Acacia
WoodGirl · Greek, via Latin
The acacia tree Well attested
meaning: acacia
US 2025: #2485 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #3035
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Baby names from trees and woods
In Chinese tradition, trees and woods belong to Wood, so this page gathers names linked to trees and woods. English has no such tradition, so this is an adaptation, inspired by Chinese naming.
Girls' names
Ashley
WoodGirl · English place name
A place name, Old English for 'ash-tree clearing' Well attested
linked with: ash
US 2025: #164 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #1271
Also spelled: Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashlie
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Daphne
WoodGirl · Greek
Greek 'laurel'; the nymph who became a laurel tree Well attested
meaning: laurel
US 2025: #178 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #125
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Hazel
WoodGirl · English word
The hazel tree, or the light brown of its nuts Well attested
meaning: hazel
US 2025: #21 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #71
Same meaning in Chinese: 榛 zhēn (hazel tree)
Holly
WoodGirl · English word
The holly, an evergreen shrub or tree Well attested
meaning: holly
US 2025: #416 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #169
Also spelled: Hollie
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Juniper
WoodGirl · English word
The juniper, an evergreen shrub Well attested
meaning: juniper
US 2025: #100 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #250
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Myrtle
WoodGirl · English word
The myrtle, an evergreen shrub Well attested
meaning: myrtle
US 2025: #11611 (girls)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Olivia
WoodGirl · Latin
From Latin oliva, 'olive' Likely
linked with: olive
US 2025: #1 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #1
Related names: Olive
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Sylvie
WoodGirl · Latin, via French
The French form of Sylvia, linked with Latin silva, 'forest' Likely
linked with: forest
US 2025: #282 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #186
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Tamara
WoodGirl · Russian, from Hebrew
Russian, probably from Hebrew Tamar, 'date palm' Likely
linked with: date palm
US 2025: #1816 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #894
Related names: Tamar
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Willow
WoodGirl · English word
The willow tree Well attested
meaning: willow
US 2025: #44 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #20
Same meaning in Chinese: 柳 liǔ (willow)
Yvonne
WoodGirl · French
A French feminine of Yves, from an old word for 'yew' Likely
linked with: yew
US 2025: #2063 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #3035
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Boys' names
Alon
WoodBoy · Hebrew
Hebrew 'oak tree' Well attested
meaning: oak
US 2025: #5216 (boys)
Same meaning in Chinese: 橡 xiàng (oak)
Ashton
WoodBoy · English place name
A place name, Old English for 'ash-tree settlement' Well attested
linked with: ash
US 2025: #197 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #448
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Barclay
WoodBoy · Scottish surname, from an English place name
From Berkeley, Old English for 'birch-tree clearing' Well attested
linked with: birch
Rare
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Forrest
WoodBoy · English surname
A surname for someone who lived or worked in a forest Well attested
linked with: forest
US 2025: #374 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #474
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Oren
WoodBoy · Hebrew
Hebrew 'pine tree'; a name in the Bible Likely
meaning: pine
US 2025: #1184 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1035
Same meaning in Chinese: 松 sōng (pine)
Sylvester
WoodBoy · Latin
Latin silvester, 'of the woods' Well attested
linked with: forest
US 2025: #2224 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #2664
Also spelled: Silvester
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Vernon
WoodBoy · Norman French place name
A Norman place name, from Gaulish for 'place of alders' Well attested
linked with: alder
US 2025: #1387 (boys)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Woodrow
WoodBoy · English surname
A surname for someone living in a row of houses by a wood Well attested
linked with: forest
US 2025: #1653 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1276
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Yves
WoodBoy · French
French, from old names built on a word for 'yew' Likely
linked with: yew
US 2025: #5598 (boys)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Names for either
Aspen
WoodEither · English word
The aspen, a poplar with trembling leaves Well attested
meaning: aspen
US 2025: #266 (girls), #920 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1407 (girls), #1406 (boys)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Hollis
WoodEither · English surname
A surname for someone living by holly trees Well attested
linked with: holly
US 2025: #1132 (girls), #894 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #5137 (boys)
Related names: Celyn
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Oakley
WoodEither · English place name
A place name, Old English for 'oak clearing' Well attested
linked with: oak
US 2025: #156 (girls), #454 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1133 (girls), #33 (boys)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 橡 xiàng (oak)
Perry
WoodEither · English surname
A surname for someone living by a pear tree; also short for Peregrine Likely
linked with: pear
US 2025: #2233 (girls), #1373 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1613 (boys)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Rowan
WoodEither · English word; Irish
The rowan tree; also Irish Ruadhán, 'little red one' Likely
linked with: rowan
US 2025: #249 (girls), #59 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #423 (girls), #30 (boys)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 林 lín (forest)
Chinese characters linked with tree: 树 shù (tree), 木 mù (tree), 林 lín (forest), 杉 shān (Chinese fir), 枝 zhī (branch), 枫 fēng (maple), …
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.