Baby Names That Mean Forest
Looking for baby names that mean Forest? Our library lists 81 names whose meaning carries the sense of “forest.” They break down as 69 boy names and 12 girl names. The most common cultural roots are English, Scottish, German, and Romanian. Names on this list include Amadahy, Arwood, Attewode, Atwood, and Ayrwode.
Every entry below shows the name’s meaning, gender, and cultural origin, and links to a full profile with pronunciation, popularity, and variants. Tap the heart to save a favorite.
There is something grounding about names rooted in the forest, evoking shelter, growth, and the quiet of deep woods. The Latin silva (“forest”) gives us Sylvia and Silas, tied in Roman myth to Silvanus, god of the woodland; the Hebrew Oren means “pine tree”; and the English surname-turned-name Forrest wears its meaning plainly.
Woodland names suit parents drawn to nature without anything fussy or sweet about it — they feel earthy, calm, and a little timeless. You will find both gentle, leafy options and sturdier, tree-strong picks in the list below; use the gender and origin columns to narrow toward your style.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amadahy | Cherokee Name Meaning "Forest Water." | Female | Native American | |
| Arwood | From The Fir Forest | Male | English | |
| Attewode | Lives In The Forest | Male | English | |
| Atwood | Lives In The Forest | Male | English | |
| Ayrwode | From The Fir Forest | Male | English | |
| Brucie | Forest Sprite | Female | French | |
| Calhoun | From The Narrow Forest | Male | Gaelic | |
| Callee | Variant Of Cayley Meaning From The Forest | Female | Irish | |
| Codrin | Forest | Male | Romanian | |
| Codruta | Little forest | Female | Romanian | |
| Coillcumhann | From The Narrow Forest | Male | Irish | |
| Coilleach | Guards The Forest | Male | Gaelic | |
| Dagwood | From The Bright One's Forest | Male | English | |
| Ealdwode | From The Old Forest | Male | English | |
| Ellwood | From The Old Forest | Male | English | |
| Elwood | From The Old Forest | Male | English | |
| Forest | Keeps The Forest Woodland. | Male | English | |
| Forester | Forest-Ranger Surname. | Male | English | |
| Forrester | Keeps The Forest | Male | English | |
| Foster | Keeps The Forest Forest-Ranger Surname. | Male | English | |
| Fraser | Strawberry Flowers: Of The Forest Men. A Major Scottish Clan. | Male | Scottish | |
| Frasier | Variant Of Fraser Of The Forest Men. | Male | Scottish | |
| Frazer | Variant Of Fraser Of The Forest Men. | Male | Scottish | |
| Frazier | Variant Of Fraser Of The Forest Men. | Male | Scottish | |
| Garwood | From The Fir Forest | Male | English | |
| Griswald | From The Gray Forest | Male | German | |
| Griswalda | From The Gray Forest | Female | German | |
| Griswalde | From The Gray Forest | Female | German | |
| Griswold | From The Gray Forest | Male | German | |
| Halomtano | Jungle; Forest | Male | Chamoru | |
| Hartwood | From The Stag Forest | Male | English | |
| Haywood | From The Hedged Forest | Male | English | |
| Heortwode | From The Stag's Forest | Male | English | |
| Heywood | From The Hedged Forest | Male | English | |
| Holt | By The Forest. | Male | English | |
| Hraefnscaga | From The Raven Forest | Male | English | |
| Hrocesburh | From The Crow's Forest | Male | English | |
| Hurst | Lives In The Forest | Male | English | |
| Hurste | Lives In The Forest | Male | English | |
| Kirkwood | From The Church's Forest | Male | English | |
| Kyrkwode | From The Church's Forest | Male | English | |
| Lam | Jungle Or Dense Forest (Of Chinese Origin) | Female | Vietnamese | |
| Marwood | From The Lake Forest | Male | English | |
| Merewode | From The Lake Forest | Male | English | |
| Merewood | From The Lake Forest | Male | English | |
| Morio | Forest Boy | Male | Japanese | |
| Nahele | Forest | Male | Hawaiian | |
| Northwode | From The North Forest | Male | English | |
| Norwood | From The North Forest | Male | English | |
| Oihane | From The Forest | Female | Spanish |