Color Names for Babies
Using color names for babies started with Amber, then Rose drove the point home. Now color names have exploded beyond these once cool favorites to include hues from the obvious -- Violet and Scarlett -- to the most exotic, from Azure to Zinc. The full spectrum:
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Amethyst
As flower names become more exotic,so can gem names move beyond Ruby and Pearl to names like Topaz, Sapphire and Peridot. Amethyst,the purple birthstone for February, has never been in the Top 1000... Read More
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Aqua
One of the new color names that is catching on, invoking a calm, blue-green-sea feeling. Read More
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Ash
Ash has Southern charm plus the arboreal-nature appeal. And your little boy will prize Ash as the name of the hero of the "Pokemon" cartoons. Ash can also be a dashing short form of Asher, Ashton, ... Read More
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Auburn
Most of the color names are reserved for the girls, but here's one that would be perfect for a boy. Read More
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Azure
Azure is one color name with an exotic edge--and would make an interesting choice for a blue-eyed child. Its origins are a mix of Old French, Old Spanish, medieval Latin, Arabic and Persian. The w... Read More
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Beige
Bland, and better for a girl besides. Read More
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Blue
Blue suddenly entered the spotlight as the unusual color name chosen by Beyonce and Jay-Z for their baby girl, Blue Ivy. Blue is also the starbaby middle name du jour, used for both sexes in diffe... Read More
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Brick
Anglicized form of various names; the Irish Gaelic O Bruic; German, Bruck or Breck, meaning "swamp" or "wood"; Yiddish , Brik "bridge"; Slovenian, Bric, "dweller from a hilly place." Gosh, and we ... Read More
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Brown
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 a... Read More
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Buff
Has too many slangy connotations to be considered. Read More
You might also like these lists:
- Autumn Baby Names Includes: Ash, Hazel, Olive, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz
- Coolator for Girls' Names Includes: Jade, Poppy, Ruby, Violet
- Water Baby Names Includes: Aqua
- Best Cool Unusual Boys' Names Includes: Brick, Moss
- If You Like Reed, You Might Love... Includes: Roan
- Easter Baby Names Includes: Hyacinth
- Unusual Nature Baby Names Includes: Granite, Hyacinth, Maize, Marigold, Topaz, Turquoise
- One-Syllable Middle Names for Girls Includes: Jade, Blue
- Mineral & Metal Baby Names Includes: Granite, Jet, Silver, Slate, Steel, Zinc
- Dark Baby Names Includes: Ebony, Mahogany
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Author experts Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz revolutionized baby naming.
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