Names for Every Palette

With autumn vanishing, and the world turning brown and white, it seems an appropriate time to distract myself with thoughts of color.

Boys:

• Alban (AHL-ban)--German, English; from Latin, "white"
• Arun (ah-roon)--Indian [Hindi], "reddish brown"
• Blaine (BLAYN)--English, from Gaelic, "yellow"
• Blake (BLAYK)--from English blæc "black" or blac "pale"
• Bruno (BROO-noh)--German, French, Polish, Spanish; from Latin, "brown"
• Ciar (KEER)--Irish, "black, dark"
• Donovan (DON-o-van)--Irish, "dark brown". Anglicized from Donndubhán.
• Fionn (FIN or FYUN)--Irish, "white". Anglicized as Finn.
• Flynn (FLIN)--Irish, "red". Anglicized from Floinn.
• Fulvio (FUL-vee-oh)--Italian, from Latin, "yellow"
• Gláucio (GLOUS-yoh)--Portuguese; from Latin, "bluish grey"
• Lloyd (LOID)--Welsh, "grey". Another variant is Floyd.
• Gray, Grey (GRAY)--English
• Reed, Reid (REED)--English, "red"
• Roy (ROY)--English, Scottish; from Gaelic Ruadh, "red"

Girls:

• Ai (ah-ee)--Japanese, "indigo" [can also mean "love"]
• Amber (AM-ber)--English--"yellow-orange". Other forms include Ambre (French) & Ambra (Italian)
• Baila (BYE-lah or BAY-lah)--Yiddish, "white"
• Blanche (BLANCH or BLAWNSH)--English; from French, "white". Other forms include Blanca (Spanish) & Bianca (Italian).
• Ciara (KEER-ah)--Irish, "black, dark"
• Azzurra (ah-DZOO-rah)--Italian, "sky-blue". English form is Azure.
• Emerald (EM-er-ald or EM-rald)--English; from Greek, "green"
• Garnet (GAR-net)--English, "dark red"
• Glesni (GLES-nee)--Welsh, "blueness"
• Gwen (GWEN)--Welsh, "white, pure"
• Iole (YO-lay)--Greek, "violet". English form is Iola.
• Kamala (KAH-mah-lah)--Indian [Hindi], "pale red"
• Lavender (LAV-en-der)--English, "pale purple"
• Livna (leev-nah)--Hebrew, "white"
• Melanie (MEL-an-ee)--English; from Greek, "black, dark"
• Midori (mih-doh-ree)--Japanese, "green"
• Nila (nee-lah)--Indian [Hindi], "dark blue". Sometimes transliterated as Neela.
• Ruby (ROO-bee)--English; from Latin, "red"
• Saffron (SAF-fron)--English, "yellow-orange"
• Scarlet (SKAR-let)--English
• Sienna (see-EN-nah)--English, "orange-red"
• Sigal (see-GAHL)--Hebrew, "violet"
• Sini (SEE-nee)--Finnish, "blue"
• Uaine (WAN-yeh or OO-in-yeh)--Irish, "green"
• Violet (VYE-oh-let)--English; from Latin Viola.
• Xanthe (ZAN-theh or ZAN-thee)--Greek, "yellow"
• Zuriñe (soo-REEN-yeh)--Basque, "white"

Unisex:

• Ailbhe (ALV-yeh)--Irish, "white". Anglicizations include Alva, Elva, Alby & Alvy.
• Cyan (sye-AN)--English, from Greek, "green-blue"
• Phoenix (FEE-niks)--English; from Greek, "dark red"
• Sable (SAY-bl)--English, "black"
• Shani (shah-nee)--Hebrew, "scarlet red"