Boys names that are out of the ordinary, or related to 'nature'

[chaoskay]

We don't know if we are having a girl or a boy and if we have a boy I have no idea what we are going to call him!

Help!

Our first daughter is called Daisy Harriet, and I've decided that if we have a girl the next one will be called Clover (possibly second name, Amelie) - corny I know, but it's because Daisy and Clover grow together. (she says a bit sheepishly).

I love names rooted in nature, but boys names are very hard to come across. I like the name Cyrus (no nature link there at all by the way), but apart from that I'm drawing a blank. I briefly considered the name Leif (kind of norweigian name I think, but it's bordering on sounding too hippy). I don't mind the name Seth, but it reminds me of that old bloke with a flat cap who used to be on Emmerdale.

These are the other names I've considered, but they do have to go with a very boring English surname, so some of them would sound ridiculous.

Lorne
Cassius
Cyrus
Juno
Isaac (meaning laughter)
Oren (tree)
Roden (from the valley of the reeds)
Varden (meaning green)
Merle (meaning blackbird)

Does anyone have any bright ideas?

I like Cyrus.

Clover is a butter substitute

we have a jay and river next to us grew up with a roo or put (rupert)
rowan quite popular near us 3 in my ds nursery of 35 children

juno is ok for boy but know lots of dogs called juno!

got me thinking now must be more

Roden is definitely out the window now! Hadn't thought of that! Made me laugh then!

As far as I know Merle and Juno are girls and boys names? Still, I'm not that struck on those.

I liked the name Oscar for a while, until I found a neibour's dog who had escaped from his garden. His tag said Oscar on it, so that one is no longer an option either.

Considering Logan, but that's got bugger all to do with nature, it just sounds good - means hollow though, which isn't exactly inspirational, and I think it's getting to be a more common name, which I'm not keen on.

It's all just too difficult! And once we've decided on a first boys name, we'll have to come up with a middle name too! (melodramatic me!)

I really don't think that a Daisy and Clover will be teased particularly.

People are increasingly "creative" in naming their offspring and ime children take a lot less notice of unusual names than they did when i was young.

How about Tod/Todd? Means Fox I believe.

(Can't stand it myself but heigh-ho!)

Innes is a boys name meaning island

oooh not Tara. Reminds me of Cilla Black

But Inez is a girls name.

Cosmo
Jupiter (knew a girl called that)
.......and all the other spacey stuff

heath?

Inigo is fab
means fiery

Inez is spanish girls name but Innes is a scottish boys name

softer sounding - pn innis

Barley

I like that but dp wouldn't countenance it. He said it's a girl's name.

Come to think of it, what a great Labrador name!

Silas - 'of the forest'.

Rowan (I know a zillion others have said it, but I love the name so just giving it another little plug!)
Corbin (= crow, so not desperately attractive image, but I do like the name; I'd expect a man with that name to be tall, dark, handsome and a bit swoon-y)

oh yes ellbell, crows are fab, had a pet one years ago.

Another vote for Silas, and how about Sylvanus? (My Grandfather's name, incidentally).

To all you sniggerers, it's a long 'a' actually.

Logan does have a natural link of sorts. It is used to describe a rock which (wait for it...) rocks. Like this Logan Rock near Penzance.

rowan
robin
jay

Of course, Peter also means 'rock', so if you wanted to keep the 'rock' theme you could go for that as a middle name. (BTW, I am not taking the piss... really like both names!)

There's also Rocco, of course, but that might be a rock too far!

clyde
dale
glyn - means vale
juniper
jet
kelvin
leaf
leo or leon
phoenix
rain
vale

Forest / Forrest???

Regarding the potential duo Daisy and Clover.

You have of course considered the potential 'cow' gags haven't you.

What about Grass, Digby.....

caspian

conor is lover of wolves/hounds

Silas ? Silo for short

Barney

conor also means strong willed,darragh is another name i love it means keeper of the dark oak{can you tell im irish yet}