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Names That Mean White

Updated October 2026

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Rosalba
Latin, from the phrase rosa alba
"white rose"
One of many Spanish elaborations of Rosa.
Gwendolen
Welsh
"white ring, circle"
Gwendolen, an ancient Welsh favorite, retired decades ago in favor of the short form Gwen, but now, as in the case all across the naming board, the nickname has faded and the more distinguished…
Beyza
Turkish and Arabic
"white"
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.
Bronwen
Welsh
"white breast"
Bronwen is widespread in Wales, but still rare enough here to sound somewhat international — we think Bronwen is a real winner. (Note: the Bronwyn spelling is an Anglicization, since the -wyn ending…
Candido
Spanish, from Latin
"pure, white"
Traditionally spelled Cándido, this name projects a feeling of openness and candor.
Gwendoline
Variation of Gwendolen, Welsh
"white ring"
The Gwendoline form may introduce pronunciation confusion -- does that last syllable rhyme with wine or win or when? We vote Gwendolen as not only the most proper but the clearest spelling, followed…
Edelweiss
Flower name, from German
"noble white"
Edelweiss, made famous by the Rogers and Hammerstein song in "The Sound of Music", is a rare female name. In German 'edel' means 'noble' and 'weiss' means 'white'. Edelweiss is the colloquial name…
Fianna
Irish
"band of warriors"
Fianna, a virtually unknown Irish name in the US, combines the best elements of Fiona and Brianna. In Irish and Scottish mythology, the Fianna were independent bands of warriors. It has ranked in…
Gwyndolin
Variation of Gwendolyn, Welsh
"white ring"
Variation of Gwendolyn.
Nuala
Irish, short form of Fionnuala
"white shoulders"
Officially a shortening of the traditional and tricky Gaelic Fionnghuala/Fionnuala, Nuala makes a lovely choice all on its own. Nuala is well-used in Ireland.
Yennefer
Literary name, variation of Jennifer or Guinevere, Cornish or Welsh
"white shadow, white wave"
Yennefer is the name of one of the protagists of The Witcher series, first books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski and then a video game and now a Netflix series. Yennefer is a powerful fighter and…
Fionnuala
Irish Gaelic
"white shoulders"
This lovely Gaelic name, very popular in the Emerald Isle, has inspired a whole host of diminutives (including Nuala and Nola) and variant spellings, from Finola to Finula to the Scottish and English…
Gwyndolyn
Variation of Gwendolen, Welsh
"white ring, circle"
A variation of the ancient Welsh name, Gwendolen, likely via the preferred US spelling, Gwendolyn, this form first started appearing in the US stats back in the 1920s. Derived from Welsh to mean…
Nev
Variation of Neve or Niamh or a diminutive of Nevin, Ginevra, or Nevaeh
"snow; bright; new; white phantom; heaven"
Short and crisp, Nev may be a number of things: an alternative spelling to Irish Niamh, Spanish Nieves, and Italian Neve; a nickname for Geneva, Ginevra, Nevaeh, or Ginevra; an English and Turkish…
Finula
Irish Gaelic
"white shoulders"
This phonetic spelling of the Gaelic Fionnuala (which also has many spelling variations) is sometimes rendered as Finola or Finella.
Izusa
Native American
"white stone"
Highly unusual; could be confused with the Isuzu automotive brand.
Wyclef
English
"dweller at the white cliff"
Haitian-born rap superstar and humanitarian Wyclef ("Fugees") Jean has lent this name a powerful musical beat.
Whitford
English
"from the white ford"
Quintessentially, stylelessly preppy.
Finola
Irish
"white shoulders"
Finola, the readily accessible version of some of the more problematic Gaelic versions of the name, would make a welcome addition to the stockpot of Irish girls' names.
Laban
Hebrew
"white"
An Old Testament name used by the Puritans, less well known than female relatives Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah and as deserving of revival.

Names That Mean White

Rosalba

Gwendolen

Beyza

Bronwen

Candido

Gwendoline

Edelweiss

Fianna

Gwyndolin

Nuala

Yennefer

Fionnuala

Gwyndolyn

Nev

Finula

Izusa

Wyclef

Whitford

Finola

Laban