Names with "gold" in Meaning

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Aizere f Kazakh
Means "golden moon" from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Altin m Albanian
Derived from Turkish altın meaning "gold".

Aranka f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian arany meaning "gold". It is used as a vernacular form of Aurélia.

Ardit m Albanian
Means "golden day" in Albanian, from ar "gold" and ditë "day".

Chrysostomos m Greek
Means "golden mouth", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and στόμα (stoma) meaning "mouth". This was an epithet applied to eloquent orators, notably Saint John Chrysostom, a 4th-century archbishop of Constantinople.

Eurig m Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur meaning "gold" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Eurwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh aur "gold" and gwen "white, blessed".

Golda f Yiddish
From Yiddish גאָלד (gold) meaning "gold". This is the name of Tevye's wife in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964). It was also borne by the Israeli prime minister Golda Meir (1898-1978).

Goldilocks f Folklore
From the English words gold and locks, referring to blond hair. This is best known as the name of the trespassing girl in the English fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Jin 1 m & f Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money", 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" or 津 (jīn) meaning "ferry". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

Kasun m Sinhalese
Means "gold" in Sinhala.

Kham m & f Lao
Means "gold" in Lao.

Khamphet m & f Lao
From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond, gem".

Kim 3 f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 金 (kim) meaning "gold, metal".

Kou m Hmong
Means "gold" in Hmong.

Kullervo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish kulta "gold". In the Finnish epic the Kalevala this is the name of tragic character, a young man who seeks revenge on his uncle Untamo for destroying his tribe and selling him into slavery.

Marigold f English (Modern)
From the name of the flower, which comes from a combination of Mary and the English word gold.

Orabela f Esperanto
Means "golden-beautiful" in Esperanto, ultimately from Latin aurea "gold" and bella "beautiful".

Oriana f Italian, Spanish
Possibly derived from Latin aurum "gold" or from its derivatives, Spanish oro or French or. In medieval legend Oriana was the daughter of a king of England who married the knight Amadis.

Orinda f English (Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Spanish oro "gold". This was the pseudonym of the English poet Katherine Philips (1631-1664).

Órlaith f Irish, Old Irish
Means "golden ruler", from Old Irish ór "gold" combined with flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was borne by several medieval Irish royals, including a sister of the king Brian Boru.

Paz 2 f & m Hebrew
Means "gold" in Hebrew.

Rosaura f Spanish
Means "golden rose", derived from Latin rosa "rose" and aurea "golden". This name was (first?) used by Pedro Calderón de la Barca for a character in his play Life Is a Dream (1635).

Rukmini f Hinduism, Marathi, Kannada
Means "adorned with gold" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of a princess who became the wife of Krishna.

Sona 1 f Hindi
Means "gold" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna) meaning literally "good colour".

Sonal f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
From Hindi सोना (sona), Marathi सोन (son) or Gujarati સોનું (sonum) meaning "gold", all derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna) meaning literally "good colour".

Sovann m & f Khmer
Means "gold" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna).

Sovanna f & m Khmer
Variant of Sovann.

Swaran m & f Punjabi
Punjabi form of Swarna.

Voski f & m Armenian
Means "gold" in Armenian.

Workneh m Amharic
Means "you are gold", from Amharic ወርቅ (warq) meaning "gold".

Worknesh f Amharic
Feminine form of Workneh.

Zareen f Urdu
Variant of Zarina.

Zerina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zarina.

Zlata f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zlatan.

Zlatan m Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derivative of Old Slavic zolto.

Zlatica f Croatian, Slovak
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlatko m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Diminutive of Zlatan.

Zlatuše f Czech
Diminutive of Zlata.

Zlota f Jewish (Rare)
From Polish złoto "gold", used as a translation of Yiddish Golda.

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