Names That Mean White or Fair

Scottish variant of Muirenn

Tonwen is another name for Gwen, the mother of Saint Cybi and sister of Non (who was the mother of St David, patron saint of Wales). An unusual -wen ending option.

Euphemios is the masculine variation of Euphemia. It was borne by an early archbishop of Constantinople.

Beyzs is both a girls' name, most popular around the turn of this century, and a place name of a city and county in Iran.

Yet another member of the Gwyn/Gwen/Finn family of names ultimately deriving from a Celtic element meaning "white", Guin gets rare use in England and Wales; a notable bearer is Olympic-medal winning rower Guin Batten.

In Hinduism, white symbolizes purity, adding an extra layer of meaning to Shweta, which comes from the Sanskrit word for the color. Shweta is a common name among Hindu women and is connected to the goddess Saraswati, who also goes by the epithet Shwetambara.

This Celtic saint's name is the most offbeat Jen name of all.

Bardyllis (also spelled Bardilys) is a name from ancient history, belonging to two kings of Illyria (now the Balkans in south-east Europe) in the third and fouth centuries BCE, around the time of Alexander the Great. The meaning is debatable: suggestions include "white" or "white star" in ancient Albanian, or "gray" in the Messapian language of Italy.

Cool Cherokee color name.

The Lithuanian name for Snow White, as well as the word for "snowflake" and the snowdrop flower.

Diminutive of Finbar

Used as the Swedish name for Snow White.

An elaboration of the month name, which is rare (though not unheard of) even in Wales.