Nature Names

In modern times names based on vocabulary words have become more common. A favourite theme is names culled from Nature. Many of these are girls’ names, such as “Autumn”, the name of the season... or Dawn, referring to early morning. There are some names that are used by boys and girls, such as Glen (the Scottish word for valley). Other season names are Spring and Summer, though I don’t think Winter has ever been used. Sky is occasionally used and so is Star (though other versions such as Stella or Estelle are quite common).Sunshine was something of a “hippy” name used in the 1960s or 70’s. Brooke is the name of the actress Brooke Shields and it is also occasionally used as a boy's name. Eartha is based on the word “earth”, and is the name of the singer Eartha Kitt. Tempest is sometimes given to girls, and is based on the word for a severe storm…and Storm itself is used at times for boys and girls.