There is a surprising amount of colour names that also make for great baby names, and if you have a particular colour that you like, why not name your baby after it? Check out our list of colourful baby names below!
Amber is the word for a fossilised resin, derived from the Arabic word ‘ambar.’ It is also a lovely yellow-orange colour.
This name of an extremely dark wood is popular with African Americans. It has Latin, Greek and Egyptian origins.
Grey
This is a popular boy’s name that is derived from the colour of the same name.
Hazel, a nut-bearing tree, is also a colour commonly used to describe light-brown eyes.
Indigo, like India, became popular in the 1970s when Indian culture was fashionable and it is the name of an Indian plant. Recently, Indigo has surged in popularity along with other colour names such as Blue and Violet.
Rose is an elegant name for a girl, taken directly from the English name of the flower. It is considered a traditionally English name, taken from the phrase ‘an English rose.’ Of course, it also refers to a very pretty shade of pink.
The name Sapphire comes from the name of the blue gemstone. It is stone is also the birthstone for September.
Scarlett is a name of English origin and refers to a shade of red. Scarlett O’Hara is a character from the novel and film “Gone With the Wind.”
Sienna, a name of Italian origin, is associated with the city, Siena. It is also the name of a brownish-orange colour.
Violet is the name of a flower and also one of the colours that make up a rainbow.
