Names I Would Actually Use
- Canyon: a geographical name from canyons and deep ravines which means 'footpath'.
- Forest: a surname name meaning 'forest' usually given to a person living near a forest.
- Hawk: is of Old English origin and means 'falcon, bird of prey'.
- Huckleberry: from the fruit-berring plant 'solanum melanocerasum', commonly known as 'garden huckleberry'. Means 'sweet berry'.
- Iris: a flower name meaning 'rainbow'.
- Lake: from the English word lake (the inland body of water) which is derived from Latin lacus.
- Lily: a nickname name derived from Elizabeth (developed during the Middle Ages); means 'pledged to God'. It is now almost exclusively associated with the flower.
- Oakley: from old English meaning 'oak meadow'.
- Poppy: a flower name which is from the word for the red flower, derived from Old English popæg.
- Rose: a flower name which means 'kind of fame'. Originating from a Norman form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hrod 'fame' and heid 'kind, sort, type'. It was introduced in England in the forms Roese and Rohese. It is also associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose which is derived from Latin rosa.
- Ruby: is a gemstone name meaning 'ruby' - it's from the name of the precious stone which derives from Latin ruber meaning 'red'; it's the birthstone of July.
- Summer: a season name, ultimately from Old English sumor.
- Willow: from the name of the tree which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.
- Winter: a season name derived from Old English winter.
- Wren: an English word name for the small songbird, derived from Old English wrenna.
Guilty Pleasure
- Aspen: both the English word for the tree, derived from Old English æspe and a place name; a ski resort in Colorado.
- Bay: originating from Latin meaning 'berry'. A geographical name; an indentation of land in a coastline. Also a plant name; used for several different kinds of trees, including the bay laurel.
- Honey: means 'nectar' and is of Old English origin, possibly a diminutive of Honora, though often used as a nickname and name of endearment.
- Ivy: a word name for the climbing plant that has small yellow flowers; derived from Old English ifig.
- Jade: a gemstone name; means '(stone of the) flank'.
- Marlowe: a surname name which was derived from a place name meaning 'drained lake' in Old English.
- Primrose: derived from 'prima rosa' which means 'first rose'.
- Ridge
- River: a word/geographical name that denotes a flowing body of water; derived from Latin ripa 'riverbank'.
- Sage: means 'wise, healthy'.
- Stone: a word name meaning 'stone'.
- Violet/Violeta: is a colour name; 'purple'.
- Wolf: short form of Wolfgang and/or Wolfram. From the Germanic element wulf meaning 'wolf'.
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