Sunday, June 24, 2012

Vintage Natural

Lily is currently the prime nature-inspired choice for girls, but it wasn't too long ago that Jasmine reigned. Before that was Amber, and before that were Heather, Dawn, Robin, and for a very long time, Rose. Usually only one or two nature names is trendy at any one time, but we currently seem to be an a sort of nature-revival. While Lily is undeniably the most common nature-name / nickname, several others are also on the rise--Autumn, Violet, Ruby, August, IrisJade, Rowan, Hazel, OliveJune, RosemaryPearl, just to name a few. The last time nature names were so trendy was around the turn of the last century. Guess the 100-year-rule really does hold true.
Interestingly enough, of the aforementioned names, only one is exclusively masculine--August. In the last nature-name boom, such names were in use for both genders.

Boys:
  • Almond
  • Berry
  • Brown
  • Buck
  • Burl
  • Burr
  • Clay
  • Cliff
  • Collie
  • Dale
  • Dell
  • Dock
  • Early
  • Ebb
  • Ford
  • Forrest
  • Glen
  • Golden
  • Green
  • Grover
  • Gust
  • Ivory
  • Jasper
  • Jay
  • Lemon
  • Merle
  • Merlin
  • Octave (okay, not exactly "nature", but interesting)
  • Park
  • Pearl (yes, it used to be unisex!)
  • Shade
  • Starling
  • West

Girls:
  • Aura
  • Avis
  • Beryl
  • Birdie
  • Blossom
  • Coral
  • Dale
  • Dell
  • Delphine
  • Dimple 
  • Dove
  • Easter
  • Era
  • Fairy
  • Fern
  • Flora
  • Garnet
  • Golden
  • Icy
  • Kitty
  • Magnolia
  • May
  • Merle
  • Mossie
  • Myrtle
  • Opal
  • Pansy
  • Vallie
  • Viney
  • Vita

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