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South African Names Meaning Nature
Names from across South Africa’s languages connected to nature. · 102 names
EnglishAaronMeaning uncertain, possibly 'high mountain' or 'exalted'; in the Bible the brother of Moses — of Hebrew origin.Boy→EnglishAlyssaFrom the flower alyssum, also associated with Greek 'without madness' — of Greek origin.Girl→EnglishAutumnFrom the English word for the season — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishCarterCart driver, transporter of goods — of Old English origin.Unisex→EnglishCaryFrom the river Cary — of Celtic origin.Unisex→EnglishCoralCoral (the sea growth) — of Greek origin.Girl→EnglishCordeliaMeaning uncertain, heart or daughter of the sea — of Celtic origin.Girl→EnglishDaisyDay's eye (the flower) — of Old English origin.Girl→ZuluDinganeOne who is searching.Boy→EnglishDouglasDark river — of Celtic origin.Boy→EnglishDylanSon of the sea — of Welsh origin.Boy→EnglishEnaAnglicized form of Eithne, 'kernel, grain' — of Celtic origin.Girl→EnglishFleurFlower — of Old French origin.Girl→EnglishFloraFlower; Roman goddess of flowers and spring — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishFlorianFlowering, flourishing — of Latin origin.Boy→EnglishFordA river crossing; from the English word — of Old English origin.Boy→EnglishForrestFrom the word 'forest', woodsman — of Old French origin.Boy→EnglishFosterForester or one who keeps the forest; occupational surname — of Old French origin.Boy→ZuluFunaniSearch, want.Unisex→EnglishHyacinthThe hyacinth flower — of Greek origin.Girl→EnglishHyacinthaThe hyacinth flower — of Greek origin.Girl→EnglishIndiaFrom the country name; the river Indus — of Greek (via the place name) origin.Girl→EnglishIrisRainbow — of Greek origin.Girl→EnglishIslaFrom the Scottish island Islay; the river Isla — of Scottish Gaelic origin.Girl→EnglishJasmineFrom the jasmine flower — of Persian origin.Girl→EnglishJayFrom the jay bird; also short for J-names — of Latin origin.Unisex→XhosaJongilangaWatching the sun.Boy→EnglishJordanFlowing down (from the River Jordan) — of Hebrew origin.Unisex→EnglishKaiSea (Hawaiian); also 'keeper of the keys' (Welsh) and a short form of Nicholas/Gerhard (Germanic) — of Hawaiian origin.Unisex→EnglishKeithFrom a Scottish surname and place name, possibly meaning 'wood' or 'forest' — of Celtic origin.Boy→EnglishKelvinFrom the name of a Scottish river, possibly meaning 'narrow water' — of Celtic origin.Boy→EnglishKelvynVariant of Kelvin, from the Scottish river name 'narrow water' — of Celtic origin.Boy→EnglishKendallFrom a surname meaning 'valley of the River Kent' — of Old English origin.Unisex→ZuluLangaSun.Boy→ZuluLangalibaleleShining sun.Boy→SothoLetsatsiSun.Unisex→SothoLewatleOcean.Boy→EnglishLilianLily flower — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishLillianLily flower — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishLilyLily flower; symbol of purity — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishLinneaLime tree; from the flower — of Old Norse origin.Girl→SothoLipalesaFlowers.Girl→EnglishLorraineFrom Lorraine; kingdom of Lothar — of Germanic origin.Girl→ZuluLwandileThe sea has widened.Boy→ZuluLwandleSea; ocean.Unisex→SothoMaleshoaneLadybird.Girl→SothoMaletsatsiSun, days.Girl→AfrikaansMarinaOf the sea.Girl→AfrikaansMarisaOf the sea.Girl→TswanaMaruapulaRain clouds.Boy→EnglishMarvinSea hill / famous friend — of Old English origin.Boy→ZuluMbalenhleBeautiful flower.Girl→ZuluMbaliFlower.Girl→TswanaMedupeContinuous rain.Boy→EnglishMerleBlackbird — of Latin origin.Unisex→SothoMolapoStream, river.Boy→EnglishMontgomeryGumarich's mountain — of Germanic origin.Boy→EnglishMorganSea circle — of Celtic origin.Unisex→EnglishMortimerDead sea / still water — of Old English origin.Boy→TswanaMotlalepulaOne who brings rain.Unisex→SothoMotlalepuleRain bringer.Boy→EnglishMurielBright sea — of Celtic origin.Girl→EnglishMurrayFrom Moray (sea settlement) — of Celtic origin.Boy→XhosaNocaweSunday girl.Girl→ZuluNolwandleMother of oceans.Girl→ZuluNomalangaMother of sunshine.Girl→ZuluNomasontoMother of Sundays.Girl→ZuluNomvulaMother of rain; born in the rain.Girl→EnglishOceanThe sea — of Greek origin.Unisex→SothoPalesaFlower.Girl→EnglishPhoenixDark red; the mythical bird — of Greek origin.Unisex→EnglishPoppyPoppy (the flower) — of Old English origin.Girl→EnglishPosyA bunch of flowers; also from Josephine — of Old English origin.Girl→SothoPulaRain.Girl→SothoPulaneRainy, little rain.Girl→SothoPuleIn the rain.Unisex→SothoPulengIn the rain.Girl→EnglishRavenRaven (the bird) — of Old English origin.Girl→EnglishRhondaGood lance, or from the River Rhondda — of Welsh origin.Girl→EnglishRiverRiver (flowing watercourse) — of Old English origin.Unisex→EnglishRonanLittle seal — of Irish origin.Boy→EnglishRoseRose (the flower) — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishRosemaryDew of the sea — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishSabrinaFrom the River Severn — of Celtic origin.Girl→EnglishSamsonSun, or of the sun — of Hebrew origin.Boy→TswanaSethunyaBloom, flower.Girl→EnglishShannenOld one; from the River Shannon — of Celtic origin.Girl→EnglishShannonOld one; from the River Shannon — of Celtic origin.Unisex→EnglishSierraMountain range, saw-toothed range — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishSilasOf the forest, wood — of Latin origin.Boy→EnglishSkyThe sky — of Old Norse origin.Unisex→EnglishSkyeFrom the Isle of Skye; the sky — of Old Norse origin.Girl→EnglishSummerThe summer season — of Old English origin.Girl→EnglishSylvesterOf the forest, wooded — of Latin origin.Boy→SothoThabaMountain.Boy→EnglishViolaViolet (the flower) — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishVioletViolet (the flower) — of Latin origin.Girl→EnglishYasminJasmine (the flower) — of Persian origin.Girl→EnglishYolandaViolet (the flower) — of Greek origin.Girl→XhosaZanemvulaThey came with the rain.Boy→EnglishZaraRadiance, blooming flower — of Arabic origin.Girl→EnglishZinniaZinnia flower (named after botanist J. G. Zinn) — of Germanic origin.Girl→