Baby Name Meanings · Name Image
By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Bulgarian, Macedonian
"red-cheeked"
A rare alternative to Roman or Ruben, with a sweet meaning for a rosy-cheeked baby boy.
Cornish
"red"
Ancient martyr name that sounds totally modern, but perhaps too close to rumor.
English, French
"reddish brown"
Rustic and cosy, Russet is a color name, associated with the reddish-brown hues of earth and autumn, with homespun cloth, apples, and perhaps less appealingly, potatoes. While it has never featured…
Russet has a lot of potential. It's a rustic word name, associated with homespun cloth, apples, and an earthy shade of reddish-brown. At the same time, it's similar enough to the likes of Russell,…
Italian
"red-haired"
An Italian surname — a variant of Rossi — meaning "red", hence a red-headed person. Russo is punchy and full of gusto, and very rare as a first name. It debuted on the US charts for boys in 2019.
Japanese
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.
Irish
"fire"
This soundalike for the famous volcano, Mount Etna, is a fiery Irish choice that could be perfect for a red-haired baby girl.
Hebrew
A handsome and rare Hebrew name related to Adam — it was given to fewer than five American babies in the United States in 2021.
Botanical name and French
Sorrel is a gentle, amber-hued herbal and autumnal name that's used most often to describe the color of a horse. Sorrell is a variant spelling. Both make excellent names for autumn babies and can be…
Color name
This vivid reddish orange color name is an undiscovered possibility -- kind of a female equivalent of Cerulean for boys.
Vermillion is an extremely rare feminine name derived from the vibrant red-orange pigment of the same name. The word ultimately comes from Latin 'vermiculum,' meaning 'little worm,' referring to the…
English, Scottish
"son of Roy; son of Royce"
Royal and Rory are both in the US Top 1000 for girls where they join a number of surname-inspired names ending in -son , from long-time favorite Madison to the newer Emerson. The yet to rank Royson…
Roy, Royce, Royal, and Rory are all in the US Top 1000, where they join a plethora of surname-inspired names ending in -son . Royson is a new consideration, with a smart, handsome feel to it,…
Spanish
"red-haired, ruddy"
Bright and lively in sound, Rubio is a Spanish surname which was originally used as a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion. It ultimately derives from the Latin root rubers…
Invented name, place name
"red farmstead; rook's village"
Roxby is the "proper" name of the Leo Woodall character in the movie Mad About the Boy , the fourth instalment in the Bridget Jones franchise. In the film, he goes by the cool boy nickname, Roxster.…
Invented name
"red; rook"
Roxby "Roxster" McDuff is the improbable name of the Leo Woodall character in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy , the fourth instalment of the popular movie franchise. Cool boy nickname Roxster…
Ojibwe, place name
"red ochre lake"
The name of a lake and city in Minnesota, US, Onamia has its roots in the Indigenous Ojibwe language. Originally called Onamanii-zaaga'iganiing , the name means "red ochre lake" or "vermillion lake".…
Feminine form of Pyrrhus, Greek
"flame-colored, fiery, red"
A name associated with fire and the autumnal shades of orange and red, Pyhrra is both a feminine form of the name Pyhrrus, and a figure in Greek mythology herself. A daughter of Pandora and…
Spanish place-name
"colored red"
More unusual than Dakota or Austin, Colorado conjures images of majestic mountains and windswept wilderness. Some will prefer the more preppy Aspen, but Colorado feels like the true explorer.
Greek
"flame-colored, red, fiery"
An unusual name form Greek mythology, Pyrrhus is an alternative name for Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles. In this case, Pyrrha was the name of the woman Achilles once disguised himself as, and so it…
