Baby Name Meanings
Names That Mean Gold or Golden
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Names that mean gold or golden can refer to the color gold or to gold as a symbol of wealth. A name meaning gold or golden might also convey that a child is perfect or blessed or protected, or symbolize dawn or the sun.
Names meaning gold are popular today for all those references, and why should you have to choose? Gold is a positive color in a range of cultures for a variety of reasons, and names with gold meanings can make them all yours.
Aurora is the top girls' name with a meaning related to gold. Along with Aurora, other girl names that mean gold in the US Top 1000 include Florence, Aurelia, Edith, Marigold, and Amber.
Along with Oscar, boy names that mean gold in the US Top 1000 include Aurelio, Otto, Otis and Edward which mean wealthy, along with cold, hard Cash.
Unique and appealing names meaning gold include Cressida, Flavia, Orla, and the unisex Hebrew name Paz.
Gold names might be right for a child with golden hair or skin, or for a child born under the sign of Leo. Gold can also be a good name for a baby born on a sunny day.
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Aurora
Latin
"dawn"
The goddess name Aurora has consistently been on the US popularity list since the nineteenth century, but has really taken off in the past 30 years. Aurora also enjoys remarkable international…
Oscar
English or Irish
"God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"
Oscar is one of the most stylish Old Man Names of our era. While it's softened slightly in popularity over the past 20 years, that may be considered a very good thing. In the nineties and the…
Edward
English
"wealthy guardian"
Unlike perennials William, John and James, Edward is a classic that moves in and out of fashion. This royal Anglo-Saxon standard has benefited in recent years from the popularity of the hot hero of…
Kiara
English variation of Chiara, Italian, Ciara, Irish, or Aboriginal Australian, Korean
"light, clear; little dark one; cockatoo; first ray of sun"
Kiara can be considered a variation of both the Italian name Chiara and the Irish name Ciara. Chiara is the Italian form of Clara, meaning "bright" or "clear," while Ciara is the feminine form of…
Cyrus
Persian
"sun"
Cyrus is one of those surprising names that have always ranked among the Top 1000 boy names in the US. On an upward trend since the mid-90s, Cyrus now sits in that comfortable place between too…
Otto
German
"wealthy"
Otto is cool again. Long a quintessential Old Man Name, Otto has been promoted to trending darling of adventurous baby namers. Like most German names , Otto fell out of favor during and after the two…
Aurelia
Latin
"the golden one"
Aurelia is an ancient Roman name that's become a surprise hit in the contemporary world. A top favorite on Nameberry, it reentered the US Top 1000 in 2014 after a 70-year absence and continues to…
Aisha
Arabic; Swahili
"living, prosperous"
Aisha was Muhammad's favorite wife, making this lovely name and its myriad variations hugely popular among Muslims and also African-Americans. It's been energized by TV personality Aisha Tyler.…
Elio
Italian, Spanish
"sun"
Elio is a sunny and spirited Italian and Spanish name that makes a great crossover prospect, which could catch on as Enzo has. Derived from the Roman Aelius and the Greek Helios, it has an appealing…
Sunny
English nickname
Upbeat nickname-name that can't help but make you smile. You might want to use it as a short form for a more "serious" name such as Sunniva, but Sunny is undeniably, well, sunny.