There’s no place more serene and beautiful than a forest. Trees and wood can represent growth, beauty, strength, and connection to nature. If you want to choose a name for your baby that helps conjure those images, there are several options for both boys and girls.
Silvia and the masculine form Silvius are Latin-origin names that mean woods or forest. Though these names are considered a little old-fashioned now, they’re classics that will always come back into style. A name with a similar meaning is Bruce, a boys’ name which comes from an old French word for woods.
If you’re looking for a word that means wood, the material, you might choose Cochise for a boy. This name is a Native American boys’ name made famous by a chief of the Chiricahua Apache tribe.
The Japanese name Moriko is a particularly lovely one for a girl. It translates to “forest child.” The Kanji character “mori” means forest and can be combined with other characters for other forest-themed names as well.
You might also choose a name inspired by a type of tree. Ashley has become a popular name for girls since the late 20th-century but was originally a boys’ name. It comes from an old English word meaning “ash tree clearing.”
Rowan is another great gender-neutral name that comes from the rowan tree, known for its beautiful fall foliage and believed to have magical properties by ancient Celts.
Adahy
Meaning: In the Woods
Origin: Native American
Gender: Boy
Alameda
Meaning: Cotton Wood Grove
Origin: Native American
Gender: Girl
Apiatan
Meaning: Lance Made With Wood
Origin: Native American
Gender: Boy
Ballindeny
Meaning: From the Town of Oak Wood
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Barclay
Meaning: Birch wood
Origin: Scottish
Gender: Boy
Bel
Meaning: Sacred Wood
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy/Girl
Blakely
Meaning: Dark wood or clearing
Origin: English
Gender: Girl
Boyce
Meaning: Wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Brinley
Meaning: Burnt Wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Briscoe
Meaning: Birch wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Bruce
Meaning: Woods
Origin: French
Gender: Boy
Carver
Meaning: Wood carver
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Chandan
Meaning: Sandalwood
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Cochise
Meaning: Wood
Origin: Apache
Gender: Boy
Coed
Meaning: Dwells in the Woods
Origin: Welsh
Gender: Boy
Guy
Meaning: Woods
Origin: German
Gender: Boy
Haywood
Meaning: Fenced wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Holt
Meaning: Wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Horst
Meaning: Wood
Origin: German
Gender: Boy
Ivo
Meaning: Wood
Origin: German
Gender: Boy
Keith
Meaning: Wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Kingsley
Meaning: King`s wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Marley
Meaning: Pleasant wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy/Girl
Mu
Meaning: Wood
Origin: Chinese
Gender: Boy/Girl
Norwood
Meaning: North wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Oakley
Meaning: Oak wood or clearing
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Roscoe
Meaning: Wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Sawyer
Meaning: Sawer of wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy/Girl
Silvanus
Meaning: Wood
Origin: Ancient Roman
Gender: Boy
Silvester
Meaning: Wood
Origin: German
Gender: Boy
Silvius
Meaning: Wood
Origin: Roman
Gender: Boy
Sylvan
Meaning: Wood
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Tallis
Meaning: Woodland
Origin: French
Gender: Girl
Turner
Meaning: Wood Working Master
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Walden
Meaning: Woods
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Walton
Meaning: Wood town
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Widald
Meaning: Wood
Origin: Ancient German
Gender: Boy
Wido
Meaning: Wood
Origin: Ancient German
Gender: Boy
Widogast
Meaning: Wood
Origin: Ancient German
Gender: Boy
Widukind
Meaning: Wood
Origin: Ancient German
Gender: Boy
Wildon
Meaning: From the Wooded Hill
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Wonne
Meaning: Yew Wood
Origin: French
Gender: Girl
Woodrow
Meaning: Row of houses by a wood
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Woods
Meaning: Of the Woods
Origin: American
Gender: Boy
Woodward
Meaning: Cares for the Woods
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
