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Unique Nature Names for Babies

Some nature names for babies are mainstream, like Lily and River. But if you're willing to explore nature a bit more adventurously, there are many more wonderful nature names for girls and boys that lie off the beaten track, such as Lilac and Ridge.

All of the unique nature names on this list rank outside of the US Top 1000, so your son or daughter is unlikely to meet another child with his or her name. Unique nature names beloved by our website users include Basil, Cassia, Dove, Linnea, Marigold, Oak, Pepper, and Prairie.

Unique nature names can come from flowers and trees, birds and animals, the sea and the earth and even the skies. Here, browse some of the most unusual baby names drawn from nature.

Unique Nature Names

Cassia

Meaning: cinnamon

Origin: Feminine form of Cassius or Greek
206
Marigold

Meaning: golden flower

Origin:Flower name, from English
173
Lavender

Meaning: purple flower

Origin:English
207
Bluebell

Meaning: blue bell

Origin:Flower name from English
830
Anemone

Meaning: daughter of the wind

Origin:Flower name; Greek
1260
Daffodil

Meaning: asphodel

Origin:Flower name, from Greek
1528
Lilac

Meaning: bluish or lilac

Origin:English, from Persian
411
Henna

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Color name, Finnish feminization of Henry, English from German
2324
Amaryllis

Meaning: to sparkle

Origin:Greek
111
Marine

Meaning: from the sea

Origin:Latin
1974
Fauna

Meaning: young deer

Origin:Roman
1278
Primrose

Meaning: first rose

Origin:English flower name
301
Linnea

Meaning: twinflower, lime tree

Origin:Swedish
363
Fern

Meaning: plant name

Origin:English
613
Xochitl

Meaning: flower

Origin:Nahuatl, Aztec
590
Rio

Meaning: place of the cherry blossoms

Origin:Japanese
715
Oak

Meaning: tree from the genus Quercus

Origin:English tree name
965
Moss

Meaning: descendant of Moses

Origin:English
533
Cloud Cloud is an unusual name. The meaning of Clo...
Origin:Nature name
1091
Dove

Meaning: dove, a bird

Origin:Nature name
643