Picking out a name for your little one is one of my favorite parts of pregnancy! But it also can be one of the hardest! Are you looking for baby boy names inspired by nature and the earth? And are looking for a name a little outside the ordinary? Below are over 100 of the sweetest nature names for boys that you are sure to love!
Ultimately, you hope that the name you choose for your little guy will reflect your child’s future personality. These names are a great fit for a wild and free-spirited little boy. And they are sure to fit equally free-spirited, hippie, eco-loving parents as well.
Ready? Let’s dive right in!
A
Aaron – Hebrew origin meaning “high mountain”
Acer – Latin origin meaning “maple tree”
Acker – English origin meaning “meadow of oak trees”
Alani – Hawaiian origin which means “orange tree”
Alder – English origin meaning “a flowering plant”
Anthony – Greek origin meaning “rose”
Arbor – Latin origin meaning “tree”
Arrow – English origin meaning “stream”
Arvid – Swedish origin meaning “eagle tree”
Ashton – English origin meaning “ash tree”
B
Basil – Greek origin meaning “herb with white and purple flowers”
Barkley – Old English origin which means “birch tree meadow”
Bay – Latin origin meaning “bay”
Bjork – Icelandic origin meaning “birch tree”
Birch – English origin referring to the tree of the same name
Blaze – English origin which means “torch”
Brier – French origin meaning “nature”
Brock – English origin meaning “stream or brook”
Bud – English origin meaning “blossom”
C
Calhoun – Irish origin which means “from the narrow forest”
Canyon – Spanish origin meaning “footpath”
Cedar – English, Latin, and French origins meaning “cedar tree”
Conway – Welsh origin meaning “holy water”
Cullen – Irish origin meaning “holly tree”
Cypress – Greek origin meaning “five-pointed flowers”
D
Dale – English word meaning “valley”
Dallas – Scottish origin meaning “dwelling”
Danner – German origin meaning “dweller near the fig tree”
E
Elon – Hebrew origin meaning “oak tree”
Elm – English, German, and Danish origin meaning “red, brown” in reference to the tree of the same name
Elmore –English origin meaning “elm ridge or moor”
Everest – comes from the Nepali words translated to mean “head” and “sky”
F
Falcon – English origin referring to the bird of prey
Fennel – Latin origin from the word feniculum meaning “little hay”
Fisher – English origin which means “one who fishes”
Flint – Old English origin meaning “hard rock”
Florian – Latin origin which means “flowering”
Ford –Anglo-Saxon origin meaning “river crossing”
Forest – French origin meaning “woodsman”
G
Gardner – English origin which means “keeper of the garden”
Glenn – Scottish origin meaning “valley”
Grover – English origin meaning “lives near a grove of trees”
Gunther – German origin which means “battle warrior”
H
Harbor – Old English origin meaning “shelter” or “lodging”
Hawk – English origin referring to the large hunting bird
Haywood – English origin meaning “hedged forest”
Hedley – English origin which means “heather field”
Hemlock – English and Greek origin referencing the tree of the same name
Holt – English origin meaning “woods”
Hunter – English origin which means “one who hunts”
J
Jared – Hebrew origin meaning “rose”
Jay – Indian origin meaning “victory” or referring to the bird by the same name
K
Kai – Welsh, Greek, and Scandinavian in origin meaning “keeper of the keys” or “earth”
Kale – Hebrew origin which means “calm”
Kekoa – Hawaiian origin meaning “koa tree”
Kelvin – English origin meaning “narrow water”
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L
Lachlan – Scottish origin meaning “from the fjord-land”
Lark – English origin referring to the bird of the same name
Leighton – English origin meaning “meadow town”
Lennox – Scottish origin which means “elm grove”
Leo – German origin meaning “lion-hearted”
Linden –German origin meaning “lime tree”
Lynx – Greek origin meaning “brightness”, but is often associated with the forest cat of the same name
M
Maize – Hebrew origin meaning “bitter”
Marlow – English origin meaning “driftwood”
Montana – Spanish origin which means “mountainous”
Moss – English origin meaning “descendant of Moses”
N
Nash – English origin meaning “by the ash tree”
Noyce – English origin which means “walnut tree”
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O
Oakley – English origin meaning “oak”
Ocean – English origin meaning “large body of salt water”
Onyx – Greek origin meaning “claw” or referring to the black gemstone of the same name
Oren – Hebrew origin meaning “laurel” or “pine tree”
Orion – Greek origin which means “rising in the sky”
Orson – Latin origin meaning “bear cub”
P
Palmer – English origin meaning “palm tree”
Perry – English origin meaning “dweller near a pine tree”
Philip – Latin origin meaning “lover of horses”
Poseidon – Greek mythology origin meaning “earth”
Q
Quennel – French origin meaning “dweller at the little oak tree”
Quill – Gaelic origin meaning “feather”
R
Radcliff – English origin which means “from the red cliff”
Raine – Scandinavian origin meaning “mighty”
Reed – English origin meaning “red-haired” or referring to the grass-like plants that grow in wet places
Ridge – English origin referring to the narrow section at the top of a mountain
Rio – Spanish origin meaning “river”
River – Latin origin meaning “riverbank”
Robin – English origin referencing the songbird
Rockwell – English origin meaning “rock spring”
S
Sage – Latin origin meaning “wise and knowing” referring to the herb of the same name
Salton – English origin meaning “place in the willows
Sherwood – English origin which means “bright forest”
Sky – English origin meaning the word “sky”
Slater – English origin meaning “metamorphic rock”
Stone – English origin referring to the word meaning rock
Sunny (or Sonny) – English origin meaning “sunshine” or “happiness”
Sylvan – Latin origin meaning “of the forest”
T
Tamir – Hebrew origin meaning “owner of many palm trees”
Terran – Latin origin meaning “earth”
Thorne – English origin meaning “thorn thicket”
Tilden – English origin which means “fertile valley”
Tomer – Hebrew origin meaning “palm tree”
V
Vale – Latin origin which means “valley”
Vernon – English origin meaning “place of alders”
W
Walden – Welsh and English origin meaning “wooded valley”
West – Old English origin denoting the direction of the sun setting
Willoughby – English origin meaning “farm near the willows”
Wolf – German origin referring to the animal of the same name
Woods – Scottish and English origin referring to being “of the woods”
Wren – English origin meaning “small bird”
Y
Yarrow – English origin meaning “rough stream” or the herb of the same name
Z
Zeus – Greek origin meaning “sky”
There are so many awesome boys names to choose from, and nature inspired options are some of my favorite. Did you find any you love on this list? Let me know in the comments below.
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