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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
Greek
wooded area, goddess of the forest
American
From the land of the forests
Japanese
little forest or guardian of the forest
Italian
From the forest
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
America
from the deer forest
American↑ Rising
One who works in the forest or woods
Spanish↑ Rising
Silvino is derived from the Latin 'Silvinus', which means 'of the forest' or 'wooded'.
English
Meaning 'by the wood' or 'near the forest'
American
Keeper of the forest
American
An open space in a forest, a glen.
Vietnam
A name meaning 'forest'.
American
A variant of the name Keith, meaning 'wood' or 'forest'.
France↑ Rising
from the forest
China↑ Rising
forest, cultivate, whole
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
Japanese
forest
American
Of the holly tree or dweller by the holly forest.

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