Inspirational Nature Name Ideas for Joy’s New Baby

Posted by rebecca

22 May

I’ve decided to take it upon myself to name Joy’s new baby, due June 15^th! 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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14 Responses for "Inspirational Nature Name Ideas for Joy’s New Baby"

suzannah May 22nd, 2009 at 6:46 am 1
i love Sage–earthy and so pretty:)
Kamber May 22nd, 2009 at 10:12 am 2
I love the name Star. Or Lilly.
Gina May 22nd, 2009 at 11:04 am 3
Not Briny! How about Petal? Or River?
Abby May 22nd, 2009 at 12:06 pm 4
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/
rebecca May 22nd, 2009 at 2:22 pm 5
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!
Ali May 22nd, 2009 at 4:56 pm 6
Kai means ocean or water in Hawaiin. How about playing off of that Like or kailyn
Abbi May 22nd, 2009 at 7:36 pm 7
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.
rebekah May 23rd, 2009 at 3:33 am 8
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.
Jaime May 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 am 9
How about Robin, or Luna? I really wanted to name our daughter Clover, but my husband didn’t agree.
eileen May 23rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm 10
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…
Abby May 24th, 2009 at 5:29 am 11
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.
Penny May 24th, 2009 at 1:55 pm 12
Cinnamon
Joanne June 1st, 2009 at 6:57 pm 13
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…
Melissa June 3rd, 2009 at 5:19 am 14
My friend named his daughter Clover. I love it especially because he’s Irish.