]Elah[/name_f] - “oak tree”
[name_m]Palmer[/name_m] - “palm tree”
Acastus - “maple tree”
Canelo - “cinnamon tree”
[name_m]Acacius[/name_m] - “thorn”
Gwydion - “born of trees”
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m] - “of the forest”
[name_m]Silvanus[/name_m] - “forest”
Bipin - “forest”
Hylaeus - “woodland”
Bergamot
Cardamon
Alder
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
Yew
[name_u]Oak[/name_u]
[name_f]Tupelo[/name_f]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_m]Thorn[/name_m]
[name_u]Leaf[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sequoia[/name_u]
Sycamore
Manuka
[name_u]Elm[/name_u]
Compound/place names that don’t look like nature names:
Vedastus - “stranger of the wood”
[name_m]Eoghan[/name_m] - “born from the yew tree”
[name_m]Ogden[/name_m] - “oak valley”
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] - “yew warrior”
[name_m]Barclay[/name_m] - “birch wood”
Briscoe - “birch wood”
[name_m]Linton[/name_m] - “linden tree town”
[name_m]Elwood[/name_m] - “elder tree forest”
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u] - “place of elms”
[name_m]Garrick[/name_m] - “oak tree grove”
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u] - “willow town”
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] - “garden of holly”
Bessarion - “wooded valley”
[name_m]Linwood[/name_m] - “stream forest”
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u] - “bent grass clearing”
[name_u]Raleigh[/name_u] - “roe deer clearing”
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u] - “doe wood”
Berewold - “beaver forest”
Ayalon - “place of gazelles”
Heathcote - “heather cottage”
[name_m]Whitaker[/name_m] - “white field”
[name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m] - “rose field”
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] - “west meadow”
[name_m]Norwood[/name_m] - “north wood”
Gwenallt - “fair wood”
[name_m]Sherwood[/name_m] - “bright forest”
Witimer - “famous forest”
Greenwood - “green wood”
Rosewood - “rose wood”
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] - “wolf path”
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u] - “stone clearing”
[name_m]Irving[/name_m] - “green water”
Glyndwr - “valley water”
Somerset - “land of summer”
[name_m]Montague[/name_m] - “pointed mountain”
Fenrir - “fen-dweller”
Somerled - “summer traveller”
Water/weather names:
[name_m]Corentin[/name_m] - “hurricane”
[name_m]Thor[/name_m] - “thunder”
Anani - “my cloud”
Braonán - “rain”
Glaw - “rain”
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] - “the west wind”
[name_m]Nereus[/name_m] - “water”
Aberthol - “outpouring of water”
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u] - “dark river”
Meriadoc - “forehead of the sea”
[name_m]Mortimer[/name_m] - “dead sea”
[name_m]Llyr[/name_m] - “the sea”
Marinus - “of the sea”
Kaikea - “clear sea”
Kaikoa - “sea warrior”
[name_m]Poseidon[/name_m] - “lord of the earth”, sea-god
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_u]Cloud[/name_u]
[name_u]Brook[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_f]Sun[/name_f] names:
[name_m]Helios[/name_m]/[name_m]Elio[/name_m] - “sun”
[name_m]Sol[/name_m] - “sun”
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] - “sun”
[name_m]Anatole[/name_m] - “sunrise”
[name_m]Sulien[/name_m] - “born from the sun”
[name_m]Ravi[/name_m] - “sun”, sun-god
Belenus - “bright”, sun-god
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]/[name_m]Apollinaire[/name_m] - sun-god
[i]Space counts as nature names, right?
[name_f]Star[/name_f] names:[/i]
Astrophel - “star lover”
Vespertine - “of the evening star”
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u] - “evening star”
Aurvandill - “morning star”
Asterios - “starry”
Astrolabe - “star taker”
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u] - “little star”
Other space names:
Ganymede - moon of jupiter
[name_m]Pan[/name_m] - moon of saturn
Prometheus - moon of saturn
[name_m]Titan[/name_m] - moon of saturn
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] - moon of saturn
Hyperion - moon of saturn
Albiorix - moon of saturn
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u] - moon of uranus
[name_m]Prospero[/name_m] - moon of uranus
Triton - moon of neptune
Charon - moon of pluto
[name_m]Altair[/name_m] - star in aquila
Aldebaran - star in taurus
Acamar - star in eridanus
[name_m]Sirius[/name_m] - star in canis major
Alnilam - star in orion
Regulus - star in leo
Antares - star in scorpio
Arcturus - star in boötes
Eltanin - star in draco
Polaris - star in ursa minor
Alderamin - star in cepheus
Alioth - star in ursa major
[name_m]Castor[/name_m] - star in gemini
[name_m]Pollux[/name_m] - star in gemini
[name_u]Rigel[/name_u] - star in orion
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
Eridanus
Delphinus
Cygnus
[name_m]Taurus[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_f]Comet[/name_f]
[name_m]Saturn[/name_m]
[name_u]Mars[/name_u]
[name_u]Neptune[/name_u]
[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]
[name_u]Mercury[/name_u]