I’ve decided to take it upon myself to name Joy’s new baby, due June 15th! Wouldn’t it be a good idea if her new child had an “eco” name to go along with her mother’s passion for saving the planet? Jennifer over on Treehugging Family has a son named Cedar. She wrote a post on nature-inspired names here. Now it’s my turn! Here are some of my brilliant suggestions:
Real Nature Names:
Myrtle
Laurel
Iris, Violet, Rose, etc.
Olive
Hippie Nature Names:
Rainbow
Sunshine
Meadow
Moonbeam
Starlight
Bird Nature Names:
Wren
Raven
Skylark
Thanks to this site for the great ideas. I’m really liking Caraway, Galaxy, and Briny as well.
I hope this helps Joy out as she attempts to name her daughter. Hurry up and get your ideas in–just a few weeks to go!
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May 22nd, 2009 at 6:46 am
i love Sage–earthy and so pretty:)
May 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 am
I love the name Star. Or Lilly.
May 22nd, 2009 at 11:04 am
Not Briny! How about Petal? Or River?
May 22nd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Great list! How ’bout Linden or Briar? There’s also Avril, as in April and Juno, as in June.
Wren is one of my daughter’s middle names – I wrote all about it here: http://appellationmountain.net/2008/12/01/name-of-the-day-wren/
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Keep the suggestions coming! Abby, I forgot month names! I actually love the bird names Raven and Wren . . . not so much Skylark. Briny and Galaxy were not high up on my list, either, but I thought I’d throw them out there just in case Joy decides to use them. Briny! Ha!
May 22nd, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Kai means ocean or water in Hawaiin. How about playing off of that Like or kailyn
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:36 pm
We recently heard of a little girl name Azelea Junebug but I thought that might be a little over the top. A friend named her daughter Tiger Lily. Baby naming is always fun but for us it took a lot of work to find something we agreed on.
May 23rd, 2009 at 3:33 am
I love the name Iris on your list. I thought of a few names such as: Aspen, Aviva (it means spring in Hebrew), Estrella (means star in Spanish), Levana (means moon in Hebrew), and Eban means stone in Hebrew.
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 am
How about Robin, or Luna? I really wanted to name our daughter Clover, but my husband didn’t agree.
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
I like the flower names. If Joy named her child Rainbow, it would go super cute with Roscoe. BUT, I just don’t see it happening. How about Edelweiss? A nod to the german heritage…
May 24th, 2009 at 5:29 am
I love Luna, too, Jaime! Moon names also include Chandra, Diana, Artemis and Selene.
And if we’re talking star names, there’s also Estrella.
Jaime, I like Clover, too. If Willow and Meadow are fashionable, why not Clover?
Abbi, my mother recently reported a baby Azalea, too. Think it could be the next Lily?
And Edelweiss! That’s a cool idea.
May 24th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Cinnamon
June 1st, 2009 at 6:57 pm
If my son had been a girl, Zinnia was a real contender. How about Spanish words like Isla, Playa, Estrella, Flor, Terra, Sol (double meaning with “soul” ), Nieve…
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:19 am
My friend named his daughter Clover. I love it especially because he’s Irish.