celattin's list "Rose-y and Red Names" of 12 great name ideas: Arusha - Vermillion!

Rose-y and Red Names

Collection of boys and girls names that mean, contain, or are otherwise related to the color red or the flower "rose"

The color red plays a prominent role in Hindu mythology, referring to the rising sun or the reddish horses of the "son of fire."  Pronounced ahr-OO-shah, it has a stylish Russian flair.  Hindi version is ARUSHI.

Arusha

Associated with a vivid red-orange-colored lacquer, would make a more than distinctive color-related choice. 

Cinnabar

Flanna is an uncommon name for a red-haired girl, not as familiar -- or some would say, as pretty -- as its nickname, Flannery. 

Flanna

Haumea is the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth, said to have created a potion to allow humans to be able to give birth naturally. The meaning of the name is likely related to the blood shed in childbirth. A dwarf planet beyond Neptune's orbit is named in Haumea's honor.

Haumea

In Maori mythology, Kahukura is a god of the rainbow, who manifests as the upper part of a double rainbow. The name is generally used for girls in New Zealand today.

Kahukura

Kindle is riding on the coattails of Kendall and co with its on-trend sounds. As a word, it has an inspirational meaning, but its secondary modern-day meaning — as an Amazon brand of tablets — gives it a branded quality.

Kindle

This Japanese color name is not bestowed upon baby girls, but it's been used for many fictional characters.

Kurenai

Penrose – an ancient place-name and surname derived from several villages in Cornwall, Wales, and the Welsh border country of England – would make for an even more unexpected alternative to quirky nature name Primrose. Intuitive nicknames Penny or Rosie make it feel more wearable.

Penrose

St Quiteria was a second-century virgin martyr who was killed after refusing to renounce her Christian faith in order to marry.

She was born in what is now Portugual, and her name is sometimes used in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. She is the patron of several Spanish towns, including Toledo, and there are shrines to her in Aire-sur-l-Ardour, France, where she died; and in the village of Kuthenkuly, India.

Her name may derive from Kythere ("the red one"), a title of the Phoenician mother-goddess Astarte, perhaps via Greek Kythereia, an epithet of Aphrodite. The French version is the charming Quitterie.

Quiteria

Philosophical surname that could make an unusual first for a red-headed girl.

Rousseau

This vivid reddish orange color name is an undiscovered possibility -- kind of a female equivalent of Cerulean for boys. 

Vermilion

Vermillion is an extremely rare feminine name derived from the vibrant red-orange pigment of the same name. The word ultimately comes from Latin 'vermiculum,' meaning 'little worm,' referring to the tiny insects (kermes) from which this crimson dye was originally made. As a given name, Vermillion falls into the category of color names, alongside more common choices like Scarlet or Ruby. However, Vermillion remains exceptionally uncommon, making it a truly distinctive choice. The name carries strong associations with creativity, boldness, and visual arts due to the pigment's historical importance in painting. Its four syllables and melodic quality give it a flowing, elaborate sound that contrasts with shorter color names, offering parents a dramatic and artistic choice that's virtually guaranteed to be unique.