{"id":11523,"date":"2022-08-25T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hooray-heroes.ca\/stories\/?p=11523"},"modified":"2022-10-17T07:04:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T07:04:47","slug":"5-prettiest-international-girl-names-inspired-by-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hooray-heroes.ca\/stories\/5-prettiest-international-girl-names-inspired-by-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Prettiest International Girl Names Inspired By Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hoorayheroes.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Baby-girl-smelling-roses-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"A little girl in a yellow dress holding and smelling roses from a rose bush in a garden. \" class=\"wp-image-14765\" width=\"592\" height=\"393\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>&#8220;What&#8217;s in a name? That which we call a rose\/ By any other name would smell as sweet.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Are you sure though, Mr. Shakespeare? A name is important! That&#8217;s why we made a list of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hooray-heroes.ca\/stories\/10-meaningful-italian-names-for-your-baby-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meaningful baby girl names<\/a><\/strong> that customers used in their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hooray-heroes.ca\/hooray-heroes-personalized-childrens-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hooray Heroes personalized books<\/a><\/strong>. We looked into <strong>nature-related names<\/strong> on all of our markets, <strong>from Finland to Spain<\/strong>. Here are our <strong>top picks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">1. Helmi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hoorayheroes.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Helmi.jpg\" alt=\"A baby girl named Helmi with her father reading a personalized book by Hooray Heroes.\" class=\"wp-image-14756\" width=\"377\" height=\"440\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Helmi<\/strong> is a feminine first name of <strong>Estonian and Finnish origins, <\/strong>meaning <strong>&#8220;pearl&#8221;<\/strong>. Although it&#8217;s become one of the most popular girl names in Finland, it&#8217;s considered a masculine name in <strong>Indonesia and Malaysia<\/strong>. Easy to write and pronounce in all languages, Helmi is a beautiful choice for your baby girl also due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemsociety.org\/article\/history-legend-pearls-gems-yore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"symbolism of pearls (opens in a new tab)\">symbolism of pearls<\/a>. Pearls are symbolic of <strong>wisdom gained through experience<\/strong> and <strong>beauty born of pain<\/strong>. They are also believed to be <strong>delicate<\/strong>, <strong>elegant<\/strong> and <strong>mysterious<\/strong> like the bottom of the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">3. Rocio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hoorayheroes.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Rocio-1.jpg\" alt=\"A baby girl named Rocio with her father reading a personalized book by Hooray Heroes.\" class=\"wp-image-14798\" width=\"430\" height=\"442\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Roc\u00edo <\/strong>or<strong> Rocio<\/strong>, pronounced <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s7A2uDrmjgY\">roh-SEE-oh<\/a><\/strong>, is another gender-neutral name. It&#8217;s of <strong>Spanish origins<\/strong> and means &#8220;dew&#8221; or &#8220;dewdrops&#8221;. Dew has always been considered <strong>hopeful<\/strong> and <strong>life-giving, <\/strong>carrying the <strong>promise of a new day<\/strong>. A phrase from Psalm 110.3, &#8220;thou hast the dew of thy youth,&#8221; compares youth to morning, when dew is found, and dew to <strong>the vitality<\/strong> that young people possess. Already picturing your little Rocio? There is no cuter name for a <strong>gentle yet energetic<\/strong> little girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">2. Ari<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hoorayheroes.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Ari.png\" alt=\"A baby girl named Ari with a personalized book by Hooray Heroes.\" class=\"wp-image-14789\" width=\"382\" height=\"382\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ari<\/strong> is a well-beloved name by all <strong>animal lovers<\/strong>, since its Scandinavian origins connect the Ari with <strong>&#8220;eagle,&#8221;<\/strong> while its Hebrew origin links it to <strong>&#8220;lion.&#8221; <\/strong>Although both animals connected to the <strong>gender-neutral<\/strong> name Ari are proud and majestic, the name is <strong>short and sweet<\/strong>. In <strong>Greece<\/strong>, Ari is considered a <strong>shortened version<\/strong> of many female and male names, e. g. Aristotle, Ariana, Ariadne, etc. They all steam from the adjective <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u00e1ristos (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/word\/aristo-\" target=\"_blank\">\u00e1ristos<\/a> <\/em>which means the best. Can you think of a nicer <strong>lucky charm<\/strong> for your baby girl?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">4. Luna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hoorayheroes.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Luna.jpg\" alt=\"A baby girl named Luna with her father holding a personalized book by Hooray Heroes.\" class=\"wp-image-14811\" width=\"375\" height=\"563\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> The name <strong>Luna<\/strong> has Latin roots and means <strong>&#8220;moon&#8221;<\/strong> in both Italian and Spanish.  <br>In <strong>Roman mythology<\/strong>, Luna is the moon goddess, often depicted with<br>a crescent moon or driving a white chariot drawn by horses or oxen. It was believed that each night at dusk, <strong>the goddess Luna<\/strong> would shoot <strong>an arrow full of stars <\/strong>across the <strong>night sky<\/strong>. Nowadays, the name is often associated with the <strong>cute black cat<\/strong>  <br>with a crescent moon mark on the forehead in the Japanese manga series <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sailor Moon (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sailor_Moon\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sailor Moon<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>FUN FACT:<\/strong> Hooray Heroes&#8217; own <a href=\"https:\/\/hooray-heroes.ca\/stories\/meet-the-heroes-andrea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Communications Manager, Andrea,<\/a> choose the name Luna for her daughter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">5. Dalia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hoorayheroes.com\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Dalia.jpg\" alt=\"A baby girl named Dalia with her father holding a personalized book by Hooray Heroes.\" class=\"wp-image-14844\" width=\"400\" height=\"499\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Dalia<\/strong> or is a popular name in <strong>Spanish speaking communities<\/strong>, but can easily be written and pronounced throughout the globe. It&#8217;s origins are numerous and diverse. In Scandinavia, the version of the name spelled Dahlia is associated with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"pink-hued flower (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dahlia\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>pink-hued flower<\/strong><\/a>. The name means &#8220;Dahl&#8217;s flower&#8221; after the Swedish botanist<strong> <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Andreas Dahl (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anders_Dahl\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Andreas Dahl<\/strong><\/a>. Dalia, on the other had, is a beloved feminine name in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Lithuanian, where it means <strong>&#8220;destiny&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;fate&#8221;<\/strong>. In any case, it&#8217;s a <strong>charming and elegant<\/strong> name for your little girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>DID YOU KNOW?<\/strong> Dahlia is the <strong>national flower of Mexico<\/strong>, making the name Dalia or Dahlia perfect for baby girls of Mexican heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">They say that <strong>&#8220;names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language.&#8221; <\/strong>May it be the name of <strong>a dainty flower<\/strong> or a<strong> magnificent animal<\/strong>, give your baby a name that <strong>celebrates nature.<\/strong> Show her how <strong>colourful, diverse and fascinating<\/strong> the world around her is, and bring her up to be an adventurous, nature-loving girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/hooray-heroes.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discover personalized books for nature-loving girls<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\t\t\t  <div \r\n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \r\n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/hooray-heroes.ca\/stories\/5-prettiest-international-girl-names-inspired-by-nature\/\"\r\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\r\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t  <style>\r\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\r\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t  <\/style>\r\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s in a name? That which we call a rose\/ By any other name would smell as sweet.&#8221; Are you sure though, Mr. Shakespeare? A name is important! 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