70 Most Enchanting Autumn-Inspired Baby Names

Here we are again in this magical season of autumn – a fascinating time when summer draws to a close as the temperature cools down.

Whether you’re due this autumn or you just enjoy the falling leaves, wooden smoke and colourful hues of this season, and you feel like naming your baby after its marvellous wonders, here are some autumn-inspired baby names you’ll definitely fall in love with.

Autumn Inspired Baby Names

Amber

It originated from the name of a yellowish resin used in jewellery-making.

Apple

It came from the Middle English word “appel” and is a topographic name for someone living by an apple orchard or for someone resembling an apple’s common colour, red.

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Aspen

It is of English origin and is a mountain abundant with poplar trees with heart-shaped leaves which take the yellowish golden colour during autumn.

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Aster

It originated from a modern Greek word, asteri, which means “star”. It is also the official flower for September.

Auburn

It is of English origin which means “moderate or reddish brown”.

Aurelia

From the Latin family name Aurelius, which was derived from the word aureus meaning “golden”.

Autumn

It is derived from the Latin word autumnus, meaning “fall” or “autumn”.

Baize

It is of French origin, meaning ‘dark brown.’ It could also be the Americanised spelling of a river in a place in Burgundy.

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Coral

An English name, which is from the name of a pink semi-precious sea growth used to make jewellery and ornaments.

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Daphne

It is a Greek name, meaning ‘bay tree, or laurel tree.’

Fern

It is derived from the non-flowering plant fern.

Garnet

It is of Middle English origin, which is derived from the dark red gemstone, that was named for the pomegranate that the garnet crystals resemble.

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Ginger

This autumn-inspired baby names is an English name meaning pure, chaste, virginal. It is also a common nickname for people with red hair.

Hazan

It is the Turkish word for autumn.

Hazel

It is derived from the Old English hæsel, from the name of the tree or the color, hazel.

Jora

In Hebrew, it means “autumn rain”.

Juniper

Derived from the Latin word, juniperus, which is a combination of the word junio, which means young, and parere, to produce, therefore meaning, youth producing or evergreen. It could also be in reference to the English common name for the juniper tree or berry.

Laurel

From the Latin word, lauras, referring to the laurel tree.

Maize

Pronounced as May-zee, it is also known as the crop, corn, which indigenous people grow during the fall.

Maple

It is derived from the Latin word mapula, meaning ‘piece of cloth’ or ‘napkin’ or from the maple tree which takes a bright reddish orange colour during autumn.

Olive

From the Latin word oliva, which is a tree of the olive family.

Opal

This autumn-inspired baby names is derived from the Sanskrit or upala, which means “jewel”. It is also the birthstone for October.

Orla

It is of Irish origin, Ã“rfhlaith, meaning “golden princess”. It is a combination of the Gaelic elements ór: gold, and fhlaith, meaning prince, and its feminine form called banfhlaith.

Persephone

In Greek mythology, it is the name of the goddess of harvest and spring growth.

Phoenix

It is a Greek name, meaning a bird that symbolises immortality as it is a bird that was reborn from the ashes.

Pomona

It is derived from the Latin, Pōmōna, the goddess of fruitful abundance in ancient Roman religion and myth.

Rhea

In Greek mythology, Rhea was the wife of Cronus, and the mother of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. She is the earth mother of all gods. Her name means ‘a flowing stream.’

Ruby

Taken from the name of the gemstone, Ruby, it comes from the Latin ruber, meaning red.

Russet

It is from the Middle English russet meaning ‘reddish brown’.

Saffron

It is an English name, which is a type of crocus and the orange spice made from the stamen of this flower.

Sapphire

Taken from the gemstone, Sapphire, it is a Hebrew name, meaning beautiful. It is also the birthstone for September.

Scarlett

It is an English name, meaning red.

Sienna

It is derived from the Italian city, Sienna, and may also refer to the orange-red colour of a burnt orange.

Sorrell

From a diminutive of Anglo-Norman French for ‘chestnut (colour)’, it is a nickname for someone with a reddish hair. It is also the name of the amber-hued herb.

Willow

From the name of the willow tree well-known for its slender and graceful branches and leaves, it is an English name, meaning slender and graceful.

Zarina

It is a Muslim name, meaning ‘of gold or golden.’

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Autumn Inspired Baby Names For Boys

Adam

It is derived from Hebrew ××“× (‘adam) meaning “to be red”.

Aki

It is from Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning “clear, crystal”, or 明 (aki) meaning “bright” or 秋 (aki) meaning “autumn”.

Asher

In Hebrew, it means “happy, fortunate, blessed.”

Aurelius

It is derived from the Latin aureus meaning “golden, gilded”.

Bean

It is a Scottish name meaning “fair-skinned.’

Cedar

It is from the English word for the coniferous tree known for its sunset-coloured leaves.

Cormac

From old Irish corbmac, meaning ‘son of the charioteer.’ It also means tree trunk.

Crimson

It is a strong red colour which autumn is known for with the dark red hue of autumn leaves.

Dunn

It is the reduced Anglicised form of Gaelic, Ó Duinn, Ó Doinn, or ‘descendant of Donn’. It is also given as a nickname for people with dark or brown hair.

Forrest

It is from an English surname meaning “forest”, and is used to describe a person who lived near a forest.

Garner

From Anglo-Norman French ‘gerner’, meaning granary, it is also a derivative of granum meaning ‘grain’).

Hawk

Hawks are known to migrate to their winter dwellings during autumn.

Hawthorne

In English and Scottish, it is used to describe someone who lived by a bush or hedge of hawthorn, which is from Old English haguþorn, hægþorn, i.e. thorn used for making hedges and enclosures.

Heath

It is an English name, meaning untended land where flowering shrubs grow.

Hunter

In the Middle Ages, it is an English and Scottish last name for hunters and bird catchers.

Kale

This green leafy vegetable is harvested during autumn.

Lennox

It is a Gaelic name used to describe someone who lives near a place abundant with elm trees.

Linden

It is an English name referring to the Linden tree.

Marcus

It is of ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived from Etruscan Marce possibly from the Etruscan word “mar” meaning “to harvest”.

Oak

It is an Old English name, meaning “near the oak trees; meadow of oak trees”.

Paisley

It is a town in the Scottish Lowlands and refers to a type of autumn fabric originally designed and manufactured in the same town.

Perry

It can be derived from Middle English word “perrie” meaning “pear tree”.

Qiu

It is the Chinese word 秋 (qiÅ«) meaning “autumn”, or 丘 (qiÅ«) meaning “hill, mound”.

Radley

It is an English name meaning, from the red meadow.

Reed

Derived from the Middle English read, reade (red), which is from the Old English read (red), it is a nickname for someone with a red hair or a red, ruddy complexion.

Rory

It is of Gaelic origin, meaning “red king,” or from ruadh (“red-haired” or “rusty”) and rígh (“king”).

Roux

Pronounced as “roo”, it is a French name meaning red.

Rowan

Taken from the Rowan tree, it is used with the Gaelic “little red one”.

Rusty

It is a pet form of Ruston and is given to someone with red hair or ruddy complexion.

Rye

It is an Irish name meaning island meadow.

Sage

It is an English name meaning wise one. It is also known as a food spice.

Thu

It is from the Sino-Vietnamese 秋 (thu) meaning “autumn”.

Wheatley

It is an English surname which translates into Old English as “from the wheat meadow”.

Woody

It is an English name meaning row of houses in a wood or from the cottages in the wood.

Which of these autumn-inspired baby names is your favourite?