The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

First letter

Nature

Trees, rivers and wild things

1–48 of 189 names

English

Brooks

Brook; stream

Top 100
English · Biblical Greek · Latin

Silas

Probably a short form of Silvanus; other explanations exist

Top 100
English · German

Adler

Eagle

FamiliarRising
Turkish · Turkic

Aslan

Lion

FamiliarRising
Swedish · Old Norse

Björn

Bear

Familiar
English

Brock

Badger

Familiar
English

Caspian

Name associated with the Caspian Sea

FamiliarRising
Hebrew

Ephraim

Fruitful; doubly fruitful

Familiar
English

Fisher

A fisherman

FamiliarRising
English

Heath

One who lived on a heath

Familiar
Dutch · Persian

Jasper

Possibly treasurer; also a gemstone name

Familiar
Hebrew

Jonah

A dove

Familiar
Hawaiian

Keanu

The coolness; interpreted as “cool breeze”

Familiar
Hawaiian

Koa

Warrior; the koa tree

Familiar
Arabic

Laith

Lion; brave one

Familiar
English

Landon

Long hill; ridge

Familiar
Scottish · Scottish Gaelic

Lennox

Possibly place of elms

Familiar
Hawaiian

Makai

Toward the sea in the Hawaiian interpretation

Familiar
English

Nash

At the ash tree

Familiar
English

Reed

Red in the surname route; also the reed plant

Familiar
Irish

Ronan

Little seal

Familiar
Arabic · Sanskrit

Samir

Companion in evening talk

Familiar
English

Shepherd

Sheep herder

FamiliarRising
Sanskrit

Vihaan

Dawn; morning

Familiar
English

Wells

A person living near a well or spring

Familiar
English

Wilder

Wild; untamed

Familiar
Hebrew

Zev

A wolf

Familiar
Sanskrit

Ahaan

Day; often associated with dawn

Uncommon
English

Alder

Alder tree

Uncommon
Turkish · Turkic

Ayaz

Crisp frost of a clear night

Uncommon
Greek

Basil

Royal; kingly

Uncommon
Hebrew

Dov

Bear

Uncommon
Scottish Gaelic

Ewan

Form of Eoghan; ultimate origin disputed

Uncommon
Italian · Greek

Ezio

Eagle

Uncommon
Latin

Florian

Flower, through Florus

Uncommon
English

Fox

Fox

Uncommon
English

Hart

English surname name; associated with a stag

Uncommon
English

Holt

English surname name; woodland association

Uncommon
Hebrew

Ilan

A tree

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Kairav

White water lily

Uncommon
Japanese

Kaito

Sea and soaring in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
English

Lyndon

Linden tree hill

Uncommon
Arabic

Mazin

Rain clouds

Uncommon
Welsh

Merlin

Possibly from a place name meaning sea fort

Uncommon
Sanskrit · Hindi

Neel

Blue

Uncommon
French · Latin

Olivier

Olive tree; also a form of Oliver

Uncommon
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