Boho, earthy, nature boys names that are useable.

[Mermaidlagoon]

Stuck on a boy's name. I love the boho, earthy, hippie type names and I don't like traditional names. The type of names I like are River, Fox, Bear etc, but I'd like something with that sort of feel but also a bit more useable snd socially acceptable to people, also something my partner wouldn't say is too weird.

Radley means red forest

Bodhi?
Aspen?

I like Oakley or Ashley as Ash

Is Asa a nature name? I like that too

How about Woodrow nn Woody?

I love Jasper (gem stone)

I'd say the name River has become pretty mainstream now. I wouldn't be at all surprised to meet one - it's really risen in the charts. I know a little boy called Wolf too. And a little boy called River. Normal parents. I didn't think it was out there at all Infact!

Rowan I prefer for girls but I also find it too similar to fastest rising boy name RoMan. Both very popular/trendy these days so may almost be too "useable"

Jesus Christ.

🤭

Blaze
Birch
Linden
Oren
ILan (sorry to capitalise the L but I didn't want you to think it was to capital Is)
Alon (oak)
Orson
Lichen
Leon
Zephyr
Flint
Mica
Jett
Ocean
Ever
Sol (sun)
Olam (world)
Mars

sorry to capitalise the L but I didn't want you to think it was to capital Is

Or TWO capital I's even.

Sage? I know a Sage, a lovely little boy

If you like "River" (I love it too by the way)

then how about "Clyde" or "Nile" (rivers)

Or you might like Cliff or Clay?

I think when our generation thinks of names were imagining a "River" at school with us in the 80s surrounded by Dave's and Nick's. It's very different these days though and River would sound much less surprising to me than "John" to be honest 🤣 (I love John as a name too though)

Blake I like as it has "lake" within it

Heath
Asher
Brooks
Flint
Jasper
Arbor
Linden
Oakley
Moss
Rowan
Reed

Soil

Creek
Solar
Sky
Ash
Flint
Jet
Lake

Rain
Bodhi
Sonny
Ash
Rowan
River

Rowen, Heath and Forrest I love.

Rocky
Rowan
Leif
River
Torin
Phoenix
Heath
Wolf
Sonny/Sunny
Fox
Zen

Thank you everyone there's some great ideas in there. I love River but my partner thinks it's weird. It's also funny how many of you said Rowan, I suggested Rowan and my partner thought I was only saying it because I'm a big Rowan Atkinson fan but that was a happy coincidence and I genuinely do love the name, might have to push for that one!

Wolfe

Or Ronan is an Irish name that means little seal

If he’s not keen on rowan what about something like Rohan or Ronin. I know little boys with both and they’re lovely names.

Flowerpot
Gnome
Bramble
Weedy
Privet
Sludge
Trunk
Driftwood
Swamp
Pondboy
Beetle
Aphid
Chipmunk
Stile (as in fence)
Bush, Bushy, Busho

Cam (a river)
Clay
Cliff
Dale
Dean
Flint
Gale
Hawk
Reed
Robin

Warren
Hadley
Winter
Howell
Fenn

Brock

Silas
Cosmo
Soren
Harlan
Finn

I have a nephew called Skylar

(sky for short, obvs)

River is really cool! Maybe if your DH realised it isn't that unusual these days he could be persuaded on that.
My baby daughter is called Rowan @Mermaidlagoon so it's more of a girl name to me but that's only because I'm biased!
I know it's predominantly a girl name in Scotland (in top 100 for girls there and not boys) and transitioning to a girl name in America but over here in Uk more boys are currently still given the name at the moment so we shall see if the transition to girls name happens over here too. It's a nice name but if I'd realised that RoMan was the fastest rising boy name, I wouldn't have chose it as my daughter is always "Rowan with a W" as there's 2 Romans (with an M) at the small local nursery. I think a couple/few years ago it wouldn't have been a problem though as Roman was rare then. Roman, Rohan, Roan all quite trendy now🙄 just my luck 😆
I do like nature names though..
Oakley is nice and I love Jasper. Asher is cool and Asa.