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Roone
Irish
"red-haired"
Roone is a lively, attractive and unusual redhead entry brought into the mix by the late TV sports and news executive Roone Arledge, who seemed to own it as a one-person name when he was alive. Roone…
Rooney
English or Gaelic surname
"descendent of the champion"
Rooney is one of many bouncy Irish surnames that could make an agreeable first, once tied to Mickey Rooney (who was actually born Joseph Yule) in his young and spunky Andy Hardy period. Young "Girl…
Roth
German
"redhead"
This surname-name originated as a nickname for redheads.
Rudyard
English
"red enclosure"
Often thought of as a one-peson name because of Jungle Book writer Kipling, this was actually his middle name. He was middle-named for Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, the beauty of which inspired his…
Rufus
Latin
"red-head"
Rufus is a rumpled, redheaded (it was the nickname for red-haired King William) ancient Roman name popular with saints and singers (e.g. Rufus Wainwright); now, Rufus is on the cutting edge of cool.…
Rumo
Cornish
"red"
Ancient martyr name that sounds totally modern, but perhaps too close to rumor.
Sorrell
French
"reddish brown"
Soft, amber-hued herbal and autumnal name that's used most often to describe the color of a horse. The proper spelling: Sorrel.
Teal
Bird and color name
This name of both a grayish-greenish-blue color and a kind of wild duck can be used for both boys and girls.
Vardon
French
"green knoll"
Pleasant-sounding French surname.
Verdi
Italian
"green"
This is an outside possibility for opera-lovers, with the additional eco/color factor.
Vered
Hebrew
"rose"
Related to the Arabic Warda, Vered is a strong sounding nature name with a sweet floral meaing.
Vermont
French
"green mountain"
Place-name waiting to be discovered.
Viridian
English
"blue green color"
Unusual and beautiful blue green color and name possibility, a la Cerulean.
Whitford
English
"from the white ford"
Quintessentially, stylelessly preppy.
Whitney
English
"white island"
Deriving from an English locational surname meaning "white island", Whitney was in rare but regular use for boys in the US until the early 1960s, when actress Whitney Blake popularized it for girls.…
Whittaker
English
"white field"
If you discount the connection to the controversial Whittaker Chambers in the days of the Red Scare, Whittaker is a pleasant enough British surname with the preppyish nickname Whit.
Wycleff
Wycleff is a masculine name primarily recognized as a variant spelling of Wyclef, which gained recognition through Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean. The name derives from John Wycliffe, the…
Xanthos
Greek
"golden-haired"
This alternate name for Apollo has a noble sound and can always be shortened to Xan.
Zahavi
Hebrew
"gold"
A Middle Eastern name rarely heard here, but with a certain swashbuckling charm.
Zinc
Color or mineral name
Extreme cool possibilities in either of these modern categories, like a postmodern Linc.