Browse Submitted Names

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

Mudan f Chinese
Means "peony" in Chinese. The name is found in the name of the goddess Bai Mudan ("white peony"), a seductive courtesan who became a goddess.

Mukdawan f Thai
From Thai มุกดา (mukda) meaning "pearl" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Mukitou m Cree
Means "black powder" in Cree.

Mungen-seseg f Buryat
Means "money flower" or "silver flower" in Buryat.

Murasakihime f Japanese
From Japanese 紫 (murasaki) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Murgu m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian murg "reddish-black; ash-coloured; (generally) dark-coloured".

Musts m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Likely related to Estonian must "black".

Musuksana f Manipuri
Derived from the Meitei musuk meaning "very dark, very black" and sana meaning "gold, precious".

Naaya f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 彩 (aya) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Naghwe f Circassian
Circassian feminine name meaning "brown eyed".

Nagito m Japanese
From Japanese 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm", 和 (nagi) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 渚 (nagi) meaning "strand, beach, shore" or 成 (na) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 銀 (gi) meaning "silver" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 冬 (to) meaning "winter", 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 杜 (to) meaning "woods, grove", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 十 (to) meaning "ten", 仁 (to) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" or 士 (to) meaning "samurai"... [more]

Nagtoralik m Greenlandic
Means "white-tailed sea-eagle" in Greenlandic.

Náhkȯxheóvaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Yellow Bear" in Cheyenne.

Naira f Romansh, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Surselvan Romansh word nair (ner in other Romansh variants) "black; dark".

Nairo f Japanese
From Japanese 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African American
Briefly charted on American popularity lists due to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia' (1974), which starred Robert Forster as a Navajo deputy sheriff, "who was often in conflict with his people's customs and white man's law"... [more]

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.

Nanzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 南 (nán) meaning "south" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

Naphawan f Thai
From Thai นภา (napha) meaning "sky" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Naqrah f Urdu
From Persian نقره (naghra) meaning "silver"

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

Narancia m Popular Culture
Narancia Ghirga is a main character from manga 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo'. His name is a mix of the words naranja and arancia both meaning "orange (fruit)" in Spanish and Italian.

Naranja f Swedish (Rare, ?), Finnish (Rare, ?)
From the Spanish word naranja meaning "orange (fruit)", a cognate of Orange.

Narina f Japanese
From Japanese na meaning "vegetables", ri meaning "white jasmine", and na meaning "why"... [more]

Nariwan f Thai
From Thai นารี (nari) meaning "woman, lady" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Naschx'we f & m Circassian
Circassian unisex name meaning "grey-eyed".

Natsuiro f Japanese
Means "Summer Color" or "Color of Summer".... [more]

Naujardluk f Greenlandic
Means "greater black-back gull" in Greenlandic.

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

Nearidei f Khmer
Means "white four-leafed flower" in Khmer.

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

Neiro f Japanese (Modern)
This name is used as 音色 meaning "tone colour, timbre," a combination of 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "noise, sound" and 色 (shiki, shoku, iro) meaning "colour."... [more]

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]

Nerantzo f Greek (Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek νεραντζιά (nerantzia) meaning "bitter orange".

Nerdlâĸ f Greenlandic
Means "greater white-fronted goose chick" in Greenlandic.

Ngân f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 銀 (ngân) meaning "silver".

Ngoen f Thai
Means "silver" in Thai.

Ngun f Chin
Means "silver" or "precious wealth" in Chin.

Ngwe m & f Burmese
Means "silver" or "money" in Burmese.

Nhia m Hmong
Means "Money, silver" in Hmong.

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

Niaowu f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸟 (niǎo) meaning "bird" and 妩 (wǔ) meaning "enchanting, charming", 乌 (wū) meaning "crow, black" or 鹉 (wǔ) meaning "parrot".

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

Niji f & m Indian
Means "color".

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.

Nilgul f Uzbek
Derived from nil meaning "indigo" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

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

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

Nimloth f Literature
Means "white flower" in the fictional language Sindarin. This was the name of both a female Elf and the White Tree of Númenor in Tolkien's "The Silmarillion".

Nimrodel f Literature
Means "lady of the white cave" in Sindarin. In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Unfinished Tales', Nimrodel was an elf maiden who loved the elven king of Lóthlorien, Amroth. She wished to marry Amroth, but before they were wed Nimrodel became lost on a journey and was never heard from again... [more]

Ningcai f Chinese
From the Chinese 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm" and 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour".

Ningzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 柠 (níng) meaning "lemon" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

Niowanggiyan m Manchu
Means "green" in Manchu.

Niphawan f Thai
From Thai นิภา (nipha) meaning "equal, comparable, similar" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Nisa f Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ni) meaning "new; fresh" or 虹 (ni) meaning "rainbow" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom" or 彩 (sa) meaning "colour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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]

Nívea f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Literature
From Latin niveus meaning "snow-white" (itself from nix, "snow", genitive nivis). It was used by author Isabel Allende for a character in her Spanish-language novel La casa de los espíritus (1982).

Nogan f Kalmyk
Means "green" in Kalmyk.

Noi f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 萎 (i) meaning "wither, wilt", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing", 彩 (i) meaning "colour", 水 (i) meaning "water" or 泉 (i) meaning "fountain, spring"... [more]

Noire f Medieval French
Taken from French noire meaning "black".

Noisette f Obscure (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname, or taken from the French word noisette "hazel nut".

Nomin f Mongolian
Means "lapis lazuli, azure" in Mongolian.

Nomin-erdene f Mongolian
From Mongolian номин (nomin) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure".

Nomintsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian номин (nomin) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Nominzol f Mongolian (Rare)
Derived from номин (nomin) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure" and зол (zol) meaning "fortune, luck, blessing".

Nopphawan f Thai
From Thai นพ (nop) meaning "nine" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

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]

Norkumush f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and kumush meaning "silver".

Nsuku m & f Tsonga
Means "gold, golden" in Xitsonga.

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".

Nugzar m Abkhaz, Georgian
Georgian sources state that this name is of Iranian origin and comes from the same root as Nodar, which is a Georgian name that is also of Iranian origin.... [more]

Nukri m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun ნუკრი (nukri) meaning "fawn", though Georgian sources state that the word is also used for the juveniles of related wild animal species, such as the chamois and the goitered gazelle.... [more]

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

Numo f Chinese
From the Chinese 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

Nuqra f Uzbek
Means "silver" in Uzbek.

Nuqraoy f Uzbek
Derived from nuqra meaning "silver" and oy meaning "moon".

Nyiaj f Hmong
Means "silver neck ring" in Hmong.

Nyo m & f Burmese
Means "brown" in Burmese.

Nyui m & f Burmese
Means "brown" in Burmese.

Nyvia f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Nivea, spelled the Spanish way, which means "Snow-White".

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]

Odar m Irish
Means "dark, grey-brown" in Irish.

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

Oenwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh oen "lamb" and gwen "fair; white; blessed".

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".

Ókȯhkevó'omaestse m Cheyenne
Means "White Crow" in Cheyenne.

Ó'kȯhómȯhvó'komaestse m Cheyenne
Means "White Coyote" in Cheyenne.

Olaedo f & m Igbo
Interpretation: "Ola edo" means a yellowish precious metal, a jewel; it is Igbo for "gold." Hence a child so name is adjudged "precious" and "golden."

Oltingul f Uzbek
Combination of Uzbek oltin meaning "golden" and gul meaning "flower".

Onnenn f Breton
Derived from Breton onn "ash; (and by extension) strong" and gwenn "white". This is an older form of Onenn, the name of a 6th- and 7th-century Breton saint.

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]

Opechancanough m Algonquin
Means "he whose soul is white" in Powhatan. A noted bearer was a tribal chief of the Powhatan Confederacy of what is now Virginia in the United States, and its leader from sometime after 1618 until his death in 1646... [more]

Oppoq f Uzbek
Means "pure white" in Uzbek.

Oqa f Karachay-Balkar
Means "gold or silver ribbon, braid, tinsel" in Karachay-Balkar.

Oqbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Oqgo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Oqgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Oqjahon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and jahon meaning "the world".

Oqjamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Oqko'ngil f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and ko'ngil meaning "heart".

Oqkumush f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and kumush meaning "silver".

Oqmaral f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and maral meaning "Caspian deer".

Oqmomiq f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and momiq meaning "soft like cotton".

Oqmoya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and moya meaning "female camel".

Oqniyat f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and niyat meaning "intention".

Oqnovvot f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and novvot meaning "rock sugar".

Oqoltin f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and oltin meaning "gold".

Oqoyim f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and oyim, a title for aristocratic women.

Oqqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and qiz meaning "girl".

Oqsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Oqxol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".

Oqyurak f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and yurak meaning "heart".

Óráed m Old Irish
Derived from the Irish elements ór, meaning "golden", and áed, meaning "fire".

Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]

Orawan f Thai
From Thai อร (on) meaning "maiden, damsel, beautiful, lovely" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Örbrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ǫr "arrow" (also compare Ǫrvar) and brún "eyebrow" or brúnn "brown".

Orelias m & f Nigerian (Latinized, Rare)
Variation of Orelia meaning "Golden One". ... [more]

Orenji f Japanese
From Japanese オレンジ (orenji) meaning "orange (colour)" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Orie f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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]

Orival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
There are several possibilities for the meaning and origin of this name. One is that it is derived from Ariovaldo via its variant form Orivaldo... [more]

Orovida f Judeo-Spanish
Means "golden life" from Spanish oro "gold" combined with vida "life". This name was used by Jewish women in the medieval kingdom of Navarre.

O'rozoq m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and oq meaning "white".

Orpaz f & m Hebrew
Combination of the names Or and Paz 2 means "golden light" in Hebrew.

Orri m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old West Norse byname meaning "black grouse", a type of game bird (Lyrurus tetrix).

Osceola m History, Creek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Creek Asi Yahola meaning "black drink singer" from asi, the name of a ritual beverage, and yahola "shouter". It was borne by a 19th-century Seminole leader.

Oshalche f Mari
Means "little white one" in Mari.

Osherge m Mari
Means "white son" in Mari.

Ošmari m Mari
Derived from oš meaning "white" and marij meaning "man".

Ošpajko m Mari
Derived from oš meaning "white" and probably baj meaning "rich".

Ošpatə̑r m Mari
Means "white warrior" in Mari.

Ošüdə̑r f Mari
Means "white daughter" in Mari.

Ošvuj m Mari
Derived from oš meaning "white" and vuj meaning "white".

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.

Oykumush f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and kumush meaning "silver".

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

Oynuqra f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and nuqra meaning "silver".

Oyqora f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and qora meaning "black".

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".

Pāʻele m & f Hawaiian
Means "dark, black" or "blacken" in Hawaiian.

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).

Patthamawan f Thai
From Thai ปัทมา (patthama) meaning "lotus" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Pawhuska m Osage
Means "white hair" from Osage paha "hair" and skah "white".

Paza f Hebrew
Related to Pazia. Means "golden".

Pazice f Hebrew
Related to Pazia. Means "golden".

Pazor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Paz 2 and Or means "golden light" in Hebrew.

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

Pelin m Polish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Greek πελινοσ (pelinos) "black", "dark", "dark-skinned".

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

Pemau f Indigenous Australian (?)
Allegedly an Australian Aboriginal name of Bundjalung origin. This is borne by Pemau Stone Bancroft (2018-), daughter of Australian actress Yael Stone and Jack Manning Bancroft; his mother, artist Bronwyn Bancroft, "has said that her great-great-great-grandmother Pemau was one of only two or three survivors from her clan (the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation), the rest murdered when their land was settled by a white farmer."

Perak m Malay
It means "silver". It was the fifth and most famous bendahara of the Sultanate of Malacca, Tun Perak, who served under four sultans from 1456 to 1498.

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.

Phaeo f Greek Mythology
The name of one of the Hyades, derived from φαιός (phaiós) meaning "dull, ashy, grey".

Phaia f Greek Mythology
Means "dusky" or "grey" in Greek, from φαιός (phaios). This is the name of the Crommyonian Sow, a mythological pig slain by Theseus. Some versions of the story say that this was the name of the old woman who owned the sow, which was named after her... [more]

Phaiax m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun Φαίαξ (Phaiax) meaning "Phaeacian". A Phaeacian was an inhabitant of Phaeacia, a region in Greek mythology.... [more]

Philaiwan f Thai
From Thai พิไล (philai) meaning "pretty, beautiful" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Phryne f History, Literature
Ancient Greek nickname meaning "toad", literally "the brown animal". Phryne was a 4th-century BC hetaira or courtesan, famed for her beauty, whose stage name - like those of many hetairai - was based on a physical feature; she was called that either because of a dark complexion (*phrynos being cognate with brown) or because of a "snub nose" (phrynē "a kind of toad")... [more]

Phrynichos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun φρύνη (phryne) meaning "toad" (see Phryne). Also compare Greek φρῦνος (phrynos), which can mean "toad" as well as "brown"... [more]

Phutong f Lao
“Golden Mountain”

Phyu f Burmese
Means "white, pure" in Burmese.

Piedras Albas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "white stones" in Spanish (the second word only used as a Latinism or in a poetic/literary sense, in place of blanca), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedras Albas and Nuestra Señora de Piedras Albas, meaning "The Virgin of White Stones" and "Our Lady of White Stones" respectively.... [more]

Pigmenius m History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of the 4th-century saint Pigmenius of Rome, who was martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate (died in 363 AD)... [more]

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

Pinku f Japanese
From Japanese ぴんく (pinku) meaning "pink".

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.

Piyawan f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Plasñí f Romani (Caló)
Means "white" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Blanca.

Plata f Spanish (Rare)
means “silver” in Spanish.

Platinum f English (American, Rare)
From the metal platinum, derived from Spanish platina, a diminutive of plata "silver". It can also be taken from the color platinum, derived from the metal.

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".

Poerava f Tahitian
Means "black pearl"; a combination of Tahitian poe meaning "pearl" and rava meaning "black".

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]

Pora f Khakas
Means "ash grey, grey" in Khakas.

Porphyrion m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πορφυρα (porphyra) meaning "purple dye" as well as "purple-fish". Also compare the Greek noun πορφυρίς (porphyris) meaning "purple garment, purple cloak" and the Greek given name Porphyrios (see Porfirio)... [more]

Porphyrogenita f Late Greek
Means "born in purple" in Greek.

Prak m Khmer
Means "silver" in Khmer.

Preta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Means "black" in portuguese. This name is borne by the Brazilian actress and singer Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, mostly known as Preta Gil.

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]

Putih f & m Indonesian, Malay, Javanese, Minangkabau
Means "white" in Indonesian, Javanese, and Malay.

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

Qandische f Circassian
Circassian feminine name meaning "golden foster-child".

Qara m Azerbaijani
Means "black" in Azerbaijani.

Qarabaş m Karachay-Balkar
Means "black-headed" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qarabatır m Azerbaijani
Means "black hero" in Azerbaijani.

Qarabatir m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar къара (qara) meaning "black" and батыр (batır) meaning "brave" or "hero".

Qarabiy m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar къара (qara) meaning "black" and бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".

Qarabörü m Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani qara meaning "black" and Turkish börü meaning "wolf".

Qarabudaq m Azerbaijani
Means "black branch, twig" in Azerbaijani.

Qarabudun m Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani qara meaning "black" and Turkish budun meaning "nation, tribe, people".

Qarabulud m Azerbaijani
Means "black cloud" in Azerbaijani.

Qaraçiq m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar къара (qara) meaning "black" and the diminutive suffix -чыкъ (çıq).

Qaragilə f Azerbaijani
Means "black grape, berry" in Azerbaijani.

Qaragöz f Azerbaijani
Means "black eyes" in Azerbaijani.

Qarakağan m Azerbaijani
Means "black khagan" in Azerbaijani.

Qarakişi m Karachay-Balkar
Means "black man" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qaraqaş f Azerbaijani
Means "black eyebrows" in Azerbaijani.

Qaraqat f Kazakh
Means "(black) currant" in Kazakh.

Qaraqız f Karachay-Balkar
Means "black girl" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qaraquş m Azerbaijani
Means "black bird" in Azerbaijani.

Qarasäs f Bashkir
Means "black-haired" in Bashkir.

Qarasuu f Karachay-Balkar
Means "black water" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qarayalçın m Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani qara meaning "black and yalçın# meaning "steep".

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".

Qianmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

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".

Qianzi f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet".

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".

Qızılaslan m Azerbaijani
Means "golden lion" in Azerbaijani.

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

Qızıltac f Azerbaijani
Means "golden crown" in Azerbaijani.

Qolansäs f Bashkir
From Bashkir ҡолан (qolan) meaning "light brown" and сәс (säs) meaning "hair".

Qo'ng'iroy f Uzbek
Derived from qo'ng'ir which can mean "brown", "reddish brown", "dark grey" or "great crested grebe" and oy meaning "moon".

Qongqor m Medieval Mongolian
Means "chestnut (horse colour)" in Middle Mongolian.

Qorachoch f Uzbek
Derived from qora meaning "black" and choch meaning "hair".

Qoraqiz f Uzbek
Derived from qora meaning "black" and qiz meaning "girl".

Qoraqosh f Uzbek
Means "having black eyebrows" in Uzbek, which is a sign of beauty. It may also refer to a kind of iris flower.

Qorasuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qora meaning "black" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Quauhchimal m Nahuatl
Means "monkey, black howler" in Nahuatl, derived from cuauchimalli "wooden shield". Alternately, may be a combination of quauhtli "eagle" and chimalli "shield".

Quauhtliztac m Nahuatl
Means "white eagle" in Nahuatl.

Qubbu m & f Yi
Means "much silver" in Yi.

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.

Quji m & f Yi
Means "silver origin" in Yi.

Qullqi f Quechua
Means "silver" in Quechua.

Qullqi Nayra f Aymara
Means "silver eyes" in Aymara.

Qullqi Titi f Aymara
From the Aymara qullqi meaning "silver, money" and titi meaning "wildcat".

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

Qupo m Yi
Means "silver lord" in Yi.

Quqi m & f Yi
Means "silver leaf" in Yi.

Qurichumpi f Quechua
Means "golden girdle" in Quechua.

Quvie f Yi
Means "silver flowers" in Yi.

Rabicano m Carolingian Cycle, Literature
Means "white tail", derived from Spanish rabo "tail" and Spanish cano "white". The original word described a horse with white hairs in its tail, though nowadays rabicano refers to a certain coat color for horses, specifically in roans... [more]

Raburi f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (rabu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (ri) meaning "village". ... [more]

Rairi f Japanese
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric", 以 (i) meaning "compared to" or 頼 (rai) meaning "request, rely", 礼 (rai) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist" or 莉 (rai) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 吏 (ri) meaning "government official, magistrate", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear"... [more]

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.

Ranga m Indian
From Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga) "hue, colour, dye".

Rəngin f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani rəng meaning "colour".

Ranran f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo" or 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" or 爛 (ran) meaning "be sore, inflamed, bleary, fester" or 乱 (ran) meaning "chaos, disorder, revolt, rebellion" combined with 々 an iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous kanji... [more]

Rari f Japanese
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "net for catching birds" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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".

Ravahere f Tahitian
Means "brown love" from Tahitian rava meaning "brown" and here meaning "love".

Ravanui f Tahitian
Means "great brown (brunette)"; from Tahitian rava meaning "brown, dark, black" and nui meaning "great, immense".

Ravus m Popular Culture
Ravus is another word for "gray" in Latin, and it's also the conditional form of the word ravi, which means "To delight, to enchant".... [more]

Rawiwan f Thai
From Thai รวี (rawi) meaning "sun" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Razna f Abazin
Means "silver" in Abaza.

Reana f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 茗 (na) meaning "tea, the tea plant"... [more]

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

Rebeka f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 紅 (be) meaning "crimson" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Reeman f Arabic
Reeman means "2 White Gazelles", one of them called Reem, and Reeman is the name of mountain in Yemen.