Names That Mean Yellow or Orange
- Sona
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"gold"Description:
Derived from suvarna, a Sanskrit word meaning "good color".
- Zareen
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"golden"Description:
Alternative form of Zarin and Zari.
- Bronze
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Third place on the sports field, but potentially more wearable than either Silver or Gold, Bronze feels modern and edgy.
- Ambretta
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
An evergreen with yellow flowers, Ambretta works to modernize Amber.
- Hari
Origin:
HinduMeaning:
"dark, tawny"Description:
Familiar via Harry, but much more worldly.
- Aurian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"gold"Description:
A handsome alternative to Adrian or Dorian, derived from the Latin word aurum "gold".
- Isabelline
Origin:
Variation of Isabella and color nameDescription:
With the popularity of Isabella, you might think of Isabelline as a further elaboration -- though it would be the definition of gilding the lily. But Isabelline is also a color, an amorphous pale yellow-gray-cream most often seen in horses' coats or birds' plumage.
- Eurwen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"white gold"Description:
An Edwardian coinage from the Welsh word for gold, plus the suffix -wen.
- Sunglow
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
A warm and sunny shade of yellow.
- Auriol
Origin:
Latin, BasqueMeaning:
"golden"Description:
A beautiful rare choice, derived from Latin aurum "gold".
- Xanthippi
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"yellow horse"Description:
Modern form of the Classical name Xanthippe, name of Socrates' wife, this name is often used as a by-word for a nagging, scolding woman.
- Chrisoula
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"golden"Description:
This name is the feminine of Chrystanthos, meaning golden flower (think Chrysanthemum).
- Asahi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"morning sun"Description:
Bright, just like its meaning.
- Chryse
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"golden"Description:
Chryse is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a lover of Ares and as a potential epithet of Athena.
- Boyd
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"blond"Description:
Has a bit of a hayseed image, and that oy sound is tough to work with.
- Pazel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Pazel's abbreviated version, Paz, is far more modern and attractive.
- Zlata
Origin:
Feminization of ZlatanMeaning:
"gold"
- Bionda
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"blond"Description:
As with the English-language cartoon Blondie, more a description than a name.
- Orleans
Origin:
English, French, place nameMeaning:
"gold"Description:
An interesting, off-beat place name that feels similar to the likes of Harlem, Memphis, and Bristol, Orleans is currently undiscovered as a given name. The English form of the French Orléans, it derives from the Latin Aurelianum, meaning "gold".
- Rukmini
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"adorned with gold"Description:
A beautiful name from Hindu legend borne by a princess who became the wife of Krishna.
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