Names that mean earth
23 first names whose etymology includes “earth” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Rhea, Gaia, Avani, Terra. For boys: George, Adam, Brodie, Lachlan.
| Name | For | Origin | Meaning | Latest rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George | boys | Greek | “farmer”, “earth worker” | #7 (2025) |
| Adam | boys | Hebrew | “earth”, “man” | #26 (2025) |
| Brodie | boys | “ditch”, “mire” | #158 (2025) | |
| Lachlan | boys | Scottish Gaelic | “land of the lochs”, “loch” | #283 (2025) |
| Rhea | girls | Greek | “ground”, “earth” | #388 (2025) |
| Harlan | boys | English | “grey”, “hare” | #474 (2025) |
| Palmer | either | French | “a pilgrim from the holy land” | #1,512 (2025) |
| Tyrone | boys | “land of eoghan” | #2,440 (2025) | |
| Gaia | girls | Greek | “gaea”, “the earth personified as a goddess” | #520 (2025) |
| Ryland | boys | English | “rye”, “land” | #4,789 (2022) |
| Avani | girls | Sanskrit | “earth” | #894 (2025) |
| Demetrius | boys | Greek | “belonging to δημήτηρ (dēmḗtēr)”, “the earth… | #3,684 (2025) |
| Lambert | boys | “land”, “bright” | #4,702 (2019) | |
| Ridley | either | English | “reeds”, “cleared land” | #1,897 (2025) |
| Lancelot | boys | “land” | #4,608 (2020) | |
| Terra | girls | “goddess of the earth”, “the land itself” | #5,891 (2024) | |
| Garland | boys | “triangular piece of land” | ||
| Irish | girls | Norse | “irishmen”, “ireland” | |
| Urvi | girls | Sanskrit | “earth” | #4,192 (2024) |
| Vasundhara | girls | Sanskrit | “earth”, “land” | |
| Vasudha | girls | Sanskrit | “earth” | #5,669 (2022) |
| Bhumija | girls | Sanskrit | “born of the earth” | |
| Bhoomija | girls | Sanskrit | “born of the earth” |