Cottagecore names are a new trend in baby names that’s rising in popularity. These names reflect a love for romanticized rural living and invoke a feeling of nostalgia.
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Cottagecore names like Daisy, Cyprus, Fawn, Finch, and Lupin are inspired by plants and animals, while River, Storm, and Autumn refer to the nonliving parts of the natural world. Names that are based on rural occupations such as Archer, Shepherd and Sawyer can be found, along with literary references and names from ancient mythology like Atticus or Daphne.
Today’s new parents find themselves trapped in quarantine, staring out apartment windows onto empty urban sidewalks. Perhaps a desire to escape this bleak reality and the hope for a better future draws today’s parents to the cottagecore aesthetic.
Check out our list of 75 cottagecore names for your new baby!
Cottagecore Names for Girls
- Amber – English, Dutch, a gemstone formed from fossil resin
- Autumn – English, Latin, the season
- Azalea – English, Greek the flower
- Beatrice – Italian, English, Swedish, means “voyager, traveler”
- Branwen – Welsh, means beautiful raven; Welsh mythology, sister of the British king Bran and the wife of the Irish king Matholwch
- Cerise – French, means “cherry”
- Clementine – English, French, means “merciful, gentle”
- Clover – English, the wildflower
- Daisy – English, the flower
- Daphne – Greek, means “laurel”; Greek Mythology, a nymph turned into a laurel tree by her father in order that she might escape the pursuit of Apollo
- Eliza – English, Polish, means “in the oath of God”
- Faye – English, means “fairy”
- Fawn – English, means “fawn”
- Flora – English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, means “flower”; Roman Mythology, goddess of flowers and spring
- Harriet – English, means “home ruler”
- Hattie – English, means “home ruler”
- Hazel – English, the tree
- Holly – English, the bush
- Iris – English, the flower
- Ivy – English, the vine
- Jane – English, means “Yahweh is gracious”
- Juniper – English, the tree
- Lavender – English, the herb
- Maisie – Scottish, English, means “pearl”
- Matilda – English, Swedish, Finnish, Slovak, means “strength in battle”
- Meadow – English, means “meadow”
- Merriweather – English, means “happy weather”
- Nellie – English, Swedish, meaning unknown
- Olive – English, means “olive”
- Opal – English, the gemstone
- Pearl – English, means “pearl”
- Pippa – English, means “friend of horses”
- Poppy – English, the flower
- Posie – English, means “bunch of flowers”
- Rose – English, the flower
- Rosemary – English, the herb
- Summer – English, the season
- Winifred – Welsh, English, means “fair, blessed”
- Winter – English, the season
- Wisteria – English, the flower
Cottagecore Names for Boys
- Ambrose – English, means “immortal”
- Amias – Latin, means “friend”
- Arbor – Latin, means “tree”
- Archer – English, means “archer”
- Asher – English, the tree
- Aspen – English, the tree
- Atticus – Literature, from To Kill a Mockingbird, an Alabama lawyer who defends a black man accused of raping a white woman
- Bear – English, the animal
- Coriander – English, the spice
- Cyrus – English, the tree
- Edmund – English, German, Polish, means “protection of fortune”
- Finch – English, the bird
- Fletcher – English, means “maker of arrows”
- Harvey – English, means “battle-worthy”
- Hunter – English, means “hunter”
- Jack – English, means “Yaweh is gracious”
- Jasper – English, the gemstone
- Linus – Greek, means “flax”; Greek mythology, son of the god Apollo, who accidentally killed him in a contest
- Lupin – Latin, means “wolf”
- Lyle – English, means “island”
- Lysander – Greek, means “a release”
- Miles – English, meaning unknown
- Rowan – Irish, means “descendent of Ruadhán”
- Sawyer – English, means “sawer of wood”
- Silas – Greek, means “wood, forest”
- Shepherd – English, means “shepherd”
- Theodore – Greek, means “gift of God”
Gender-Neutral Cottagecore Names
- Briar – English, the plant
- Cedar – English, the tree
- Cinder – English, means “cinder”
- Robin – English, the bird
- River – English, means “river”
- Storm – English, means “storm”
- Willow – English, the tree
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