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Boho names: free-spirited, earthy and soft
Boho names feel free and close to nature: flowers, trees, stars, seasons and soft sounds from many cultures. A curated list that grows as more names get their stories. 76 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Aria
may mean “air, melody”
Italian, also Persian
Aspen
“aspen tree”
Old English
Atlas
may mean “the one who endures”
Greek
Aurora
“dawn”
Latin
Autumn
“autumn”
Latin, via English
Bodhi
“awakening, enlightenment”
Sanskrit
Bonny
“pretty”
Scots
Briar
“thorny shrub, wild rose”
Old English
Brynn
may mean “hill”
Welsh
Caspian
may mean “from the Caspian Sea”
English
Cedar
“cedar tree”
Greek, via Latin and English
Celeste
“heavenly”
Latin
Cinnamon
“cinnamon”
English
Clover
“clover plant”
Old English
Coral
“coral”
Greek, via Latin
Cosmo
“order, beauty”
Greek, via Italian
Dahlia
“dahlia flower”
Swedish, via Latin
Daisy
“day's eye”
Old English
Dale
“valley”
Old English
Delphine
“woman of Delphi; dolphin”
Greek, via French
Elodie
may mean “foreign wealth”
Germanic, via French
Ember
“glowing coal”
Old English
Esme
“esteemed, loved”
French
Fern
“fern plant”
Old English
Forest
“woodland”
Latin, via French
Freya
“lady”
Old Norse
Glenn
“valley”
Scottish Gaelic
Harmony
“harmony”
Greek, via English
Hazel
“hazel tree”
English
Heath
“heath”
Old English
Honey
“honey”
English
Indigo
“indigo, deep blue”
Greek, via English
Iris
“rainbow”
Greek
Isla
may mean “island”
Scottish and Spanish
Ivory
“ivory”
English
Ivy
“ivy plant”
English
Jasmine
“jasmine flower”
Persian, via French and English
Jewel
“jewel”
English
June
“the month of June”
Latin, via English
Juniper
“juniper tree”
Latin, via English
Kai
may mean “sea”
Hawaiian, Frisian, Japanese
Lark
“lark, the songbird”
Old English
Lavender
“lavender plant”
Latin, via English
Linden
“lime tree”
Old English and German
Lucina
“light”
Latin
Luna
“moon”
Latin
Lyra
“lyre”
Greek
Maia
“mother, nurse”
Greek
Marigold
“Mary's gold”
English
Meadow
“grassland”
Old English
Melody
“song”
Greek, via English
Nova
“new”
Latin
Ocean
may mean “ocean”
English
Opal
“precious stone”
Sanskrit, via Greek and Latin
Orion
may mean “of uncertain meaning”
Greek
Phoenix
“dark red; the phoenix bird”
Greek
Poppy
“poppy flower”
English
Rain
“rain”
Old English
Rio
“river”
Spanish and Portuguese
River
“river”
English
Rosemary
“dew of the sea”
Latin, via English
Rowan
may mean “little red one”
Irish
Saffron
“saffron spice”
Arabic, via French
Sage
“wise; sage herb”
Latin, via French
Saoirse
“freedom”
Irish
Seraphina
“fiery, burning one”
Hebrew, via Latin
Sienna
“from Siena; reddish-brown”
Italian
Sky
“sky”
Old Norse
Sol
“sun”
Latin, via Spanish
Sparrow
“sparrow”
Old English
Stella
“star”
Latin
Summer
“summer”
English
Sunny
“sunny, cheerful”
Old English
Willow
“willow tree”
English
Wren
“wren”
English
Zephyr
“west wind”
Greek