Browse Names

Aki 2 f Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.

Akiko f Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Akira m & f Japanese
From Japanese 昭 (akira) meaning "bright", 明 (akira) meaning "bright" or 亮 (akira) meaning "clear". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name. A famous bearer was the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), given name written 明.

Almas f & m Arabic
Means "diamond" in Arabic, ultimately from Persian الماس (almas).

Almast f Armenian
Means "diamond" in Armenian, ultimately from Persian الماس (almas).

Almazbek m Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz алмаз (almaz) meaning "diamond", ultimately from Persian الماس (almas), combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Amethyst f English (Rare)
From the name of the purple semi-precious stone, which is derived from the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) and μέθυστος (methystos) meaning "intoxicated, drunk", as it was believed to be a remedy against drunkenness. It is the traditional birthstone of February.

Beril f Turkish
Turkish cognate of Beryl.

Bermet f Kyrgyz
Means "pearl" in Kyrgyz.

Beryl f English
From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit. As a given name, it first came into use in the 19th century.

Bisera f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the South Slavic word бисер (biser) meaning "pearl" (ultimately of Arabic origin).

Biserka f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Bisera.

Bolormaa f Mongolian
Means "crystal woman" in Mongolian, from болор (bolor) meaning "crystal" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Bolortsetseg f Mongolian
Means "crystal flower" in Mongolian, from болор (bolor) meaning "crystal" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Châu f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 珠 (châu) meaning "pearl, gem".

Chiaki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn", 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal" or 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear". This name can also be formed from other kanji combinations.

Crystal f English
From the English word crystal for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone. The English word derives ultimately from Greek κρύσταλλος (krystallos) meaning "ice". It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.

Dar f & m Hebrew
Means "mother-of-pearl, nacre" in Hebrew.

Deimantė f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian deimantas meaning "diamond".

Diamanda f Various
Variant of Diamond.

Diamantis m Greek
Derived from Greek διαμάντι (diamanti) meaning "diamond".

Diamanto f Greek
Derived from Greek διαμάντι (diamanti) meaning "diamond".

Diamond f English (Rare), African American (Modern)
From the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the traditional birthstone of April. It is derived from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, which is of Greek origin meaning "unconquerable, unbreakable".

Dorji f & m Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "diamond" in Tibetan.

Durdona f Uzbek
Means "pearl" in Uzbek (a word of Arabic origin).

Elmas f Turkish
Means "diamond" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Emerald f English (Modern)
From the word for the green precious stone, which is the traditional birthstone of May. The emerald supposedly imparts love to the bearer. The word is ultimately from Greek σμάραγδος (smaragdos).

Esmeralda f Spanish, Portuguese, English, Albanian, Literature
Means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Esmeralda is the Gypsy girl who is loved by Quasimodo. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time.

Fayruz f Arabic
Means "turquoise (gemstone)" in Arabic, ultimately of Persian origin.

Firouzeh f Persian
Means "turquoise (gemstone)" in Persian. Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of Firouz.

Gauhar f Kazakh
From Persian گوهر (gohar) meaning "jewel, gemstone".

Gemma f Italian, Catalan, English (British), Dutch
Medieval Italian nickname meaning "gem, precious stone". It was borne by the wife of the 13th-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri.

Gohar f & m Persian, Armenian, Urdu
From Persian گوهر (gohar) meaning "jewel, gemstone". This name is typically feminine in Iran and Armenia, but masculine in Pakistan.

Gyöngyi f Hungarian
From Hungarian gyöngy meaning "pearl", of Turkic origin.

Gyöngyvér f Hungarian
Means "sister of pearl", from Hungarian gyöngy "pearl" and testvér "sibling". This name was created by the Hungarian poet János Arany for a character in his poem The Death of King Buda (1864).

Hira f & m Urdu, Nepali, Punjabi, Indian, Gujarati, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit हीर (hira) meaning "diamond". It is typically feminine in Pakistan and unisex in India and Nepal.

Hyeon-Ju f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" and 珠 (ju) meaning "jewel, pearl". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

İnci f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "pearl" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Intan f Indonesian, Malay
Means "diamond" in Malay and Indonesian.

Inzhu f Kazakh
Means "pearl" in Kazakh.

Jing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle", 精 (jīng) meaning "essence, spirit", 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal" or 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city". Other characters can also form this name.

Jumana f Arabic
Means "pearl" in Arabic.

Kei m & f Japanese
From Japanese 慧 (kei) meaning "intelligent", 圭 (kei) meaning "gemstone" or 慶 (kei) meaning "congratulate". This name can also be formed from other kanji or kanji combinations.

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

Lali f Georgian
Means "ruby" in Georgian, of Sanskrit origin.

Leimomi f Hawaiian
Means "pearl lei" or "pearl child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and momi "pearl".

Lin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem". Other characters can also form this name.

Lulit f Eastern African, Amharic
From Amharic ሉል (lul) meaning "pearl".

Margalit f Hebrew
Means "pearl" in Hebrew, ultimately from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites).

Margaret f English
Derived from Latin Margarita, which was from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites) meaning "pearl", a word that was probably ultimately a borrowing from an Indo-Iranian language. Saint Margaret, the patron of expectant mothers, was martyred at Antioch in the 4th century. Later legends told of her escape from a dragon, with which she was often depicted in medieval art. The saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and her name has been widely used in the Christian world.... [more]

Mererid f Welsh
Means "pearl, gem" in Welsh, derived from Latin margarita.

Momi f Hawaiian
Means "pearl" in Hawaiian.

Morvarid f Persian
Means "pearl" in Persian.

Negin f Persian
Means "gemstone" in Persian.

Ngọc f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 玉 (ngọc) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem".

Nilam f & m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "dark blue, sapphire" in Sanskrit.

Opal f English
From the English word opal for the iridescent gemstone, the birthstone of October. The word ultimately derives from Sanskrit उपल (upala) meaning "jewel".

Opaline f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Opal. This is also an English word meaning "resembling an opal".

Pearl f English
From the English word pearl for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks, ultimately from Late Latin perla. Like other gemstone names, it has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. The pearl is the traditional birthstone for June, and it supposedly imparts health and wealth.

Peninnah f Biblical
Means "precious stone, pearl" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the wives of Elkanah, the other being Hannah.

Perla f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Pearl.

Perle f French, Yiddish
French and Yiddish cognate of Pearl. It is also used as a Yiddish vernacular form of Margalit.

Pich f & m Khmer
Means "diamond" in Khmer.

Rubena f Esperanto
From Esperanto rubeno meaning "ruby", ultimately from Latin ruber "red".

Rubina f Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Derived from Portuguese rubi or Italian rubino meaning "ruby", ultimately from Latin ruber "red".

Ruby f English
Simply from the name of the precious stone (which ultimately derives from Latin ruber "red"), which is the traditional birthstone of July. It came into use as a given name in the 16th century.

Ruwan m Sinhalese
From Sinhala රුවන (ruvana) meaning "gem".

Sadaf f Arabic
Means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic.

Safira f Esperanto
From Esperanto safiro meaning "sapphire".

Sapir f Hebrew
Means "sapphire" in Hebrew.

Sappheire f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Sapphira.

Sapphira f Biblical
From the Greek name Σαπφείρη (Sappheire), which was from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir)). Sapphira is a character in Acts in the New Testament who is killed by God for lying.

Sapphire f English (Rare)
From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September. It is derived from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimately from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir).

Sappho f Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Greek poetess from Lesbos.

Sengphet f & m Lao
From Lao ແສງ (saeng) meaning "light" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond, gem".

Shinju f Japanese
From Japanese 真珠 (shinju) meaning "pearl".

Smaragdos m Late Greek
Means "emerald" in Greek, of Semitic origin. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman martyr and saint, better known by the Latinized form of his name Smaragdus.

Yu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 愉 (yú) meaning "pleasant, delightful" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain". Other characters can form this name as well.

Zümra f Turkish
From Turkish zümrüt meaning "emerald", derived via Arabic from Greek σμάραγδος (smaragdos).

Zümrüd f Azerbaijani
Means "emerald" in Azerbaijani, of Persian origin.