Fern

Fern is a girl name of English origin, meaning The green fern plant.

What Fern means

The green fern plant.

Fern is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Fern comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Fern is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Fern?

Fern sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Fern

Fern sits in our the natural world group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Nature

Names like Fern

These share Fern's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
• Fawn — A young deer; gentle.
• Hazel — The hazelnut tree.
• Ivy — Ivy plant — faithfulness, growth.
• Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
• Willow — Willow tree — grace and flexibility.
• Wren — The small, spirited songbird.
• Apple — The sweet apple fruit.
• Birdie — Little bird.
• Birdy — Little bird.
• Brooke — A small stream.
• Bryony — To sprout; a climbing vine.

More English names

• Fawn — A young deer; gentle.
• Flint — Hard stone; a stream.
• Falcon — The swift bird of prey.
• Forest — Of the woods.
• Faith — Complete trust and devotion.
• Future — The time yet to come.
• Everly — From the boar meadow.
• Garnet — The deep-red gem.
• Everleigh — From the boar meadow.
• Ginger — Reddish; the lively spice.