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Names That Mean Earth

Baby names with earth-related meanings might be perfect for a child born under one of the earth signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. Earthy names might literally mean earth, stone, or ground, such as Adam or Jade, or they may refer to places and characteristics of the earth. Earth-related heroes and mythological figures related to the earth can inspire earth names too.

Along with Adam and Jade, other names that mean earth in the US Top 1000 include Aaron, Axton, Clay, Gemma, Mason, Mira, Ruby, and Sierra. Other earthy baby names worth considering include Everest, Gardener, Ione, and Petra.

Earth names might appeal to parents who are gardeners, mountain climbers, or ecologists. One of these names that mean earth can offer stability and ground your child.

Ruby

Meaning: deep red precious stone

Origin:Latin
48
Ione

Meaning: violet flower

Origin:Greek
235
Gaia

Meaning: earth mother; rejoicing

Origin:Greek and Latin
269
Gemma

Meaning: precious stone

Origin:Italian
184
Mira

Meaning: admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean

Origin:Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit
114
Jade

Meaning: stone of the side

Origin:Spanish
364
Hermione

Meaning: messenger, earthly

Origin:Greek, feminine version of Hermes, "messenger, earthly"
334
Cosmo

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Greek, Italian, English
82
Thelonious The meaning of Thelonious is 'people' and it...
Origin:Latinized variation of German Tillman, “one who plows the earth”
502
Dion

Meaning: child of heaven and earth

Origin:Diminutive of Dionysius, Greek
207
Beaumont

Meaning: beautiful mountain

Origin:French
1924
Mason

Meaning: worker in stone

Origin:English occupational name
184
Sierra

Meaning: saw

Origin:Spanish
868
Tula

Meaning: mountain peak, a Libra, or to be tranquil

Origin:Choctaw, Hindi, or Kiswahili
974
Topanga

Meaning: where the mountain meets the sea

Origin:Native American
1387
Montana

Meaning: mountainous

Origin:Spanish place-name; "mountainous"
3963
Parvati

Meaning: the daughter of the mountain

Origin:Sanskrit
1711
Alaska

Meaning: great land

Origin:Native American
2317
Doone

Meaning: hill, mountain

Origin:Scottish surname
9946
Dustin

Meaning: brave warrior, or Thor's stone

Origin:Norse
638