Naming the rainbow

  1. Gold
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "gold"
    • Description:

      Luxe baby name that could easily fit in among children named Onyx and Emerald. Goldie is a rising choice for girls.
  2. Tudor
    • Origin:

      Welsh and Romanian variation of Theodore, Teodor, or Theodoric
    • Meaning:

      "gift from God; ruler of the people"
    • Description:

      Known as a British royal family line as well as a style of architecture, this name feels both solemn and formidable, but with an intriguing "dark-academia" feel to it too. Currently in the Top 1000 in England and Wales, it is also used in Romania and Moldova.
  3. Bronze
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Description:

      Third place on the sports field, but potentially more wearable than either Silver or Gold, Bronze feels modern and edgy.
  4. Ochre
    • Origin:

      Greek, English
    • Meaning:

      "pale yellow"
    • Description:

      Ochre is an exceedingly rare name, found only a few times since the nineteenth century, and not showing up in any current data. Yet it means much the same thing as popular Sienna (another clay coloured with iron oxide) and sounds similar to fashionable Oakley. A strong earthy nature name that is both unusual and evocative.
  5. Apricot
    • Origin:

      Fruit name
    • Description:

      A very unique fruit name heard more often on peachy-colored dogs than on baby girls.
  6. Isabelline
    • Origin:

      Variation of Isabella and color name
    • Description:

      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.
  7. Ecru
    • Origin:

      Word name, English from French
    • Meaning:

      "ecru; raw, unbleached"
    • Description:

      Neutral color, but as a name, too much of an oddity.
  8. Shadow
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "shade"
    • Description:

      Better for a dog.