Names That Mean Green
- Verdi
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"green"Description:
Embodies both color and operatic style.
- Viridian
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"blue green color"Description:
Unusual and beautiful blue green color and name possibility, a la Cerulean.
- Vermont
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"green mountain"Description:
Place-name waiting to be discovered.
- Verdi
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"green"Description:
This is an outside possibility for opera-lovers, with the additional eco/color factor.
- Wintergreen
Origin:
English nature nameMeaning:
"green in the winter"Description:
Wintergreen is an antiquated form of the term "evergreen" that today is commonly associated with the mint-like flavoring found in toothpaste, chewing gum, and American root beer (yes, really). It's never been documented as a baby name, but considering Winter is so common these days, it's certainly within the realm of possibility.
- Berilo
Origin:
Spanish, from GreekMeaning:
"beryl, pale green gemstone"Description:
A Latin name with a lot of tango flair.
- Verde
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"green"Description:
Verde is an uncommon color name with a Latinate accent, perfect for a spring baby.
- Odhran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little pale green one"Description:
Odhran, Anglicized as Oran, was the name of an ancient saint. Today, Odhran is among the Top 100 Irish names for boys in Ireland.
- Midoriya
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"green valley"Description:
Surname of My Hero Academia character Izuku Midoriya. It debuted on the charts in 2021 when it was used for seven baby boys.
- Viridiana
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"green"Description:
Viridiana is a frillier version of the medieval name Viridis, meaning green. Viridiana briefly made it into the top 1000 in the US in the 1990s.
- Veridiana
Origin:
Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian variation of Viridiana, LatinMeaning:
"green"Description:
A rarer variant of Viridiana, this name is a frilly yet strong sounding choice that may appeal as verdant option for a spring or summer baby. It could also intrigue those who want a rarer alternative to Virginia or Diana.
- Evergreen
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"always green"
- Phillis
Origin:
Spelling variation of Phyllis, GreekMeaning:
"green bough"Description:
The Phillis spelling of this once-popular name lives on thanks to Phillis Wheatley, the first African-American to publish a book of poetry, in the 18th century.
- Cloe
Origin:
Spanish and Italian variation of Chloe, GreekMeaning:
"young green shoot"Description:
Cloe comes in second to the original form, Chloe, in it's native Spain. In the US, this honor goes to the Kardashian-ized Khloe.
- Phillida
Origin:
Latin, spelling variation of PhyllidaMeaning:
"green bough"Description:
Phillida is a "Masterpiece Theatre" appellation, proper to an almost comical degree yet might make an original way to honor an ancestral Phyliis. Actress Phyllida Law is the mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson.
- Vardon
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"green knoll"Description:
Pleasant-sounding French surname.
- Zelenka
Origin:
CzechMeaning:
"green"Description:
A Czech surname derived from the word for "green", which has a certain spark.
- Viridios
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"green"Description:
Viridios was a pagan god of ancient Roman Britain. The name is thought to be Latin, most likely derived from viridis ("green"), and perhaps a translated name for the Green Man of British and European folklore. Viridius is an alternative spelling.
- Greenlee
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"green clearing"Description:
Attractive English surname that sounds right at home with the other androgynous surname names that are currently on-trend.Greenlee Smythe is a character on the soap opera All My Children
- Wintergreen
Origin:
English nature nameMeaning:
"green in the winter"Description:
The term "wintergreen" historically referred to plants that remain green through the winter, for which we use the word "evergreen" today. Gaultheria wintergreens, shrubs, contain the oil used to make wintergreen mint flavoring, used in chewing gum, toothpaste, and even root beer.
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