Names That Mean Red

  1. Radley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "red meadow"
    • Description:

      An emerging unisex surname name. Radley is more common for boys — it could be seen as an updated version of Bradley — but for girls, it's a rare alternative to Hadley and Adley. Radley is also a literary name via To Kill a Mockingbird, the surname of mysterious recluse Boo Radley.
  2. Rumen
    • Origin:

      Bulgarian, Macedonian
    • Meaning:

      "red-cheeked"
    • Description:

      A rare alternative to Roman or Ruben, with a sweet meaning for a rosy-cheeked baby boy.
  3. Akako
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "red"
    • Description:

      The color red was considered to have magical properties in early Japanese culture, with the power to cure blood and other illnesses. Pronounced ah-kah-ko.
  4. Coahoma
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "red panther"
  5. Hong
    • Origin:

      Chinese
    • Meaning:

      "rainbow or red"
    • Description:

      A unisex Chinese name with a multitude of different meanings, depending on the characters used.
  6. Hümeyra
    • Origin:

      Turkish variation of Humayra, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "red"
    • Description:

      A common name among Turkey's Muslim population.
  7. Ádám
    • Origin:

      Hungarian variation of Adam, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "son of the red earth"
  8. Rojo
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "red"
    • Description:

      Colorful middle name choice.
  9. Mihkwaskâw
    • Origin:

      Cree, “red sky; red clouds at sunset”
  10. Mîhkokwan
    • Origin:

      Cree
    • Meaning:

      "red feather"
    • Description:

      Colorful name still used among Cree people today.
  11. Colorado
    • Origin:

      Spanish place name
    • Meaning:

      "colored red"
    • Description:

      One of the unisex western names that rode in with Dakota and Montana.
  12. Kahukura
    • Origin:

      Maori
    • Meaning:

      "red garment; rainbow"
    • Description:

      In Maori mythology, Kahukura is a god of the rainbow, who manifests as the upper part of a double rainbow. The name is generally used for girls in New Zealand today.
  13. Admon
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "red"
    • Description:

      A handsome and rare Hebrew name related to Adam — it was given to fewer than five American babies in the United States in 2021.
  14. Haumea
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "red ruler"
    • Description:

      Haumea is the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth, said to have created a potion to allow humans to be able to give birth naturally. The meaning of the name is likely related to the blood shed in childbirth. A dwarf planet beyond Neptune's orbit is named in Haumea's honor.
  15. Adamina
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "child of the red earth"
    • Description:

      A feminization of Adam with several sweet nickname options — Addie, Ada, Minnie, or Mina being a few.

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