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Iskon m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo isko meaning "paucar bird, yellow-rumped cacique" and the genitive suffix -n.

Jaune m Popular Culture
Derived from the French Jaune, meaning "Yellow". Also intentionally similar to the name Joan 1, referencing the historical figure Joan of Arc.... [more]

Jawaharlal m Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit जवाहर (jawahar) meaning "jewel, precious stones" (ultimately from Persian گوهر (gohar) "jewel, essence") and लाल (laal) meaning "ruby, red" (itself from Persian لعل (lāl) "garnet, ruby")... [more]

Jeongseul f Korean
From Sino-Korean 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal", 正 "right, proper, correct" or 庭 "courtyard" (jeong) and 璱 meaning "blue jewel" or 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.

Jiangyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 绛 (jiàng) meaning "deep red" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Jielun f Chinese
From the Chinese 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".

Jihong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 继 (jì) meaning "continue, maintain, succeed" or 积 (jī) meaning "store up, amass, accumulate" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great"... [more]

Jinhong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 锦 (jǐn) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 訇 (hōng) meaning "loud sound, crash", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [more]

Jinying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 缙 (jìn) meaning "red silk" and 滢 (yíng) meaning "clean, pure water; lucid, glossy" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, leaf, petal".

Jong-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鍾 (jong) "cup, glass, goblet" and 奭 (seok) "red; anger" or 碩 (seok) "great, eminent; large, big".

Jou m Japanese
From Japanese 恕 (jo) meaning "excuse, tolerate, forgive", 丈 (jou) meaning "length", 丞 (jou) meaning "help", 乗 (jou) meaning "ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join", 常 (jou) meaning "usual, ordinary, normal, common, regular, continually, always, long-lasting", 情 (jou) meaning "feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts", 浄 (jou) meaning "clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise", 穣 (jou) meaning "good crops, prosperity", 錠 (jou) meaning "lock, fetters, shackles", 成 (jou) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 星 (jou) meaning "star", 青 (jou) meaning "blue, green", 誕 (jou) meaning "nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary", 蝶 (jou) meaning "butterfly", 定 (jou) meaning "determine, fix, establish, decide", 囁 (jou) meaning "whisper, murmur", 壤 (jou) meaning "soil, loam, earth, rich", 奘 (jou) meaning "large, great", 抒 (jo) meaning "tell", 晟 (jou) meaning "clear", 淨 (jou) meaning "pure, clean, unspoiled", 烝 (jou) meaning "many, offer, dedicate, to steam", 穰 (jou) meaning "abundance", 襄 (jou) meaning "rise, raise", 諚 (jou) meaning "command" or 讓 (jou) meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede" combined with 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof, house, heaven" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain"... [more]

Juantong f Chinese
From the Chinese 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion".

Kabilibili m Chewa
Means "plush green vegetation" in Chewa.

Kaeto m Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (kae) meaning "maple" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red", 会 (e) meaning "meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly"... [more]

Kahukura m & f Maori
Means "red ocre cape" Māori. Personification of the rainbow in Māori myth along with Haere and Ōuenuku.

Kaikaina f Hawaiian
Name of character Kaikaina Grif, in Rooster Teeth Productions "Red vs Blue". She's the sister of main character Dexter Grif, and is called 'sister' throughout her appearances.

Kajoĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "the brown one" (in West Greenland) or Greenlandic name meaning "the yellow one" (in North Greenland).

Kakuko f Japanese
From Japanese 赫 (kaku) meaning "bright red" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kalê f Kurdish
From Kurdish kal meaning "green".

Kallfü m & f Mapuche
From Mapudungun kallfü (also kajfv) meaning "blue" (Smeets also lists "purple").

Kallfürüngi m Mapuche
Means "blue Chilean Bamboo" in Mapuche.

Kaltra f Albanian
Allegedly derived from Albanian i/e kaltër "light blue" (compare Kaltrina).

Kamalesh m Indian, Hindi, Bengali
From Sanskrit कमल (kamala) meaning "lotus, pale red" combined with ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Kamaljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit कमल (kamala), which can mean "lotus" or "pale-red", and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Kana f Japanese
From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 花 (ka) meaning "flower", or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, green" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character... [more]

Kanan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo kana meaning "blue and yellow macaw" and the genitive suffix -n.

Kan-da-zis Tlishishen m Apache
Means "red shirt" or "pink shirt" in Apache.

Karamea f Maori
Means "red ochre" in Maori. Also a loan word from English, meaning "caramel".

Karwasisa f Quechua
Means "yellow flower" in Quechua, from Quechua karwa, "yellow" and sisa, "flower".

Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopele f Hawaiian (Rare)
From ka-wena-ʻula-o-ka-lani-a-hiʻiaka-i-ka-poli-o-pele, which means "the red glow of the heavens of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele" in Hawaiian... [more]

Kawenaʻulaokalaniahiʻiakaikapoliopelekawahineʻaihonua f Hawaiian (Rare)
From ka-wena-ʻula-o-ka-lani-a-hiʻiaka-i-ka-poli-o-pele-ka-wahine-ʻai-honua-i-nā-lei-lehua-a-pele, which means "the red glow of the heavens of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele, the earth eating woman" in Hawaiian... [more]

Keasik f Cree
From Cree ka wâsekwahk "sky blue".

Keskê f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kesk meaning "green".

Kesko m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kesk meaning "green".

Kezîzer f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish kezî meaning "fringe, bangs" and zer meaning "yellow, gold, blond".

Khap m Thai
Means "dark blue" in Thai.

Khastakh f Khakas
Means "young, immature, green" in Khakas.

Khazran m Arabic
Means "green-colored" or "soft grass".

Khidr m Arabic
Means "green" in Arabic. Khidr (or al-Khidr) is a legendary figure mentioned in the Qur'an who is variously described as a guardian angel, a prophet, or a saint (wali). He is sometimes identified with Saint George.

Khram m Thai (Rare)
Means "indigo, deep blue" in Thai.

Kiazuki f Japanese
Means "tree red beans" in Japanese. This is the name of Hanazuki's moonflower enemy from Hanazuki: Full of Treasures.

Kihime f Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ki) meaning "yellow" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kiiro f Japanese
From Japanese 黄色 (kiiro) meaning "yellow".

Kimidori f Japanese
From Japanese 黄緑 (kimidori) meaning "yellow-green".

Kina f Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ki) meaning "yellow" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kioka f Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ki) meaning "yellow", 緒 (o) meaning "cord" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Kisara f Popular Culture, Japanese
The name's meaning is unknown, but it is the name of a character in the manga and anime series "Yu-Gi-OH". In both she was the human form of the "Blue Eyes White Dragon".

Kizil m Turkish
Means "bright red" in Turkish.

Kızılay f Azerbaijani
From the Turkish kızıl meaning "bright red, scarlet, gold" and ay meaning "moon".

Kizil-ool m Siberian, Khakas
Means "red boy" in Khakas.

Kobeni m & f Japanese
The name Kobeni means "small" (小) (ko) and "red, vermilion, crimson" (紅) (beni).

Köbírgen f Khakas
Means "green onion plant" in Khakas.

Kögala f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar кёк (kök) meaning "blue, sky" and ала (ala) meaning "I; them", "mottled, speckled" or "light".

Kogane f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as either 黄金 or 小金 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "money, metal."... [more]

Köke m Mongolian (Archaic)
Means "blue".

Kök-kis f Tuvan
Means "light blue girl" in Tuvan.

Kökköz m Karachay-Balkar
Means "blue-eyed" in Karachay-Balkar.

Koko m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian хөх (khökh) meaning "blue".

Kola-sariğ m Shor
Derived from Кола (kola) meaning "bronze" and сарығ (sarığ) meaning "yellow".

Kona f & m Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ko) meaning "yellow", 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" or 小 (ko) meaning "small" combined with 南 (na) meaning "south", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 波 (na) meaning "wave", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree"... [more]

K'orsuk m Greenlandic
Means "yellowish, green" in Greenlandic.

Koushi m Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (kou) meaning "yellow", 興 (kou) meaning "entertain", 光 (kou) meaning "light", 公 (kou) meaning "official, governmental", 功 (kou) meaning "a success, a great achievement", 厚 (kou) meaning "thick, heavy", 垢 (kou) meaning "grime", 好 (kou) meaning "fondness; what one likes", 孝 (kou) meaning "filial piety", 工 (kou) meaning "workman, artisan", 巧 (kou) meaning "clever, skillful", 幸 (kou) meaning "happiness", 康 (kou) meaning "peace", 弘 (kou) meaning "to spread, enlarge, expand", 恒 (kou) meaning "always; constant", 晃 (kou) meaning "clear", 浩 (kou) meaning "prosperous", 港 (kou) meaning "port", 紅 (kou) meaning "crimson", 紘 (kou) meaning "vast, expansive", 耕 (kou) meaning "plow, cultivate", 考 (kou) meaning "thought", 行 (kou) meaning "a line of text", 香 (kou) meaning "fragrance", 高 (kou) meaning "tall", 剛 (kou) meaning "firm; strong; hard", 嵩 (kou) meaning "high, lofty", 虹 (kou) meaning "rainbow", 亘 (kou) meaning "request", 晧 (kou) meaning "daybreak", 洸 (kou) meaning "sparkle, glitter", 煌 (kou) meaning "brilliant", 皓 (kou) meaning "bright, luminous" or 耿 (kou) meaning "bright, shining" combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 司 (shi) meaning "officer; official", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 師 (shi) meaning "teacher, master, one's mentor", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 之 (shi) meaning, a possessive marker, 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet" or 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital"... [more]

Koyiro m & f Japanese
From Japanese 黄 (ko) meaning "yellow", 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" or 小 (ko) meaning "small" combined with 二 (yi,ji) meaning "two" and 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene."

Krasarma f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Contraction of Russian Красная армия (Krasnaya armiya) meaning "Red army". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Kuilix f Indigenous American, Salishan
Means "red one" or "red shirt". Name borne by a Kalispel woman (fl. 1832) who led a band of warriors.

Kuparr m Indigenous Australian
Means "red earth, burnt earth", referring to red ochre, in Ngiyampaa.

Kura f Maori
Means "red, glow" in Māori.

Kurea f Japanese (Modern)
Japanese translation of Claire/Clair/Clare, given to Japanese girls over the last few decades.... [more]

Kurisu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 久理寿 (masculine), 久梨須, 紅莉栖 or 玖利子 (last 3 are feminine) with 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story", 紅 (ku, kou, aka.i, kurenai, beni, kure) meaning "crimson, deep red", 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)", 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Kuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (kuu, ku) meaning "sky", 紅 (kuu, ku) meaning "crimson, deep red", 黒 (ku) meaning "black", 咋 (kuu) meaning "shout, chew, eat" or 来 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" combined with 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" or 蒼 (u) meaning "blue"... [more]

Kyanippos m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun κύανος (kyanos) meaning "dark blue enamel" as well as "lapis lazuli, azurite" combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Kyaukni f Burmese
Means "ruby" in Burmese.

Kyona f Japanese
"Red Apple"

Kyzyl-ool m Tuvan
Combination of Tuvan кызыл (kyzyl) meaning "red" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

La-choy Ko-kun-noste m Apache
Means "red sleeve" in Apache.

Lahoma f English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from a short form of the place name Oklahoma, which means "red people" from Choctaw okla "people" combined with humma "red" (see Oklahoma)... [more]

Lakhdar m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأخضر (al-akhdar) meaning "the green".

Lala f Romani
Directly taken from Romani lala "ruby; red; fiery".... [more]

Lala m & f Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Nepali
Means "boy" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit लल (lālā) meaning "playing, caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال (lâl) or لعل (la'l).

Lalaş m Karachay-Balkar
Either from the Persian لاله (lale) meaning "tulip" or Karachay-Balkar лал (lal) meaning "ruby".

Lālātūnn f Balochi
Derived from lāl meaning "ruby" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Lālēn f Balochi
Derived from lāl meaning "ruby".

Laluk f Balochi
Derived from lal meaning "ruby".

Lalzari f Pashto
Derived from Pashto lal meaning "ruby" and zar meaning "gold".

Lam m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 藍 (lam) meaning "blue, indigo".

Lanmei f Chinese
From Chinese 蓝莓, 藍莓 (lánméi) meaning "blueberry" which combines 蓝, 藍 (lán) meaning "blue" with 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or from 兰, 蘭 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚, 嵐 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [more]

Lanrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" and 蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate".

Lanshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured" or 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" and 朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" or 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".

Lantong f Chinese
From the Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion".

Lanxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Larama m Aymara
Means "blue" in Aymara.

Larama Uma f Aymara
Means "blue water" in Aymara.

Lazuli f & m English (Modern, Rare)
The name is likely given in reference to the gemstone lapis lazuli, known for its deep, bright blue color. ... [more]

Liab m & f Hmong
Means "red" in Hmong.

Liablis f Hmong
Means "very red" in Hmong.

Liangying f Chinese
From the Chinese 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".

Lihong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage" or 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" combined with 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [more]

Lilun f Chinese
From the Chinese 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".

Lingbi f Chinese
From the Chinese 凌 (líng) meaning "pure, virtuous" or 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue".

Logi m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "flame, blaze" in Old Norse. In Norse legend Logi was 'a handsome king of a land north of Norway. A descendant of giants, his name became Hálogi - "tall Logi" - the legendary source of the modern Hålogaland region of Norway… His daughters were Eisa and Eimyrja, names both meaning "embers", and his wife's name Glöd probably means "red-hot embers" - all suggestive that Logi is a personification and deity of fire' (K.M. Sheard, 2011).

Lohit m Hindi
Meaning "Red".

Lolagun f Uzbek
Means "scarlet" in Uzbek.

Lolaqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek lola meaning "tulip", "red, scarlet" or "nectarine" and qiz meaning "girl".

Lolaro'y f Uzbek
Derived from lola meaning "tulip", "red, scarlet" or "nectarine" and ro'y meaning "face".

Lolazor f Uzbek
Derived from lola meaning "tulip", "red, scarlet" or "nectarine" and zor meaning "entreaty, strong need, desire".

Lolli f Romani
From Romani lollo "red", which is derived from Hindi lāla "red".

Longcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Longying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or 萤 (yíng) meaning "glow-worm".

Lục m & f Vietnamese
Means "green" in Vietnamese.

Lunti m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano lunti meaning "green, verdant".

Luntian m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano luntian meaning "green, verdant"

Luqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".

Luren f Chinese
From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Lushan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Luxin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Luyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green" and 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".

Lyalliu f Karachay-Balkar
From лал (lal) meaning "ruby".

Madian m Muslim (Arabized, Rare)
Madian is a geographical place mentioned in the Torah and Quran. William G. Dever states that biblical Madian was in the "northwest Arabian Peninsula, on the east shore of the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea", an area which he notes was "never extensively settled until the 8th–7th century B.C."

Maehkiwkasic m Menominee
Means "red sky" in Menominee.

Ma'ėhóóhe m Cheyenne
Means "fox, red fox" in Cheyenne.

Ma'eméstahke m Cheyenne
Means "Red Owl" in Cheyenne.

Ma'enáhkȯhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Bear Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'enetse m Cheyenne
Means "Red Eagle" in Cheyenne.

Ma'etomoná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Paint Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'eváhkotsévá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Fawn Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'eve'ėse m & f Cheyenne
Means "Red Bird" in Cheyenne.

Ma'evoto m Cheyenne
Means "Red Tailfeather" in Cheyenne.

Maharu f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen" combined with 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 青 (haru) meaning "blue, green", 治 (haru) meaning "reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve" or 葉 (haru) meaning "leaf"... [more]

Maine f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 舞 (ma/mai) meaning "dance" combined with 稲 (ine) meaning "rice (plant)", 茜 (ne) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" or 音 (ne) meaning "sound"... [more]

Ma'kėháne'e m Cheyenne
Means "red nape, red neck" in Cheyenne.

Makoi m Dinka
Means "red bull" in Dinka.

Mâlù f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 馬鹿 (mâlù) meaning "red deer".

Ma'méhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Woman" in Cheyenne.

Manganirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy manga meaning "blue" or "beautiful, excellent" and nirina meaning "desired".

Manik m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit माणिक (māṇika) meaning "ruby."

Ma'óhkééná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Red Tassel Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ma'o'néhe m Cheyenne
Means "Red Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Maria f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (ma) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 鞠 (mari) meaning "ball", 紅 (mari) meaning "crimson, deep red", 女 (mari) meaning "woman, female", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 聖 (mari) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 毬 (mari) meaning "burr, ball", 瑪 (ma) meaning "agate, onyx", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 莉 (mari) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 珠 (ri) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 仁 (ri) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 晶 (a) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 神 (a) meaning "gods, mind, soul", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 雅 (a) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 美 (a) meaning "beautiful", 母 (a) meaning "mother" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow"... [more]

Marigorri f Basque Mythology, Basque
Epithet for the moon. This name is possibly derived from a combination of the name of Mari 3, one of the key figures in Basque mythology, and the adjective gorri "red, rosé, Virginian, fierce".

Matlal f & m Aztec, Nahuatl
Means "dark green" in Nahuatl.

Matlalaca m Nahuatl
Means "dark green reed" in Nahuatl.

Matlalihuitl m Nahuatl
Means "blue-green feather", from Nahuatl matlalin "blue-green" and ihuitl "feather(s)".

Mavile f Crimean Tatar
Derived from Ottoman Turkish ماوى (mavi) meaning "blue, azure", ultimately from Arabic مَاوِيّ (māwiyy) meaning "watery".

Mavisu f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish mavi "blue" and su "water".

Maxtlacozhuehue m Nahuatl
Means "old yellow loincloth" in Nahuatl.

Mayblossom f English
Directly taken from the English word mayblossom for the crataegus monogyna, a flower that is also known as maythorn, common hawthorn or quickthorn. This was the name of a princess in Andrew Lang's "Red Fairy Book".

Maygol f Persian
A Persian name for a girl that means "A beautiful flower that when it blooms smells like a sweet red wine"

Mea f Hawaiian (?)
Means "red" in Hawaiian

Meguro f Japanese
From Japanese 名 (me) meaning "name", 周 (megu) meaning "circumference, circuit, lap", 女 (me) meaning "woman, female", 巡 (megu) meaning "patrol, go around, circumference", 恵 (megu, me) meaning "favour, benefit", 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection", 明 (me) meaning "bright, light", 梅 (me) meaning "plum", 米 (me) meaning "rice, USA, metre", 綿 (me) meaning "cotton", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout", 苺 (me) meaning "strawberry", 萌 (me) meaning "sprout, bud" or 萠 (me) meaning "sprout, bud", 九 (gu) meaning "nine", 君 (gu) meaning "mister, you, ruler, male name suffix", 来 (gu) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 玖 (gu) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 紅 (gu) meaning "crimson, deep red", 勲 (gu) meaning "meritorious deed, merit", 薰 (gu) meaning "a medicinal herb, to cauterize", 邦 (gu) meaning "home country, country, Japan", 勳 (gu) meaning "meritorious deed, merits, rank", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 國 (gu) meaning "country", 訓 (gu) meaning "instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read" or 具 (gu) meaning "tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture" combined with 浪 (ro) meaning "wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained", 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear", 露 (ro) meaning "dew, tears", 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 論 (ro) meaning "argument, discourse", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone", 滝 (ro) or 瀧 (ro) both meaning "waterfall, rapids, cascade", 楼 (ro) meaning "watchtower, lookout, high building", 龍 (ro) meaning "dragon" or 郎 (ro) meaning "son"... [more]

Meiqing f Chinese
From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", or 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry" combined with 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather, sunny", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear; clean", 情 (qíng) meaning "feeling, emotion, love, affection, sentiment", 輕 (qīng) meaning "gentle, soft; light", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green; young"... [more]

Meitong f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion".

Melchiades m Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Ancient Greek μίλτος (míltos) Μιλτιάδης (Miltiádēs) meaning "red land, crimson". ... [more]

Melen m Breton
Derived from Breton melen "golden, yellow, blond". This is also considered a Breton form of Mélaine.

Melinoe f Greek Mythology
Name of a minor figure in Greek mythology, spelled Μηλινοη (Mêlinoê) or Μειλινοη (Meilinoê), possibly derived from Greek μήλινος (mêlinos) "of a quince-yellow, having the colour of quince", quince being a type of fruit, the yellowish-green colour of which allegedly "evoked the pallor of illness or death for the Greeks." If originally spelled Meilinoe, it may be derived from Greek μείλια (meilia) "propitiations, offerings to the dead".... [more]

Ménrót m Hungarian Mythology
Ménrót is mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, in its semi-Latinized form Menrot. According to Simon of Kéza, Hunor and Magor, the legendary forefathers of the Huns and the Hungarians, were the sons of Ménrót, a mythical giant, who he partly identified with biblical Nimrod... [more]

Meskwaopwaganikwe f Ojibwe
Anishinaabek (Ojibwe) name meaning "red pipe woman." Meskwa means red, opwagan means pipe, and ikwe means woman. inini can replace ikwe to make it a male name.

Mfan'bomvu m Zulu
Means "red boy" in Zulu.

Miaka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 明 (aka) meaning "bright" or 朱 (aka) meaning "vermilion red".

Miao f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue, green". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Miaya f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 充 (mi) meaning "fill, be full, supply", 翠 (mi) meaning "green", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 御 (mi) meaning "imperial" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 文 (aya) meaning "sentence"... [more]

Mi-cheong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" combined with 晴 (cheong) meaning "clear", 青 (cheong) meaning "blue, green", or 淸 (cheong), referring to the word for various sweetened foods in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves as well as being used as a word for honey.... [more]

Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]

Midorihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Midorihime f Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Midorika f Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Midorino f Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" combined with 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Midorinosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Mifuyu f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 翠 (mi) meaning "green" or 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality" combined with 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Migmar m & f Tibetan
Means "Mars (planet)" or "Tuesday" in Tibetan, ultimately from མིག (mig) meaning "eye" and‎ དམར (dmar) meaning "red".

Mihiro f & m Japanese
From Japanese 位 (mi) meaning "rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 充 (mi) meaning "allot, fill", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 真 (mi) meaning "true, reality", 仁 (mi) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 瑞 (mi) meaning "congratulations", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (mi) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake or serpent" or 弥 (mi) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess" or 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean, sea", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 尋 (hiro) meaning "inquire, fathom, look for", 拓 (hiro) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone", 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 博 (hiro) meaning "Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 浩 (hiro) meaning "wide expanse, abundance, vigorous", 四 (hiro) meaning "four", 大 (hiro) meaning "large, big", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 宥 (hiro) meaning "soothe, calm, pacify", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 皓 (hiro) meaning "white, clear", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant, rich", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 丈 (hiro) meaning "length" or 優 (hiro) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness"... [more]

Miletus m Greek Mythology
Possibly related to Ancient Greek μίλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth". This was the name of a figure in Greek mythology who, according to legend, founded the Greek city of Miletus... [more]

Minbi f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 碧 (bì) meaning "green, blue".

Mingcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".

Minhuang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 黄 (huáng) meaning "yellow".

Minto f & m Japanese
From Japanese ミント (minto) meaning "mint", 海 (min) meaning "sea, ocean", 香 (min) meaning "fragrance", 壮 (minto) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 美 (min) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (min) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light" or 弥 (min) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 草 (to) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 葉 (to) meaning "leaf", 戸 (to) meaning "door", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 扉 (to) meaning "front door, title page, front page" or 歩 (to) meaning "walk"... [more]

Miruku f Japanese
From Japanese 観 (miru, mi) meaning "outlook, look, appearance, condition, view", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 乳 (miruku) or みるく (miruku) both meaning "milk", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm, bewitch" or 實 (mi) meaning "truth, reality", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 月 (ru) meaning "moon" or 龍 (ru) meaning "dragon" combined with 玖 (ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine", 禄 (ruku) meaning "fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness", 空 (ku) meaning "sky", 久 (ku) meaning "long time", 来 (ruku, ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson, deep red" or 句 (ku) meaning "phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku"... [more]

Miskwaadesi m & f Ojibwe
This name means "Little Red Turtle". A turtle in Ojibwe is a sign of truth.

Moanaura m Tahitian
From the Tahitian moana meaning "ocean" and the archaic 'ura meaning "red".

Moegi f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 萌え木 (moegi), referring to young tree sprouts/buds, or 萌黄/萌葱 (moegi), referring to the colour of a freshly sprouted onion or otherwise a light yellowish green colour.... [more]

Mohong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink" and 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion".

Mokou f Japanese
From Japanese 喪 (Mo) meaning "mourning" and 凰 (Kou) meaning "female phoenix bird" or 妹 (Mo), meaning "(younger) sister" and 紅 (kou), meaning "scarlet." A bearer of this name is Fujiwara no Mokou, a character from the Touhou Project.

Molan f Chinese
From the Chinese 墨 (mò) meaning "ink", 默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark" or 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid", 澜 (lán) meaning "overflowing, waves, ripples", 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, indigo" or 斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured".

Moorea f Tahitian
From the Tahitian Mo'ore'a meaning "yellow lizard". This was the name of Luisa Casati’s only grandchild, Moorea Hastings. Derived from the name of an island in French Polynesia.

Moviya f Uzbek
Derived from moviy meaning "sky blue".

Mra f Burmese
Means "emerald, emerald green", from the Sanskrit मरकत (marakata) or Pali marakata or "keen, sharp", from the Burmese မြက် (mrak).

Muata m Miwok
Means "yellow jacket in the nest" in Miwok.

Náhkȯxheóvaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Yellow Bear" in Cheyenne.

Nan-ju f Korean
From Sino-Korean 蘭 (nan) meaning "orchid" combined with 朱 (ju) meaning "vermillion, scarlet, red". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Narakatangetu m & f Quechua, Literature
Means “red parrot” in Napo Kichua.

Navya f Indian, Telugu
Means "to be praised, laudable" and "navigable" in Sanskrit. However, in Telugu, it allegedly means "blue".

Neelab f Tajik
Tajik feminine name meaning "blue water".

Nekayah f American (Rare), Literature
The name of a princess of Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia) in Samuel Johnson's novella 'The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia' (1759). Its origins are uncertain, though it may be a derivative of Nicaula, the Habesha name for the queen of Sheba... [more]

Neon f & m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (ne) meaning "light", 夕 (ne) meaning "evening", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 弥 (ne) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 心 (ne) meaning "heart, soul, mind", 愛 (ne) meaning "love, affection", 明 (ne) meaning "bright, light", 永 (ne) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 碧 (ne) meaning "blue, green", 祈 (ne) meaning "pray, wish", 祢 (ne) or 禰 (ne) both meaning "ancestral shrine", 羽 (ne) meaning "feathers", 菜 (ne) meaning "vegetables, greens", 虹 (ne) meaning "rainbow", 輝 (ne) meaning "brightness", 錬 (ne) meaning "tempering, refine, drill, train, polish", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" or 願 (ne) meaning "petition, request, vow, wish, hope", 碧 (o) meaning "blue, green" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound", 姫 (on) meaning "princess", 穏 (on) meaning "calm, quiet, moderation", 暖 (on) meaning "warmth", 遠 (on) meaning "distant, far", 恩 (on) meaning "grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit", 桜 (on) meaning "cherry blossom", 温 (on) meaning "warm", 織 (on) meaning "weave, fabric" or 苑 (on) meaning "garden, farm, park"... [more]

Ni f & m Burmese
Means "red" in Burmese.

Niho f Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "red" combined with 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Niladevi f Sanskrit, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil
Means “blue goddess”, from Sanskrit नील (nila) meaning “dark blue” combined with देवी (devi) meaning “goddess.” She is a consort of the god Vishnu.

Nilar f Burmese
Means "sapphire" or "blue" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nila).

Nilawan f Thai
From Thai นิล (ninla) meaning "sapphire, blue, dark" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Nilawati f Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian nila meaning "blue", ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nila), combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Nilgün f Turkish
Means "indigo-blue" in Turkish.

Nilukshi f Sinhalese
Possibly from Sinhala නිල් (nil) meaning "blue".

Niowanggiyan m Manchu
Means "green" in Manchu.

Nishiki m & f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 錦 (kin, nishiki) meaning "brocade," most likely deriving from 丹 (ni) meaning "red" and 頻 (shiki) meaning "repetition."... [more]

Nogan f Kalmyk
Means "green" in Kalmyk.

Norika f Japanese
From Japanese 季 (nori) meaning "seasons", 紀 (nori) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 規 (nori) meaning "standard, measure", 慶 (nori) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 矩 (nori) meaning "ruler", 敬 (nori) meaning "awe, respect, honor, revere", 憲 (nori) meaning "constitution, law", 孝 (nori) meaning "filial piety", 識 (nori) meaning "discriminating, know, write", 昇 (nori) meaning "rise up", 慎 (nori) meaning "humility, be careful, discreet, prudent", 仙 (nori) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", 稚 (nori) meaning "immature, young", 典 (nori) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 徳 (nori) meaning "benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 風 (nori) meaning "wind, air, style, manner", 法 (nori) meaning "method, law, rule, principle, model, system", 野 (no) meaning "plains, field, rustic, civilian life", 誉 (nori) meaning "reputation, praise, honor, glory", 理 (nori) meaning "reason, logic", 緑 (nori) meaning "green" or 倫 (nori) meaning "ethics, companion", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not" or 芳 (ka) meaning "perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant"... [more]

Nuanhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion".

Nuantong f Chinese
From the Chinese 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion".

Nudaeng f Thai
From Thai หนู (nu) meaning "mouse, rat" and แดง (daeng) meaning "red".

Nu'man m Arabic
Means "blood, red" in Arabic.

Obed-Edom m English (Puritan), Biblical
Means "servant of Edom" in Hebrew, from the verb עבד ('abad) meaning "to work, to serve" and the name Edom, or possibly the word אדם ('adom) "red"... [more]

Odem f Hebrew
Means "ruby" in Hebrew. (see Ruby), or "red". Making it relative to Adam or Shani 1... [more]

Ogaleesha m Sioux
Means "wears a red shirt" in Lakota. From ógle 'shirt', iglúzA 'wear clothes', šá 'to be red'.

Ohuatl m & f Nahuatl
Means "green maize stalks, sugar cane" in Nahuatl.

Oklahoma f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the state in the central United States. It is derived from Choctaw okla "people, nation" and humma "red, crimson, scarlet, ruddy" and by extension "honored, brave".

Oozora m & f Japanese (Modern)
From 大空 (oozora) meaning "(literally) big sky, heavens, firmament, the blue," derived from a combination of 大 (oo) meaning "big, large" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky, heaven."... [more]

Oriole m & f English
From the English word "oriole" referring to "any of various colorful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae (typically yellow in color)"... [more]

Otahkoika m Siksika
Means "yellow feet" in Siksika.

Otá'tavaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Blue" in Cheyenne.

Otá'taveaénohe m Cheyenne
Means "Blue Hawk" in Cheyenne.

Otá'taveenóvá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Blue Feather Woman" in Cheyenne.

Otetiani m Seneca
This was the name of Red Jacket (known as Otetiani in his youth and Sagoyewatha (Keeper Awake) Sa-go-ye-wa-tha because of his oratorical skills) (c. 1750 - 1830), a Native American Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf clan... [more]

Otssímmokoyistamik m Siksika
Means "green grass bull" in Siksika.

Oylola f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and lola meaning "tulip", but also potentially "red" or "nectarine".

Oysari f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and sari meaning "yellow" or "best".

Oyuna f Buryat
Derived from Mongolian оюу (oyuu) meaning "turquoise" or оюун (oyuun) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit".

Oyuu-erdene m & f Mongolian
Means "turquoise jewel, turquoise treasure" in Mongolian.

Oyuumaa f Mongolian
Means "turquoise woman" in Mongolian, from оюу (oyuu) meaning "turquoise" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Oyuunnavch f & m Mongolian
Means "turquoise leaf" or "wisdom leaf" in Mongolian, from either оюу (oyuu) meaning "turquoise" or оюун (oyuun) meaning "mind, intellect" combined with навч (navch) meaning "leaf".

Ozaawindib m Ojibwe
Meaning, "yellow head." The original bearer was a "two spirit" and thus the name may be considered gender neutral.

Ozhaguscodaywayquay f Ojibwe
Means "woman of the green glade", or "green prairie woman", deriving in part from the Ojibwe element ikwe ("woman").

Paannsee f Burmese
Derived from the Burmese word for "apple", ultimately from ပန်း (pan) meaning "pink, red" and အသီး (a si) meaning "fruit".

Pancoz m & f Nahuatl
Probably means "yellow banner" in Nahuatl, derived from panitl "flag, banner" and coztic "yellow".

Panshin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "yellow" in Shipibo.

P'aqu m Aymara
Means "blond, yellow" in Aymara.

Param m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 파랗다 (parata) meaning "blue, green" (compare Pureum and Paran).

Paran m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 파랗다 (parata) meaning "blue, green" (compare Pureun and Param).

Peilan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, blueness".

Pelşîn f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish pelçima meaning "leaf" and şîn meaning "blue".

Periwinkle f English (Rare)
From the English word for the color "periwinkle", from Middle English parwynke, referring to a "light blue and purple shade". It's also the name of a flower.

Phailin f Thai
Means "sapphire" in Thai.

Pihew-kamihkosit m Cree
Means "red pheasant" in Cree.

Piros f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian piros "red", originally referring to rosy cheeks or red hair. More recently, however, it is also used as a hypocoristic of Piroska.

Plava f Serbian
From Serbian плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".

Pomellina f Medieval Italian
Diminutive of either Poma or Pomona, which are both given names that are ultimately derived from Latin pomus or pomum, both of which are nouns that can mean "fruit" as well as "fruit tree".... [more]

Praewphailin f Thai (Rare)
From Thai แพรว (praew) meaning "gleaming, glistening, shining" and ไพลิน (pai-lin) meaning "sapphire".

Pula f & m Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
Means "red" in Cebuano and Tagalog.

Pureum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the verbal noun of adjective 푸르다 (pureuda) meaning "blue, green; fresh" (compare Pureun and Param).

Pureun f & m Korean (Modern)
From the present determiner form of adjective 푸르다 (pureuda) meaning "blue, green; fresh" (compare Pureum and Paran).

Purslane f Popular Culture
From the name of the herb ("a small, fleshy-leaved plant that grows in damp habitats or waste places, in particular Portulaca oleracea, a prostrate North American plant with tiny yellow flowers"), the origin of which is uncertain... [more]

Pyrrhon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective πυρρός (pyrrhos) meaning "flame-coloured, yellowish-red" (see Pyrrhus).

Qasallak m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "lightweight red wood". It was also a term for a piece of soft red wood shaped as human with a weapon and placed in the inner forefront of a qajaq to ward off witches, since it was believed that they were afraid of this piece of wood... [more]

Qaschx'we m Circassian
Circassian masculine name meaning "sky blue".

Qianghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" or 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow", 红 (hóng) meaning "red", 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water", or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, vast".

Qiangying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" or 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of crystals", 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around".

Qianying f Chinese
From the Chinese 芊 (qiān) meaning "exuberant and vigorous foliage" or 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds" and 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch".

Qingbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" or 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".

Qingbi f Chinese
From the Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" or 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole" or 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue".

Qingfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, noble, officer", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak, top" or 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, style"... [more]

Qinghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 骅 (huá) meaning "chesnut horse, fine horse"... [more]

Qinglan f Chinese
From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, blueness", 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist".

Qingli f Chinese
From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" and 鹂 (lí) meaning "oriole", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful", or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Qinglun f Chinese
From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".

Qingniao f Chinese
From the Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" and 鸟 (niǎo) meaning "bird".

Qingpeng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" or 清 (qīng) meaning "clean, pure, clear, peaceful" and 朋 (péng) meaning "friend".

Qingqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".

Qingshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, black; young", 清 (qīng) meaning "clean, pure, clean, peaceful" or 晴 (qíng)... [more]

Qingtai m Chinese
From Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather, sunny", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear; clean", 情 (qíng) meaning "feeling, emotion, love, affection, sentiment", 輕 (qīng) meaning "gentle, soft; light", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green; young" combined with 太 (tài) meaning "big, thick"... [more]

Qingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Qingyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Qiong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "fine jade, exquisite, beautiful" or 瓊 (qióng) meaning "red jade", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Qionglan f Chinese
From Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "fine jade, exquisite, beautiful" or 瓊 (qióng) meaning "red jade" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist"... [more]

Qirmizgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qirmiz(i) meaning "red, scarlet" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Qirmizi f Uzbek
Means "red, scarlet" in Uzbek.

Qirmizoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qirmiz(i) meaning "red, scarlet" and oy meaning "moon".

Qizbech m Adyghe, Circassian
One of the most popular Circassian names. It is the name of Circassian commander/general Tughuzhuqo Kizbech, who served in the Circassian army during the Russo-Circassian War. The origin is Turkic, and is short for "Qizil Bek" which translates to "Red Lord" or "Golden Lord".

Qiziloy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qizil meaning "red" and oy meaning "moon".

Quetzalxiuh m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise"). Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Qumral f Azerbaijani
Means "reddish-yellow, light-brown; chestnut-coloured" in Azerbaijani.

Rana Niejta f Sami Mythology
Derived from rana meaning "green, green fields" and niejta meaning "girl, daughter". This is the Sami goddess of spring and fertility.

Rautgund f German (Rare, Archaic)
The first name element may be derived from Germanic raudaz "red", the second name element is the Germanic name element gunda "war".

Rauðbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and bjǫrn "bear".

Rauðr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse rauðr meaning "red".

Rauðúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and ulfr "wolf".

Rearea f Polynesian Mythology
The goddess of joy in Tahitian mythology. Her name may come from reʻareʻa, meaning "yellow".

Remiha f Japanese
From Japanese 澪 (re) meaning "waterway, channel", 緑 (mi) meaning "green" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Reyður m Faroese
Means "red" in Faroese.

Rhidian m Welsh
Possibly a derivative of Old Welsh rudd "red", in which case it is a cognate of Ruadhán. This was the name of an early Welsh saint, remembered in the parish and village of Llanrhidian on Gower.

Rihito m Japanese
From Japanese 俐 (ri) meaning "clever", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 凜 (ri) meaning "cold, strict, severe", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, an official", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine" or 陸 (ri) meaning "land", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 火 (hi) meaning "fire" combined with 人 (hito, to) meaning "person", 仁 (hito) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 士 (hito) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 翔 (hito) meaning "soar, fly", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 瞳 (hito) meaning "pupil (of eye)", 史 (hito) meaning "history", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything" or 秀 (hito) meaning "excel, excellence, beauty, surpass"... [more]

Risaakane f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Robigus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin robigo meaning "red blight, wheat rust", referring to a red fungus that could infest crops. This was the name of a minor god in Roman mythology, summoned for protection against agricultural diseases such as mold, mildew and rust... [more]

Rochani f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit रोचनी (roćani) meaning “yellow, red arsenic”.

Rodach m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish rod "strong, spirited, furious", itself related to rúad "red".

Rosella f Catalan (Rare)
Directly taken from Catalan rosella "(red) poppy".

Rouge f Popular Culture
Means "red" in French, though it can also refer to the type of make-up. A famous fictional bearer is Rouge the Bat, a character in the Sonic games.

Rubeus m Literature, Medieval Italian (Latinized)
From Latin rubeus meaning "red, reddish". Rubeus Hagrid is a half-wizard, half-giant character in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series; considering Rowling has likened the character to the Green Man, she may have based his name on the Latin word rubeus "of the bramble-bush, made of brambles", from rubus "bramble-bush".

Rubiini f & m Finnish
Means "ruby" in Finnish.

Rubin f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian rubin "ruby".

Rubinas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun rubinas meaning "ruby" (as in, the gemstone). Also compare the similar-looking name Rubenas.

Rubine f English
Variant form of Rubina, also a colour name derived from Italian rubino meaning "ruby", ultimately from Latin ruber "red".

Rufius m Late Roman
Deriving from the Latin element rūfus ("red, reddish").