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Botanical boys names?!

38 replies

PicnicSarah · 04/07/2017 10:01

Found so many nature/botanical/whimsical names I love for a girl...such as Poppy, Rose, Hazel, Imogen, Arwen...but we are having a boy!

At the moment I love Oscar James for our little one (with the possibility of Rex, Freddie or Ted) but I'd love to know about any botanical/nature-inspired boys names too? Thanks :)

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ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap · 04/07/2017 11:59

Robin?

PattyPenguin · 04/07/2017 11:52

Leif is a name of Norse origin meaning 'heir' or 'descendant'.

Actual nature names for boys:
Ash
Aspen
Wolf (well, Wulf and its compounds was common enough in Old English)
Forest (but beware the Gump effect)
Flint

Or do what the Welsh have done and use the name of a river. Aled, Alun, Clwyd, Irfon for boys and Alaw, Leri, Aeron for girls are all originally river names. So pick a river in England or Scotland - Lyne, Lowther, Leith, Derwent, Esk, Leven, Rydal - there's hundreds of them.

UsedToBeAPaxmanFan · 04/07/2017 11:29

Rowan is lovely.

UsedToBeAPaxmanFan · 04/07/2017 11:29

Rowan is lovely.

merlottime · 04/07/2017 11:28

Herb/Herbie
Dune
Lachlan
Brandon / Bradon
Tarran
Cliff

Roomba · 04/07/2017 11:03

My DS's middle name is Leif, I love it.

Ginlinessisnexttogodliness · 04/07/2017 10:57

Heath
Oleander
Moss
Oren
August

yumyumpoppycat · 04/07/2017 10:39

Frank (frankincense) ;)

ooh Clay like in 13 reasons why (Netflix teen show) , I also think Bailey and Brock sound quite botanical and quite like August which has a naturey feel. I know a Leaf and a Quincey.

yumyumpoppycat · 04/07/2017 10:30

Sage
Bay

SuperBeagle · 04/07/2017 10:18

Wren

HarryBiscuit · 04/07/2017 10:14

Basil
Linden
Arlo
Ash
Forest/Forrest
Ambrose
Florian
Sylvan

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PicnicSarah · 04/07/2017 10:06

River is lovely but maybe too out there for me...it's strange how girls' nature names are so much more common than boys! I know a blogger whose little boy is called Leif (alt. spelling of leaf) and that really suits him. Maybe time to think more outside the box!

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2014newme · 04/07/2017 10:03

River
Leaf
Rowan
Hedge
Nettle