74 refreshing summer names for your baby
Summer babies are a gift. And summer baby names are as bright, beautiful, and effortless as the season they celebrate.Ā
16 summer boy names
Arun
Arun is derived from Aruna, which means "dawn" in Sanskrit. In Hindu tradition, Aruna is the chariot driver for Surya, the sun god.
Anatoli
Anatoli ā also spelled Anatoly ā is a Russian name derived from the Greek name Anatolios, meaning "sunrise."
Barak
Barak has two meanings: "lightning" in Hebrew, and "blessing" in Arabic. It's also sometimes spelled Barack.
Cyrus
Cyrus is a Persian name that could be interpreted several ways. It may derive from an Old Persian word meaning "sun," or it could mean "hero" or "one who bestows care."
Duke
This royal title name is decidedly surf-themed. Duke comes from the Latin word dux, meaning "leader."
Fletcher
This Old French-rooted, surf-inspired name is an English surname. Fletcher means "arrowsmith."
Harun
Harun is an Arabic version of the Hebrew name Aaron. The name's meaning is contested ā it could derive from ancient Egyptian and mean "warrior lion," or it could derive from Hebrew roots meaning "high mountain" or "exalted."
Leo
Leo is the Latin word for "lion," as well as being a summer zodiac sign for babies born from late July to late August. According to the zodiac, Leos are ruled by the sun.
Lucien
Lucien is derived from the Latin name Lucius, which itself is rooted in lux, a Latin word meaning "light."
Malik
Malik means "king" in Arabic and "wave" in Greendlandic. With poetic license, Malik is the "wave king."
Oberon
Oberon is a king of the fey in Renaissance literature and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Fittingly, the name comes from an Old High German name that means "elf ruler."
Samson
Samson is a biblical figure who God granted incredible strength. His name derives from a Hebrew word meaning "sun."
Slater
This name, borne by professional surfer Kelly Slater, is an English occupational surname meaning "one who works with slate."
Tanner
Tanner is an Old English surname ā an occupational name for someone who tans hides into leather.
Timothy
Timothy is borrowed from a Greek name that means "one who honors God." It's also a type of perennial grass.
Wade
Wade is a legendary sea giant said to dwell in the North and Baltic Sea. This Old English word means "ford," as in a "shallow spot in the river." It also means "to go."
27 summer girl names
Coral
A nature name and a color name, Coral comes from Arabic and Hebrew roots, meaning "small stone."
Daisy
Daisy is an Old English flower name comes from the expression "day's eye." This name is also a nickname for Margaret.
Darya
Darya is thought to be a feminine version of the Persian name Darius, which means "holding firm the good." Coincidentally, Darya also means "sea" in modern Persian.
Helena
Helena is a version of the Greek name Helen ā a queen in Greek mythology said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Her name derives from a root word meaning "to shine."
Iris
This flower name is rooted in mythology: Iris is a Greek goddess of rainbows.
June
Connected to Juno, the Roman queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and childbearing, June also shares roots with a Latin word meaning "youthful."
Kailani
Kailani is a beautiful Hawaiian name created by compounding two Hawaiian words, meaning "ocean and sky."
Lilia
Lilia is an Italian and Spanish variation on the name Lily.
Marina
Marina derives from a Latin name that means "of the sea." In English, a marina is "a dock with moorings for small boats."
Marisa
Also spelled Marissa or Maresa, Marisa comes from the same Latin root meaning "of the sea."
Marisol
Marisol is a Spanish name that derives from a phrase that means "Mary of solitude," but also resembles the Spanish phrase mar y sol, meaning "sun and sea."
Meadow
A lovely Old English word for "pasture" or "land under grass," Meadow evokes the height of summer.
Melissa
Melissa is a Greek word meaning "bee," and also derives from the Greek word for honey.
Morwenna
Morwenna is said to derive from a Welsh word meaning "maiden," though it may also be a smoosh name combining Mor, meaning "sea," and Gwenn, meaning "white," in Breton.
Muriel
Muriel is a Gaelic-rooted name meaning "bright sea."
Nari
Nari is a Korean girl's name meaning "lily."
Nour
Nour, also spelled Noor and Nur, means "light" in Arabic.
Phoebe
Phoebe is a bird name and a byname for Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting and the moon. Like the moon, it means "bright and pure" or "radiant."
Poppy
Poppy flowers are found in temperate and warm climates, and usually bloom into early summer. They're often associated with a bright red color ā but come in an array of hues.
Rae
Rae is another form of Ray ā as in a ray of sunshine ā and a nickname for the Hebrew name Rachel, meaning "ewe."
Roxane
Roxane derives from an Old Iranian name that means "bright" and "shining." As a bonus, the summery nickname Roxy evokes the iconic surf brand.
Ruby
Ruby is the birthstone of July-born babies. Its name is derived from a Latin word for "red."
Sandy
Sandy is a nickname-name ā it could be short for Alexandra, Cassandra, or Sandra, which all derive from Greek. Alexandra means "protector of men," while Cassandra likely means "to shine among men."
Solana
Solana is derived from a Spanish geographical surname that means "a place exposed to the sun."
Summer
The name of the hottest season, Summer is rooted in an Old English word, sumor.
Thalia
Thalia comes from an Ancient Greek name that means "to blossom."
Theresa
Theresa is a Greek name with a few potential meanings. It could derive from the Greek word for "summer," the Greek word for "harvest," or Therasia, a Greek island.
31 gender-neutral summer names
Alwan
Alwan means "colors" in Arabic.
August
August derives from the Latin word augustus, which means "venerable" or "majestic."
Aura
Aura is a name borne by an ancient Greek goddess that means "soft wind" or "breeze."
Azure
Azure is rooted in Old French and describes a color between cyan and blue.
Bay
Bay is a nature and topographical name that comes from the Late Latin word baia, meaning "recess in the sea or lakeshore."
Beryl
Beryl is a blue-green stone the color of the sea. Its name comes from Ancient Greek.
Brooke
Brooke comes from a surname meaning "residing by a stream." An Old English nature name, it means "flowing stream of fresh water."
Dylan
Dylan means "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean" in Welsh.
Finn
Finn is an Old Irish name meaning "light" or "fair."
Florence
Florence derives from a Latin word meaning "blossoming."
Grishma
Grishma means "summer" in Sanskrit.
July
July is named after Julius Caesar, whose name derives either from a Greek root meaning "downy-bearded," or a Latin root meaning "devoted to Jove," the Roman king of the gods.
Kai
Kai is Hawaiian and means "sea."
Keshet
Keshet means "rainbow" in Hebrew.
Keala
Keala literally means "the path" in Hawaiian, from ke, an article, and ala, meaning "path."
Kiran
Kiran derives from a Sanskrit word that means "ray of light."
Layne
Rooted in a Dutch word for "alley," this name is borne by one of the world's most well-known female surfers, Layne Beachley.
Marley
Marley is an English surname that means "meadow" and is also a place name ā a surf destination in Australia.
Misty
Misty is an English word that describes a weather condition ā "a cloud resting upon the ground."
Ocean
Ocean has roots in Greek, namely the mythical titan Oceanus who personifies the seas, or "endless river," of the world.
Rainbow
Rainbow gives a name to the optical phenomenon that occurs when sunlight meets a raindrop. Its roots are in Old English.
Ravi
Ravi means "sun" in Sanskrit.
Reef
Reef is rooted in Old Norse and means "ridge in the sea." It's also nautical word, referring to a "fold in the canvas sail" and a knot.
Skye
Skye is the name of a Scottish island. In Old Norse and other Germanic languages, the word for sky meant "cloud" and even "mirror."
Soleil
Soleil means "sun" in French.
Solstice
Solstice comes from English, via Latin, and means "when the sun stands still."
Surya
Surya means "sun" in Sanskrit and is the name of the Hindu god of the sun.
Suvi
Suvi means "summer" in Finnish.
Shandin
Shandin is a Navajo word meaning "sunshine."
Taran
Taran means "thunder" in Welsh.
Xia
Xia is a Chinese name that means "summer," as well as "rosy clouds."
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