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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

Birch The meaning of Birch is 'bright' or 'shining...
Origin:Tree name
3081
Pike

Meaning: pike, a fish

Origin:American animal name
1826
Cove

Meaning: small bay

Origin:English
1237
Tide Tide is quite a unique name your handsome li...
Origin:Nature name
1419
Crane

Meaning: crane

Origin:English surname
2233
Frost

Meaning: freezing

Origin:English
3740
Basil

Meaning: royal

Origin:Greek
500
Hawk

Meaning: hawk, a bird

Origin:Nature name
896
Quill Quill is not only original and memorable but...
Origin:Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word name
1125
Rye

Meaning: cavalryman, messenger

Origin:English, diminutive of Ryder,; word name; British surname
1063
Marsh Marsh is an English name. The meaning of Mar...
Origin:English nature name
4976
Coral The name Coral has English origins and the m...
Origin:Nature name
1463
Arbor Arbor is a beautiful, gender-neutral name. I...
Origin:Nature name
3803
Origin:Nature name
2151
Berry The name Berry is of English origin. The mea...
Origin:Nature name
2179
Sequoia

Meaning: sparrow

Origin:Native American, Cherokee
2188
Origin:Latin, Nature name
18101
Cobalt People with the name Cobalt symbolize great ...
Origin:Color and nature name
2876
Sparrow

Meaning: sparrow, a bird

Origin:Nature name
1698
Nature The meaning of Nature is ‘element of the nat...
Origin:English word name
12800