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Curated list · 92 names

Nature boy names

Boys' nature names have moved from rare to mainstream in fifteen years. Forest, River, Atlas, Hudson (a river), Asher (a tree association via Hebrew), Cedar, Wilder, Linden, Reed. They pair well with both vintage classics (Theodore Wilder, Henry River) and with each other in sibling sets. The category leans modern, but several have biblical or geographic roots that give them weight.

Oliver

Steady

English · boy

From the olive tree, symbol of peace.

literaryvintage

Hudson

Rising

English · boy

male given name

modernnature

Wesley

Rising

· boy

Old English place name, 'western meadow'

naturevintage

Brooks

Rising

· boy

Old English broc, 'small stream'

naturemodern

Weston

Rising

· boy

Old English, 'west town' or 'western settlement'

modernnature

Lincoln

Falling

· boy

English place name; 'lake colony'.

vintagestrong

Silas

Rising

· boy

Latin/Greek 'of the forest'.

biblicalcottagecore

Colton

Falling

· boy

Old English surname, 'Cola's town'; Cola related to 'coal'

modernnature

Easton

Falling

· boy

English surname, 'east-town'; for those living east of a settlement

modernnature

Landon

Falling

· boy

Old English place name, 'long hill'

modernnature

Colter

Rising

· boy

English surname, 'herder of colts'

naturestrong

Brandon

Falling

· boy

Old English brom, 'broom shrub,' and dun, 'hill'

vintagenature

Nash

Steady

· boy

Middle English 'atten ash,' at the ash tree

modernnature

Ronan

Steady

· boy

Old Irish Rónán, 'little seal'

natureliterary

Lane

Steady

· boy

Old English lanu, for one who lived by a narrow path

minimalistnature

Shepherd

Rising

· boy

Old English occupational name, 'one who tends sheep'

naturecottagecore

Clayton

Falling

· boy

Old English place name, 'settlement on clay soil'

vintagenature

Bowen

Rising

· boy

Welsh ab Owain, 'son of Owain' (young warrior, wellborn)

modernnature

Wade

Steady

· boy

From Old English wadan, 'to go' or 'cross a ford'

minimalistnature

Bodie

Rising

· boy

Variant of Bodhi/Boden; also a California surf and ghost town name

modernnature

Bradley

Falling

· boy

Old English brad leah, 'wide meadow'

naturevintage

Wells

Rising

· boy

Old English wiella, 'spring' or 'fountain'

modernnature

Wilder

Rising

· boy

English/German surname, 'untamed' or 'of the wild'

naturemodern

Jay

Steady

· boy

English nickname for the jay bird; short for James or Jason

minimalistnature

Forrest

Rising

· boy

Old French forest, a wooded royal hunting ground

naturecottagecore

Reed

Rising

· boy

From Old English read, 'red-haired'; also the water plant

natureminimalist

Kyle

Falling

· boy

Scottish place-name, from Gaelic caol, 'strait, narrow channel'

vintagenature

Koda

Rising

· boy

From Dakota/Sioux, 'friend, ally'

naturemodern

Zaire

Rising

· boy

From Kongo, 'the river that swallows all rivers'

naturestrong

Sylas

Rising

· boy

Variant of Silas, from Latin Silvanus, 'of the forest'

biblicalnature

Johannes

Steady

Swedish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Gerhard

Steady

Swedish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Andreas

Steady

Swedish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Harald

Steady

Swedish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Hans

Steady

Swedish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Sven

Steady

Swedish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Knut

Steady

Swedish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Lars

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Anders

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Ivar

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Einar

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Konrad

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Ragnar

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Arvid

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Kristian

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Gunnar

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Henrik

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Arne

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Sigurd

Steady

Norwegian · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Anton

Steady

Icelandic · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Björn

Steady

Icelandic · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Valdemar

Steady

Icelandic · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Darius

Steady

Icelandic · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Stefan

Steady

Finnish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Edvin

Steady

Finnish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Georg

Steady

Finnish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Werner

Steady

Finnish · boy

male given name

minimalistnature

Takeshi

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (たけし)

modernnature

Daisuke

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (だいすけ)

modernnature

Satoshi

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (さとし)

modernnature

Saburō

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (さぶろう)

modernnature

Kazuki

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (かずき)

modernnature

Hiroki

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (ひろき)

modernnature

Kazuo

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (かずお)

modernnature

Masao

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (まさお)

modernnature

Shigeru

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (しげる)

modernnature

Daiki

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (だいき)

modernnature

Masashi

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (まさし)

modernnature

Naoki

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (なおき)

modernnature

Takashi

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (たかし)

modernnature

Naoto

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (なおと)

modernnature

Shinji

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (しんじ)

modernnature

Tarō

Steady

Japanese · boy

Japanese male given name (太郎)

modernnature

Takuya

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (たくや)

modernnature

Atsushi

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (あつし)

modernnature

Shin'ichi

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (しんいち)

modernnature

Kōichi

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (こういち)

modernnature

Ichirō

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (いちろう)

modernnature

Taichi

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (たいち)

modernnature

Nobuo

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (のぶお)

modernnature

Isao

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (いさお)

modernnature

Hiroshi

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (ひろし)

modernnature

Kazuhiro

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (かずひろ)

modernnature

Kenji

Steady

Japanese · boy

undifferentiated Japanese kana male given name (けんじ)

modernnature

Wei

Steady

Chinese · boy

male given name (偉/伟)

classicalnature

Marc

Steady

Welsh · boy

male given name

natureclassical

Huw

Steady

Welsh · boy

male given name

natureclassical

Scott

Steady

Scottish Gaelic · boy

male given name

natureclassical

Loïc

Steady

Breton · boy

male given name

nature

Erwan

Steady

Breton · boy

male given name

nature

Lotar

Steady

Breton · boy

male given name

nature

Tomaz

Steady

Breton · boy

male given name

nature