Color Names for Babies
- Titian
Origin:
Italian artist name, also colorDescription:
A creative choice, suggesting the Venetian Renaissance painter (born Tiziano), and the brownish orange red hue that was featured on his palette. But try explaining to the boys in seventh grade that it's pronounced tee-shun.
- Chartreuse
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"charterhouse"Description:
Chartreuse is the name of a French liqueur, named after the Grande Chartreuse monastery of the Carthusian Monks that produce it. The monastery was built in the Chartreuse mountains of southeastern France. Chartreuse is also familiar as a color name, a yellow-green hue that matches the color of the highest-quality liqueur.
- Russet
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"reddish"Description:
Russell has gone away, but the more feminine Russet may move in to take his place.
- Greige
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
Better on your living-room walls.
- Bíborka
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"purple"
- Buff
Origin:
Modern nickname, also color nameDescription:
Has too many slangy connotations to be considered.
- Pink
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
The singer known as Pink (born Alecia) brought this hue onto the name-possibility palette, especially as a middle choice. Could Pink be the next Blue?
- Brindle
Origin:
English word name, color nameDescription:
The term brindle is often used to describe animal fur coloring — the brindle variety is brown or tawny with contrasting streaks. Some American parents have also embraced it as a baby name, perhaps as a way to get to the nickname Brynn/Brin.
- Ecru
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
Neutral color, but as a name, too much of an oddity.
- Verde
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"green"Description:
Verde is an uncommon color name with a Latinate accent, perfect for a spring baby.
- Gökçe
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"blue"
- Cocoa
Origin:
Color and food nameDescription:
Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.
- Brown
Origin:
Color and surnameDescription:
Most color names, like Scarlet and Violet, are definitely female, but not this one. Brown is as rich and warm as the tone it denotes, though we must admit the Italian version Bruno has more spark and substance.
- Burgundy
Origin:
French place-name; also color nameDescription:
Ron Burgundy was Will Ferrell's fictional helmet-haired newsman, but this color name is much more suited to a girl.
- Beige
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
Bland, and better for a girl besides.
- Seablue
Origin:
English color nameDescription:
Compound color name with a tranquil aura.
- Chamois
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"soft leather, yellowish-brown"Description:
Pronounced sham-me, this color and word name is soft and appealing.
- Seagreen
Origin:
English color nameDescription:
An appealing blue-green color that would make for a unique baby name. Another option: Seablue.