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Nature-Inspired Baby Names

on March 4, 2009 at 4:10 PM

My kids are Jasper (a type of stone) and Magnolia (a showy flower), so obviously I'm partial to nature-inspired baby names. But the gals over at nameberry have a great list, so if you're looking for inspiration, here's some.

Jewel Names

Ruby

Pearl

Opal

Coral

Amber

Garnet

Topaz

Jade

Jasper

National Park Names

Acadia

Ansel (for park photographer Ansel Adams)

Bryce

Ash (mountains -- Sequoia and Kings Canyon)

Joshua (Joshua Tree)

Quincy (mountain -- Gates of the Arctic)

Rainier

Sage (creek -- Badlands)

Zion

Tutti Frutti Names

Apple

Berry

Cherry

Clementine

Plum

For more ideas on baby names, and to see what other CafeMom moms are naming their babies, check out the baby name finder.

Like any of these nature names? What else is on your list of current faves?

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Comments (21)

Jayn0000

on Mar 4, 2009 at 4:26 PM

I dig the Nature baby names too .. with Lilly Rayn (rain) and Anissia (like anise- the plant black licorice comes from ) Luna ( moon in spanish ) and Leif (leaf) i thik i have the nature names pretty down.. i even have my next girls (Belladonna- flower) or (Almendra- Almond in Spanish) name picked out.. still looking for the boy.. any suggestions?

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DeTora_Family

on Mar 4, 2009 at 4:45 PM

I love Violet and Clementine. I do not have any girls and was not into any of the nature-inspired names for boys.

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sunmoonstars

on Mar 4, 2009 at 5:30 PM

River Phoniex was the first nature name i loved!

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JoyeAustin

on Mar 4, 2009 at 5:36 PM

My daughter's name is Rose. :)

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BatGirl1415

on Mar 4, 2009 at 5:42 PM

My old boss is naming her daughter Sage, and if it was going to be a boy she was going to name him Cedar.

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vances_mom

on Mar 4, 2009 at 9:24 PM

i have a girlfriend that is naming her daughter Aspen. i think it's so pretty!

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RanaAurora

on Mar 4, 2009 at 9:42 PM

My son's name is Rowan (it's a tree), and I've always liked Rose, Lily or Sage for girls. If I didn't know a few girls named Aspen that I didn't like, I'd be a fan of it as well. :)

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NorahSethsMommy

on Mar 4, 2009 at 9:54 PM

I like these a lot. My neice's (1st grandchild on my dads side) middle name is Rose and I tried to make it a family tradition to give plant or flower middle names...I gave my daughter the middle name Lily, but my sister didnt want to carry it on. I kind of wish I had thought of names like these for first names with my kids.

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eyef0undnem0

on Mar 4, 2009 at 11:17 PM

One of my friends just had a baby girl and named her Meadow! It is such a pretty name. As for nature inspired boys names, River is a good name, Willow, not so much but to each his own. Uhm...Shad (short for Shadow or Shadric), Faunus (god of nature), and Linden. If you are going for unheard of names, go with Faunus. Here is what it said about this name:

Faunus is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Faunus. Compare Faunus with related baby names.

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