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nature inspired boys names

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ch1134 · 17/07/2015 22:39

Can you think of any nature inspired boys names? It can be quite tenuous. .. e.g. Lou sounds like loup, French for wolf. I also thought of Ant and Leon. Any other ideas? Thanks.

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QueenVictoria11 · 18/07/2015 19:41

Oakley
Forrest
Moss
Bosco

overthemill · 18/07/2015 19:43

I had a boy in my class called Lichen ( pronounced Liken). Got used to it after a while!

EightFiftySix · 18/07/2015 20:10

Cairn
Struan - small stream
Torin - from the craggy hills

Fugghetaboutit · 19/07/2015 07:44

Kaya - mountain in Turkish

MrsPeeee · 19/07/2015 07:55

Wilder - I met a little Wilder recently and it was cute

Wolfram (Wolfy for a nn)

totallybewildered · 19/07/2015 08:00

I don't like the provenance of some of these names, ashley, cley, craig, etc, these names are related to trying to change the luck of a family by giving children to nature. This isn't quite as nice as it sounds. In practice this meant burying one child face down in their grave, and naming other children after natural things.

totallybewildered · 19/07/2015 08:01

meaning, anyone with a name like this traditionally had several dead siblings, this is what these names mean

TeaPleaseLouise · 19/07/2015 08:11

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BikeRunSki · 19/07/2015 08:23

Eben (medieval for Stone)
Peter (Aramaic for Rock or Stone)

How about the names of rivers and mountains....
Calder
Don
Derwent
Hudson
Tyne
Esk
Winster
Witham

Mickleden (Lake District mountain, thought this would make an awesome name for ds but she's not convinced )

Birds
Robin, swift, Wren, Finch, Kestrel, Peregrine

Trees
Oak, Ash, Rowan, elder??, Willow

BikeRunSki · 19/07/2015 09:08

Raven
Jupiter
Moon

YummyMummy9669 · 19/07/2015 14:40

Here are some top names that I think will help you:
Seasponge
North
Pineapple
South
Rocky
East
Sandy
West
Granite
Dusty
Evian
Potplant
Enfield
Root

Donthate · 19/07/2015 14:44

Huckleberry

KnitFastDieWarm · 20/07/2015 20:26

Dylan - means 'of the sea'

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ch1134 · 21/07/2015 07:28

Ok, so I could use some of these suggestions and end up with a shortlist of

Sparrow
Elder
Storm
River
and Pineapple (thanks Yummymumy)

Maybe I should've been clearer that ridiculous is not really my style. .. sorry if I offend!

Was looking more along the lines of these suggestions:

Peter
Eben
Osian
Dylan

Thanks to all!

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Fugghetaboutit · 21/07/2015 11:49

Dylan is lovely.

cearstaidh · 21/07/2015 12:34

I think we've decided on Mathe if we have a boy. It means bear in Scots gaelic.

Fugghetaboutit · 21/07/2015 13:36

Is that pronounced like Math?

Smcgettigan79 · 21/07/2015 14:05

Ewan - born of the yew (tree)

abjab89 · 21/07/2015 14:34

i love Oakley, but unfortunately the other half doesn't :(

cearstaidh · 21/07/2015 15:02

Mathe pronounced May-Th. It comes from Mathan which sounds like Nathan.

WitchofScots · 17/08/2015 14:33

Yummy were all those entries serious suggestions?!

BigRedBall · 17/08/2015 14:38

Tarragon
Kale
Bale
Trey
Reef

FlyDragonfly1 · 17/08/2015 23:46

For a while I loved the name West for a boy, I chickened out though!

Asher/Ash, Cliff, Jay, Robin,

Ipushedmygrannyaffabus · 17/08/2015 23:50

Corrie

11112222 · 19/08/2015 20:47

I once taught a boy called Acer (as in tree/shrub) nn Ace.