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Botanical names are often chosen for both their sound and there meaning and have been chosen virtually since the dawn of naming. On boys, yes they are a little unexpected but some of the most popular names like Oliver and Bailey have botanical meaning. PS. Don't you just love Fraser's meaning! Fancy naming a boy strawberry - Just precious! As well as the nickname Huck for Huckleberry. And Oleander makes me think of the wand maker from Harry Potter but still another fave.
Ackley - meadow of Oak Trees in Middle English.
Axel - small oak tree in German.
Bailey - berry in Old English.
Derry - oak tree in Welsh.
Fabian - bean in Latin.
Fraser - strawberry in French.
Jared/Jarrett - rose in Greek.
Oliver - olive tree in French.
Orrin/Orris - tree in Hebrew.
Perry - pear tree in Old English.
Purnal - pear in Latin.
Alder- From the Alder Tree in Old English. Nickname - Al
Ash/Ashton/Ashley- From the Ash Tree in English.
Basil- Nickname - Baz
Briar- Shrub or small tree in English. Nickname - Brye.
Linden -From the Linden Tree in English. Nicknames - Lin, Denny
Oleander- An ever green tree in Greek. Nicknames - Olly, Lee, Ander, Andy
Saffron- The Yellow Crocus from Russia and Europe. Nickname - Ron
Sage- Herb or Prophet in English . Wise man.
Thorne/Hawthorn/Thornton- From the thorn bush in English. Nickname - Thor.
Cedar - From the Cedar Tree in American.
Jonquil - Reed in Latin. Nicknames - Jon, Johnny.
Aspen - Quaking Tree in American. Nickname - Penn
Rowan - Rowan Tree in English. Nickname - Row.
Burnet - Of the Basil Plant in Indian.
Thyme - Thyme Herb in English. Nickname - Tye
Valerian - To be Strong in Italian. Like the Herb. Nicknames - Val, Ian
Forrest - Of the Woods in English.
Reid/Reed - Like the Reed in English.
Rush - Dweller of the Rushes
Huckleberry - Sweet Berry in American. Nickname - Huck
Ogden - From the Oak Valley in Old English. Nickname - Denny
Sylvester/Silvio - From the Forrest in Latin.
Vernon - Alder Tree in English.
Selby - From the Willow Farm in English.
Tamar - Palm Tree in Hebrew.
Glen - From the Wooded Valley in Scottish.
Moss - Variant of Moses which means Saviour but is also the Plant.
Heath - untended land where flowering shrubs grow in Middle English.
Dalber - taken from a tropical tree called Dalbergia Oliverii
Birch - Birch Tree in English
5 comments:
I love Fraser, but have a Scottish Mac surname. Fraser MacKenzie sounds like a law firm! Boo!
I love flower names and always find the boys wildly underrepresented. Thanks for this list!
Some other favorites of mine from this list:
Oliver, Perry. Fabian (I knew the most darling one!), Basil, Orrin's cool. Rowan, Reed, Valerian, Sylvester & Silvio both and Axel. I also like Sorrel, which I didn't see on this list. And William, for Sweet William!
I adore Botanicals for boys! I'd love to have a field of them!
This was a cool post. I especially like these,
Axel
Fabian-one of my top male names
Oliver
Alder
Ash/Ashley
Basil-a favorite for a long time
Thorne-though I like it sans E
Cedar-I think this is awesome. I'd never have the guts to use it myself.
Rowan-love this!
Valerian-I also really like the feminine version of Valeriana
Forrest-I do prefer the Forest spelling
Huckleberry-gp, makes an awesome mn
Sylvester
Heath
Birch
Thank u ;-) you should look at that emo boy one on this blog:
http://crazy-emo-boys.blogspot.com
I'd also add Lysander (it's a cyclamen)
We are naming puppies, Mom's name is Violet. I like Huck, Ashton and Basil, especially if we name one of the females Hyacynth
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