Names That Mean White
- Whit
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"white"Description:
Whit is an uplifting short form of any number of surname-y full names, for Whitney to Whitaker. But Whit stands perfectly well on its own and makes for a witty spin on modern virtue names.
- Haukea
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"white snow"Description:
A Hawaiian option for a winter-born daughter. Derived from the elements hau, meaning "snow," and kea, "white."
- Laksha
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"white rose"Description:
A pretty Hindi floral name.
- Egret
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"white heron"
- Beibhinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"white or fair lady"Description:
An important name in Irish myth, belonging to a beautiful giantess who was both mother and wife of Brian Boru. It is usually Anglicized as the phonetic Bevin, but also as Vivian.
- Alwen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"white brow; nourishing"Description:
An unusual but beautifully simple name, possibly a variation on Aelwen, that belongs to a river in north-east Wales. It may appeal if you like similar names like Arwen, Anwen and Olwen.
- Lilwenn
Origin:
BretonMeaning:
"fair lily, white lily"Description:
Possibly a variation of the Welsh Liliwen (meaning "snowdrop"), this Breton form of Lily blends the botanical name with the -wen element, creating the sweet meanings of "fair lily" or "white lily". While the obvious nickname would be Lily, Leni might be a possibility too.
- Rosalva
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"white rose"Description:
Variant of Rosalba
- Snövit
Origin:
SwedishMeaning:
"white snow"Description:
Used as the Swedish name for Snow White.
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