What are some given names derived from nature in your languages?
In Turkish
>Kaya (Rock), Male
Similar to how there was a Bulgarian Khagan named Korum (Krum) which also means Rock in Turkic
>Ateş (Fire), Male
This one is a Persian loanword. From Persian آتش (âtaš). Pronounced like Atesh.
>Ayla (Halo of light around the moon or the sun), Female
>Güneş (Sun), Female
>Kuzey (North), Male
>Rüzgâr (Wind), Male
This one is also a Persian loanword. From Persian روزگار (ruzgār). G is palatalised so it's pronounced like Ryuzgyar.
>Güney (South), Male
>Nehir (River), Female
This one is an Arabic loanword. From Arabic نَهْر (nahr).
>Irmak (River), Female
>Bulut (Cloud), Male
>Altan (Gold), Male
>Demir (Iron), Male
>Tunç (Bronze), Male
This one is a Chinese loanword. From Middle Chinese 銅 (MC duŋ, “bronze”).
>Deniz (Sea), Unisex but mostly Male
This is also where the name of the Mongolian Khan Chingiz comes from. It's Turkic.
>Toprak (Soil), Unisex but mostly Female
>İnci (Pearl), Female
This one is a Chinese loanword. From Sinitic 珍珠 (zhēnzhū). The word was borrowed into Hungarian as gyöngy and Russian as жeмчyг from Turkic.
>Beril (Beryl), Female
This one is a French loanword. From French béryl.
>Işık (Light), Female
>Çağlayan (Waterfall), Male
>Arslan (Lion), Male
>Maral (Doe), Female
Likely related to Mongolian мapaл (maral).
>Ceren (Gazelle), Female
From Mongolian ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠷᠡ (ǰegeren).
>Ahu (Gazelle), Female
From Persian آهو (âhû).
>Kaplan (Tiger)
>Aybars (Lunar Panther)
How do you find these names?
And what are some naming traditions in your culture?
>In Turkish traditions, the paternal grandfather whispers adhan (call to prayer) into the right ear of the baby and afterward repeats or tells the chosen name of the newborn baby three times.[citation needed]
Any Forumsernational names
Such kinds of names in Spain are often New Age-y shit put by either hippies or bydlo onto their children. Really, anything is outside traditional names mentioned in the Bible, the list of saints, old Roman/Greek/Germanic names or medieval kings is bound to be a mark of the undesirable.
Some of the names I wrote down are also considered modernisms like the name Ateş but they're fancied and perceived as modern and aesthetic. Besides, Turks used to name their children from nature for hundreds of years because shamanism etc but this practice nearly died until the recent revival with this trend. I think it's better to name your sond Deniz (Sea) rather than Christopher or Mohammad.
>Such kinds of names in Spain are often New Age-y shit put by either hippies or bydlo onto their children
What are some examples?
Päivi (päivä = formerly sun, now day) female
Päivö, male
Helmi (pearl) female
Tyyne (calm weather) female
Väinö (väinä = calm part of river) male
Ilmari (ilma = formerly sky, now air) male
Varpu (tiny shrub) female
Tuomi (bird cherry tree) female
Suvi (summer) female
Taimi (sapling) female
Säde (ray) female
Pilvi (cloud) female
Tuuli (wind) female
Ohto, Otso (otso = bear) male
Some of these are oldfashioned also there are probably more but dont occur now
Valle ('valley'), Vega (another word similar to "valle"), Luna ('moon'), Iris, Lluvia ('rain'), Azahara ('orange tree flower')
Is it true turks consider Shahiin a male name? Here it's a female name
Välnö, Helmi, Ilmari and Pilvi sounds nice. Why are they not used anymore?
I gather you dislike such names.
Şahin as in "eagle"? Yes, it's a male name here.
Actually some of those names are quite popular again. It feels a bit weird because I associate many of them with people who are now 90yo or long dead.
Väinö, Helmi and Ilmari at least are quite popular now.
Couple more names
Lumi (snow) female
Hilla (cloudberry) female
Aava (open sea) female
Bunch of more recent names like Summer, different flowers and trees (e.g. Lily and Willow, very cute female names), gemstones (e.g. Jade), etc. Basically all of these newer ones (last couple hundred years) are for females so nature names that have identifiable words tend to have a feminine quality. However, things like Sea or Moon aren't names and would sound strange. Ofc it's fine if it's from another languages (such as Luna). Combination of names that no longer contain words in use (at least not in the same form) and Biblical names means just using plain words in most cases sounds strange or silly.
Traditional Anglosaxon names however include lots of animal names and lots of words related to war. These two things in general seem to be their preferred motifs. Not many other nature words.
Fajar (male) sunrise
Senja (female) sunset
Alam (male) nature
Angkasa (male) sky
Bunga/Sekar/Puspa (female) flower
Surya (male) sunlight
Bulan (female) moon
Cahaya (female) light
Purnama (female) moonlight
Lintang (male) latitude
Bintang (male) star
Intan/Permata (female) gemstone
Jati (male) teak tree
Kamala (female) lotus
Mega (female) cloud
Nusantara (male) archipelago
Tirta (male) water
Nobody has first names like that. If it's last names it's usually a jew: see Einstein
If i get daughter, i will name her as Helmi
more names:
Ruusu (rose) female
Alli (long-tailed duck) female
Tuija (thuja tree) female
Kaisla (bulrush) female
In the late 19th century, it became fashionable in English-speaking countries to name girls after flowers and sometimes other plants. Thus, names like Violet, Lilly, and Ivy became popular. In fact, in Arthur Conan Doyle's famous Sherlock Holmes stories, there are four different women named Violet (not in the same story). Personally, I like such names, and if I have a daughter I'll try to give her one. Other "natural" names, such as River and Sky, became popular in the mid 20th century, but those names are frequently associated with hippies. I don't dislike those names themselves, but given their connotations I probably won't use them.
My friends daughter is Helmi
Also never heard Kaisla
Helmi is very pretty name, that's why it is my choice for name for daughter.
possible because it is kinda rare, less than 2000 people have got that name
It is one of the most common given names in recent years
my second sentence was meant for name Kaisla, it being rare name, i forgot to quote you mentioning never heard Kaisla
Yeah I should have understood it from "thats why" and "possible" but I quickread your post
>What are some given names derived from nature in your languages?
I can't think of any german names (neither from the germanic or christian tradition) that is overtly related to a "nature" theme. The christian names are related to the bible, kings, etc. and the germanic names are often compounds of germanic words - the only animal one that comes to my mind is Wolfgang - he who walks/fights with the wolf.
But there are many surnames that are related to (respectively local) rivers, forests and other geographic locations.
>Ateş, Nehir, Aybars
My fav. But doesn't it sound weird when people are named River, Waterfall or Light?
Sovl
English names are also a bit common here but nobody would probably come to the idea to namer their daughter directly after the german name for a flower.
>Lumi (snow) female
Sounds pleasant. We have
>Berfin (Snow), female
It's from Persian.
>Aava (open sea) female
Similarly
>Derya (open sea) female
From Persian. The last vowel is long. Deryaa.
Another name I really like is
>Çolpan (Venus), female
It's Turco-Mongolic and is read as Cholpan.
I really fancy the name Willow. If I remember correctly names related to nature such as the ones you mentioned in your post are used almost specifically by followers of some certain church or Christian movement but I can't recall the name of it. Also interesting how such names are not carried by men.
Alam, Bulan, Bintang and Mega sound quite nice. Trita sounds Indo-European for some reason. Trito?
Why not? What kind of names do Austrians bear?
>But doesn't it sound weird when people are named River, Waterfall or Light?
Not really, no. I guess it's because we grew up hearing and using those names.
>Traditional Anglosaxon names however include lots of animal names and lots of words related to war. These two things in general seem to be their preferred motifs. Not many other nature words.
Bring back Aethelwulf, Aethelstan, Harald, and Hengist