Names That Mean White

  1. Whit
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  2. Haukea
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "white snow"
    • Description:

      A Hawaiian option for a winter-born daughter. Derived from the elements hau, meaning "snow," and kea, "white."
  3. Laksha
    • Origin:

      Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "white rose"
    • Description:

      A pretty Hindi floral name.
  4. Egret
    • Origin:

      English from German
    • Meaning:

      "white heron"
  5. Beibhinn
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  6. Alwen
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  7. Lilwenn
    • Origin:

      Breton
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  8. Rosalva
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "white rose"
    • Description:

      Variant of Rosalba
  9. Snövit
    • Origin:

      Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "white snow"
    • Description:

      Used as the Swedish name for Snow White.

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