Color Names for Babies

This French version of Viridiana and Viridis lacks the charm of similar and more familiar French names like Vivienne and Adrienne.

A strong, warm name and a strong warm color. Would make an excellent alternative to August or Aubrey.

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.

Verde is an uncommon color name with a Latinate accent, perfect for a spring baby.

Better on your living-room walls.

Pronounced sham-me, this color and word name is soft and appealing.

Has too many slangy connotations to be considered.

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?

Neutral color, but as a name, too much of an oddity.

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.

Ron Burgundy was Will Ferrell's fictional helmet-haired newsman, but this color name is much more suited to a girl.

Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.

Russell has gone away, but the more feminine Russet may move in to take his place.

Bland, and better for a girl besides.

Compound color name with a tranquil aura.

An appealing blue-green color that would make for a unique baby name. Another option: Seablue.