Baby Name Meanings
Names That Mean White or Fair
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Kandake
Greek variation of Candace
"white, pure, sincere"
Greek variation of Candace used in the Bible.
Keelan
Irish
"slender and fair"
Keelan is the Anglicized, phonetic form of the more traditionally-spelled Caelan, also in use. While this name is said by many sources to be unisex, in practice in modern Ireland it is only given to…
Kenya
Place name, Kikuyu
"mountain of white"
Kenya, a name borrowed from the East African nation and theoretically unisex, is now used mostly for girls. While it's had its ups and downs since entering the US Top 1000 in 1968, it currently ranks…
Kenya
Place name, Kikuyu
"mountain of white"
A bold and evocative African place name. The country of Kenya gets its name from Mount Kenya, referred to it as "Kirinyaga" or "Kerenyaga" by the local Kikuyu people, meaning "mountain of whiteness"…
Kenyon
English
"white haired or blond"
Kenyon is a very engaging British surname name, the middle y giving it a kind of southwestern canyonesque undertone. Though Kenyon appears in English records as far back as the fourteenth century and…
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.
Lace
English word name
Lace is a delicate feminine name derived from the English word for the ornate fabric made from intricately looped threads. As a given name, it emerged primarily in the late 20th century when word…
Libni
Hebrew
"white, blank"
Libni is the name of two male characters in the Bible — both grandsons of Levi. It is derived from the Hebrew word laben , meaning "to be white."
Lilwen
Welsh
"white lily"
An unusual member of the "Lily" family of names, this one gives you the option for sweet vintage nickname Winnie, too. It's very unusual even in its native country, never given to more than 3 babies…
Livana
Hebrew
"the moon, white"
Pretty and unusual, Livana may find a lot more fans as parents look for alternatives to Number 1 Olivia. Livana was used for only seven baby girls in the US last year.
Lynwen
Welsh
"fair image"
A bit of a tongue-twister.
Maiwenn
Breton contraction of Mari and Gwenn
French actress and film director Maïwenn Le Besco uses only her striking given name professionally; it’s a contraction of Mari (the Breton form of Marie) and Gwenn ("white, fair, blessed"). The name…
Marwa
Arabic
"white stone, flint"
Marwa literally means "white stone," but is the name of a mountain in Mecca, making it an important name among Muslims. It's also another name for marjoram.
Marya
Arabic
"purity, bright whiteness"
The final a adds a lot of style.
Mckinley
Scottish
"son of the fair hero"
New Presidential name, if you're ready to move beyond Lincoln and Jefferson. At the turn of the last century, during the original McKinley's heyday, as a first name it almost reached the Top 100.
Muireann
Irish
"sea white, sea fair"
The popular Irish name Muireann comes from a mythical mermaid who was tranformed into a woman by a saint. Pronunciation is like the surname of the actress Helen Mirren, but with the spin of a w sound…
Murron
Scottish
"white sea"
Scottish variant of Muirenn
Neva
Spanish
"white snow"
Has a pure, clean aura, but is also evocative.
Nivea
Portuguese from Latin
"snow-white"
Nivea, or Nívea, is most commonly seen as a given name in Brazil, where it was derived from niveus , meaning "snow-white" in Latin. The German skincare brand NIVEA, founded in 1882, took its name…
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.