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Names meaning "forest" appear across multiple cultural traditions — from ancient Hebrew and Greek to modern English coinages. Each carries this meaning in a distinct cultural context.

Names meaning "forest" — key facts

  • 109 names contain the meaning "forest"
  • 100 gender-specific names, plus 9 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "forest" appear in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Arabic, and Sanskrit traditions
  • Meaning-based name searches have grown 45% year-over-year as parents seek intentional names

Girl Names Meaning "Forest"

51 girl names with this meaning

#282
French↑ Rising
Sylvia - of the forest
#300
Italy↑ Rising
of the forest
#552
Latin
from the forest
#648
France
little forest
#763
American↑ Rising
Derived from the Greek word 'xylon', meaning wood or forest.
#915
Spain
of the forest
#921
English
Derived from Keith, meaning 'wood' or 'forest'.
#937
Italy
of the forest
#959
American
from the woods or forest
#1007
Vietnam
Forest
#1125
French
goddess of fields and forests
#1157
American
From the forest clearing, beautiful
#1183
Latin
from the forest
#1212
Italy
from the forest
#1255
China
少林, translates to 'young forest' or 'small forest'
#1323
Japanese↑ Rising
Beautiful, good; or 'the beauty of the forest'
#1341
American
from the forest or woodland
#1341
Spain
Derived from the name Liduina, meaning 'from the people of the forest'
#1433
American
from the forest
#1447
American
Possibly derived from the name Sylvia, associated with the forest
#1469
Italy
from the forest
#1505
American
A variation of Sylvia, which means 'from the forest'.
#1524
Spain
sylvan, of the forest
#1527
English
from the wood or forest
#1581
American
timber or forest
#1583
Spanish
Forest,
#1670
Latin
of the forest
#1706
American
A variant of Kimberly, meaning 'from the wood of the royal forest'.
#1735
Italy
Derived from 'Silvia,' meaning 'from the forest.'
#1758
Latin
forest; wooded
#1791
American
Great forest
#1799
American
Someone from a forest clearing
#1801
English
from the wood of the royal forest
#1833
American
Derived from Sylvia, meaning 'forest' or 'woods'
#1869
Germanic
Rule, power in the forest
#1955
American
derived from the forest clearing
#4504
English
A clearing in a forest; meadow.
#4973
American
from the forest
#5291
English↑ Rising
language: Means 'meadow' or 'clearing in a forest'.
#7460
English↑ Rising
Woodland, forest.
—
English↑ Rising
from the forest
—
American
forest maiden
—
India↑ Rising
forest; wilderness
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Greek
wooded area, goddess of the forest
—
American
From the land of the forests
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Japanese
little forest or guardian of the forest
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Italian
From the forest
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Italy↑ Rising
of the forest
—
Japan
Meaning 'forest of trees' or 'tree field'.
—
Latin↑ Rising
From the forest
—
Latin
from the forest

Boy Names Meaning "Forest"

49 boy names with this meaning

#533
English
a combination of 'dar' and 'wold', meaning 'gift' and 'forest'
#558
American
From the deer forest
#564
Italian
from the forest
#721
USA
guardian of the forest
#739
English
From the Forest
#908
American
of the forest
#952
American
Derived from ‘wood’ and ‘row’ or a forest clearing
#1000
Modern coinage
of the forest — from Sylvester
#1120
English
From the king's forest
#1147
UK
forester or woodsman
#1227
American
forest
#1353
Spain
of the forest
#1356
French
From the root 'silva', meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'.
#1380
American
From the forest
#1540
Germanic
noble forest
#1585
American
Linden tree forest
#1662
Sanskrit
forest
#1716
France
Derived from the name Silvanus, meaning 'of the forest'.
#1780
French
Little forest dweller
#1784
English
From the forest valley
#1838
France
of the forest
#1881
American
from the forest
#1891
American
Variant of Keith, meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'
#1921
American↑ Rising
From the old forest.
#1922
American
From the oak forest
#1983
American
from the lime tree forest
#2248
American
Deer forest
#2830
Italian↑ Rising
wooded, from the forest
#6125
Greek
Of the forest
#6757
Greece↑ Rising
He who is of the forest; Ruler of the woods.
#7008
English↑ Rising
Descendant of the warrior, or 'forest' or 'thicket'.
#7766
Ireland
from the narrow forest
#8156
Latin↑ Rising
man of the forest
#8157
Latin
Silvanus, meaning 'of the forest' or 'wooded'.
#8166
American
Variant of the name Silas, meaning man of the forest.
#8219
American
Of the woods or forest.
#8264
American
a variant of 'Boston', meaning 'the town by the forest'
#9038
English
From the woods or forest
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America
from the deer forest
—
American↑ Rising
One who works in the forest or woods
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Spanish↑ Rising
Silvino is derived from the Latin 'Silvinus', which means 'of the forest' or 'wooded'.
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English
Meaning 'by the wood' or 'near the forest'
—
American
Keeper of the forest
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American
An open space in a forest, a glen.
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Vietnam
A name meaning 'forest'.
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American
A variant of the name Keith, meaning 'wood' or 'forest'.
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France↑ Rising
from the forest
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China↑ Rising
forest, cultivate, whole
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France
Wild, woodsy, or related to forests

Unisex Names Meaning "Forest"

9 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#944
Latin
sylva, meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'
#1158
American
From the May tree forest
#1510
Japanese
forest
#1593
Sanskrit
of the forest
#1676
Chinese
north forest
#1714
French
woods or forest
#1965
Hungarian
of the forest
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Japanese
forest
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American
Of the holly tree or dweller by the holly forest.

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