75 Tree Names (& Meanings) to Inspire Your Baby Name Search

Nature inspires us with its beauty. Trees, woods, forests, and glens all evoke magical imagery and wonder; they are the stuff of fairytales and far-off places. Therefore, it is little wonder there are so many baby names related to trees and nature.

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Perhaps you’ve always loved the outdoors or maybe you have a nature name yourself and you wish to carry on the tradition. Whatever the case, you have plenty of outdoorsy and tree names to choose for your baby!

We’ve compiled a list of 75 baby names from around the world all inspired by nature and trees. So, whether you’re seeking out a boy or girl name, or looking for something unisex, our list is sure to have you covered like the shade of a giant oak tree!

Tree Names for Girls

1. Acacia - Greek. A flower. It means honorable.
2. Alameda - English. Ash tree lake. It has also been used as a Native American name meaning grove of cottonwood.
3. Alyvia - Spanish. Olive tree. A unique alternative to Olivia.
4. Apple - English. Apple is the English word for a type of fruit tree. It is the first name of actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter.
5. Ayla - Hebrew/Turkish. Oak tree, halo or moonlight.
6. Beech - Norse. A person who lives near a prominent tree. Beech is also a type of try.
7. Cassia - Greek. Cinnamon. The cassia tree has yellow flowers and produces a spice similar to cinnamon.
8. Cherry - Old French. The red fruit-bearing tree. Said alternatively, Chere means dear-one or darling in French.
9. Chloe - Greek. Young green shoot.
10. Daphne - Greek. Laurel or bay tree.
11. Ebony - English. Deeply black wood.
12. Elowen - Cornish. Elm. Variant spellings are Elowyn and Elowynn.
13. Fuchsia - Latin/English. Named for the botanist Leonard Fuchs for a flowering tree in the Caribbean that has flowers that bloom in a reddish-purple hue.
14. Ghusun - Arabic. It means the branches of the tree.
15. Ginger - Latin. Spring like-flourishing. A plant with a red root. Spicy or fiery.
16. Hazel - Old English. Light brown. From the hazel tree.
17. Holly - English. A holly tree has red berries and is related to Christmas and wintertime.
18. Illana - Hebrew. Oak tree.
19. Ivy - English. Ivy is an English name that comes from a green leafy plant. It signifies faithfulness.
20. Juniper - Latin. Young. Juniper is a type of evergreen tree.
21. Lilac - Persian. A bluish-purple flower.
22. Lily - English. Purity and innocence. A white, showy flower.
23. Lindsey - English. Island of the linden trees.
24. Magnolia - Latin. Magnol’s flower was named after the French botanist Pierre Magnol.
25. Maple - Old English. A type of tree.
26. Meadow - American. Field of grass or vegetation.
27. Olive - Latin/English. From the olive tree. Alternatively, you could use Olivia or Oliver for a boy.
28. Sakura - Japanese. Cherry blossom.
29. Sylvie - French. From the forest.
30. Willow - English. From the willow grove or willow tree.

Tree Boy Names

31. Aaranay - Hindu. Wild forest. Greenery.
32. Ackley - English. It means oak meadow.
33. Adair - Scottish. Adair means from the oak tree ford. It also means fortune or spear.
34. Alder - Dutch. The alder tree is a type of birch tree.
35. Ash - Hebrew. Derived from the name Asher. Ash means happy or fortunate. The ash tree. Ash could be a nickname for Ashton.
36. Bruce - Scottish. Willow woods.
37. Burleigh - English. A person who lives at the castle’s meadow.
38. Chane - French. Oak hearted.
39. Cullen - Irish. Holy tree.
40. Elon - Hebrew. Oak tree.
41. Ewan - Scottish. Born of the yew tree.
42. Forrest - English. Dweller near the woods. Forrest was made popular by the movie Forrest Gump.
43. Garrick - French. Oak tree grove.
44. Harac - Czech. It means from the ancient oak tree.
45. Haslet - Celtic. A person from the hazel tree land.
46. Heath - Old English. A moor.
47. Hollis - English. A person who is a dweller near the holly trees.
48. Ivo - German. Yew wood archer.
49. Koa - Hawaiian. Warrior. Koa is a type of tree in Hawaii.
50. Lapu - Native American. Cedar bark.
51. Moss - English. Dweller by the peat bog. Moss often grows around the bottom of trees.
52. Nash - English. By the ash tree.
53. Oren - Hebrew. Laurel or pine tree.
54. Palmer - Latin. A named that referenced pilgrims who brought branches back from the palm trees in the Middle East.
55. Perry - Latin. Traveler or wanderer. One who lives or works around the pear tree.
56. Quesnel - French. It means from the little oak tree.
57. Ren - Japanese. Water lily or lotus.
58. Selvyn - Greek. The name refers to Sylvanus, the Greek god of trees.
59. Tamir - Hebrew/Arabic. A person who has a plentiful supply of dates or a person who owns palm trees.
60. Yves - French. Yew wood.

Gender-Neutral Names

61. Aspen - Old English. Shaking poplar tree.
62. Banyan - Hindi. An Indian fig tree.
63. Bryn - Welsh. Hill. An alternative spelling is Brynn.
64. Cedar - Latin. A type of tree with a reddish wood hue.
65. Cypress - Latin. Cypress tree.
66. Ellery - English. Island with elder trees.
67. Elswyth - Old English. It means elf from the willow trees.
68. Fern - Old English. A leafy, green plant found in forests. Ferns have magical properties in many stories.
69. Laurel - English. Honor and victory. A laurel tree is an aromatic evergreen.
70. Lennox - Scottish. Elm grove.
71. Linden - English. Made from Linwood or lime tree. Coming from the linden tree.
72. Marlowe - English. Driftwood. Alternative spellings are Marlo and Marlow.
73. Oakley - English. From the oak.
74. Pine - Old English. One who lives near the pine trees or in the pine forest.
75. Rowan - Gaelic. Little red-haired one. A tree with red, flowering berries.

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