Autumn Baby Names
“Harvest, amber leaves & cozy hues”
Warm and earthy, these names capture autumn — turning leaves, harvest, and the rich colours of fall. From Amber and Sienna to Maple, Hazel, and Autumn itself, they hold the season's golden glow.
Amber
Fossilized tree resin or a golden-orange color
Cole
Victory of the people; charcoal
Autumn
The season of harvest
Asher
Happy, blessed, or fortunate
Heather
Evergreen flowering shrub
Hazel
The hazelnut tree or the color light brown
Rowan
Little redhead or from the rowan tree
Sage
Wise one or herb
Sienna
Orange-red; from the city of Siena
Brock
Badger-like or brook
Did you know "autumn" and "fall" name the same season? Autumn comes from the Latin autumnus, while Americans more often say "fall" — short for the 16th-century English phrase "the fall of the leaf."
Aspen
Quaking tree
Olive
Olive tree
Robin
Bright fame; the robin bird
Ember
Spark, burning coal, or low-burning fire
Juniper
Evergreen shrub or berry
Dahlia
Dahl's flower; valley flower
Wren
A small, brown songbird
Octavia
Eighth
Coleman
Charcoal burner or dove
Aurelia
The golden one
Heath
Someone who lives on a heath or moorland
Bruno
Brown
Fallon
Leader or descendant of the ruler
Wilder
Untamed, wild, or from the wilderness
Clementine
Mild, merciful, or gentle
Terra
Earth or land
Fox
The animal; clever or cunning
Sequoia
Giant redwood tree
Goldie
Made of gold
Ginger
The ginger flower or spice; also a diminutive of Virginia.
Autumn names often borrow the season's palette: Amber, Sienna, Ginger, and Saffron are all colours of turning leaves and warm spices. The autumn equinox, around September 22, tips the year toward shorter days and the harvest.
Cedar
Cedar tree
Linden
Linden tree hill
Mahogany
Rich, dark wood
Marigold
Golden flower
Ash
Ash tree or from the ash tree
Fern
A green, shade-loving plant
Maple
The maple tree or its wood
Tawny
Golden-brown or yellowish-brown
Auburn
Reddish-brown color
October
The eighth month
Aster
Star
Hart
Stag or male deer
Crispin
Curly-haired
Saffron
Yellow flower; the precious spice
Cinnamon
Spice or sweet wood
Oak
The oak tree; strength and endurance
Flavia
Golden or yellow-haired
Oriel
My light is God or golden
Thorne
A thorn bush or sharp point
Birch
Bright, shining, or the birch tree
Xanthe
Golden or yellow
Bran
Raven
Hawthorn
Thorny shrub; where hawthorn berries grow
Sorrel
Reddish-brown or a perennial herb
Clove
Nail; a spice derived from the flower bud