Names That Mean Blue

Azul is the Spanish word for "blue" and was first recorded as a baby name (for girls) in 1995. It's technically considered unisex today, although it is still much more common as a feminine name.

Shyam is one of the alternate names of Hindu God Krishna.

Gormlaith was the wife of the 11th century ruler of Ireland Brian Boru. The name is also used in Scotland. Despite its beautiful meaning, many will find the hard "gorm" sound too much to get past.

Jacinth is a gemstone of the Zircon variety. The name is related to the floral Hyacinth.

A fresh and summery — if rather long — color that sounds namelike, but is extremely rarely used.

Mavi is used for both boys and girls in its native Turkey, but is a new gender-neutral name in the US.

A beautiful Urdu name with a musical sound and a lovely celestial meaning. Sitara got a boost in 2022, potentially from the award-winning 2020 short film "Sitara: Let Girls Dream", bringing awareness to the issue of child marriage.

A color name in two languages. As a Finnish word name, Sini is a fancy way to say "blue". In India, it means "white" or "fair".

Blewett is related to the Middle English words bluet, referring to a blue woolen cloth, and bleuet, meaning "cornflower." Its use as a surname was likely influenced by Blewett's status as a nickname for people with blue eyes, as well as those who often wore blue clothing.

An unusual nickname for unusual names — Mazikeen, a name invented by Neil Gaiman for his Sandman comics, and Mazarine, a French color name.

A fresh nature name — Bluet is a dainty, low-growing plant with small, light blue flowers — that feels like a mix of jazzy word-name Blue and trendy surname Truett.

Unusual and beautiful blue green color and name possibility, a la Cerulean.

Scandinavian form of Scilla

When you see it written out and know the meaning, it seems more distinctive than Neil. Pity everyone will understand it as simply, Neil or Neal.