Girl names that mean trees and woods
Most widely given today: Willow, Laura and Holly.
18 girl names whose sourced meaning includes trees and woods. Where a meaning comes from a related name, we say so; where the source hedges, so do we.
willow
Say it WIL-oh
English origin
willow
2 syllablesCommon across the UK, British Columbia, Ontario and six more places. Rare in Quebec, France, the Netherlands and five more places.
1 in 143 girls born in Scotland in 2025
laurel tree
Say it LOR-uh
Latin origin
laurel tree
2 syllablesLoved in Poland and Austria. Common across Switzerland, three German cities, Spain and six more places. Rare in Sweden, Ireland, Norway and ten more places.
1 in 515 girls born in Ireland in 2025
holly (tree)
Say it HOL-ee
English origin
holly (tree)
2 syllablesCommon across Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Rare in England and Wales, four German cities, Canada and six more places.
1 in 274 girls born in Ireland in 2025
from Everleigh,
wild boar + woodland clearing
Say it EV-er-lee
Old English origin from Everleigh,
wild boar + woodland clearing
3 syllablesCommon across British Columbia and Ontario. Rare in Quebec, Britain, Ireland and one more place.
1 in 1,689 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
linden tree
Say it lin-NAY-uh
Latin origin
linden tree
3 syllablesCommon in Norway. Rare in five German cities, Sweden, Austria and six more places. Loved in Finland.
1 in 31,660 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
laurel, bay
Say it DAF-nee
Greek origin
laurel, bay
2 syllablesRare in the UK, Canada, France and ten more places.
1 in 649 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Holly,
holly (tree)
Say it HOL-ee
English origin from Holly,
holly (tree)
2 syllablesRare in Ireland, the UK, Sweden and one more place.
1 in 704 girls born in Ireland in 2025
hay + wood, clearing
Say it HAY-lee
Used in English
hay + wood, clearing
2 syllablesRare in Ireland, the UK, Canada and seven more places.
1 in 681 girls born in Ireland in 2025
probably wood
Say it vee-EN-uh
Latin origin
probably wood
3 syllablesRare in Canada, Britain, the Netherlands and four more places.
1 in 1,106 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
wild boar + woodland clearing
Say it EV-er-lee
Old English origin
wild boar + woodland clearing
3 syllablesRare in Canada, Britain and Ireland.
1 in 2,584 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
possibly ebony wood
Say it EE-ben
Danish origin
possibly ebony wood
2 syllablesCommon in Norway. Rare in Sweden and Cologne.
1 in 98 girls born in Norway in 2025
Royal (a man's name) + 's + woodland clearing
Say it KINZ-lee
Old English origin
Royal (a man's name) + 's + woodland clearing
2 syllablesCommon in British Columbia. Rare in Ontario, Britain and France.
1 in 5,964 girls born in Scotland in 2025
heath + woodland clearing
Say it HAD-lee
Old English origin
heath + woodland clearing
2 syllablesRare in Canada and Britain.
1 in 4,473 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Laura,
laurel tree
Say it LOR-uh
Latin origin from Laura,
laurel tree
2 syllablesCommon across Slovenia and two more places. Rare in Austria, Berlin, Switzerland and four more places.
1 in 36,183 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
laurel
Say it LOR-ee
Latin origin
laurel
2 syllablesRare in Canada, the Netherlands, Austria and two more places.
1 in 18,092 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
priest + wood, clearing
Say it PREZ-lee
Old English origin
priest + wood, clearing
2 syllablesRare in Canada and England and Wales.
1 in 11,513 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Laurie,
laurel
Say it LOR-ee
Latin origin from Laurie,
laurel
2 syllablesRare in Slovenia, the UK, Israel and five more places.
1 in 2,429 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
from Daphne,
laurel, bay
Say it DAF-neh
Greek origin from Daphne,
laurel, bay
2 syllablesRare in Italy, Catalonia, Switzerland and one more place.
1 in 28,142 girls born in England and Wales in 2025