Natural Baby Names

Just the thought of a newborn is reminiscent of nature. Wrinkled new skin. Hairy ears and back. Miniature toes and fingers. It all just reeks of nature. What better way to celebrate the beauty of creation than through names that highlight the natural world around us?

We just named our newest baby Whitley. I learned it means "White meadow". We also considered Pearl, Laurel, and Gail. Our boy considerations were Reed and Craig.

Here are some names ranging from subtle (with meanings included) to intense and obvious that have natural meaning or origins...  They exclude the nature names that are more "overdone" like Heather, Ashley and Dale... enjoy!

Girls

Acacia - African tree

Aspen

Ava - bird

Calla - lily

Camille 

Chloe - flowering

Coral

Daphne - laurel plant

Ember

Fawn

Fern

Flora

Gail - storm

Garland

Greta - pearl

Hallie - sea
Harvest

Haven

Lavender

Isla - Island

Ivy

Juniper

Laurel
Meadow

Mesa

Opal

Olive

Pearl

Poppy

Primrose

Rain

Raven

River

Ruby

Sage

Sparrow
Stella - star

Terra - earth

Whitney - clear water

Willow
Winter

Wren

Boys

Alder

Ash

Canyon

Cedar
Cotton

Crane

Craig

Edan - fire

Elm

Ember
Falcon

Finch

Fjord - sea passage
Flint

Forrest

Fox

Gale - storm

Granite

Leo - lion

Linden - tree hill

Hawk

Moss

Oak

Pike

Quill

Rain

Rance - marble

Reed

Reef

Ridge

River

Robin

Saxon - large stone

Shale

Spruce

Stone

Tide

Uri - light

West

Wolf