Color Names or Names Inspired by Colors

  1. Steel
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Hard and shiny, Steel projects an image that's smooth, macho...and cold to the touch.
  2. Sterling
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "of the highest quality"
    • Description:

      A name with some sterling qualities, most associated with the British currency and silver markets. Sterling has several recent TV associations, with characters Roger Sterling (on Mad Men) and Sterling Archer (on Archer), and actor Sterling K. Brown (on This is Us).
  3. Sapphire
    • Topaz
      • Valencia
        • Origin:

          Spanish
        • Meaning:

          "brave, strong"
        • Description:

          This lovely orange-scented Spanish place-name would make an inventive namesake for an Aunt Valerie.
      • Violet
        • Origin:

          English from Latin
        • Meaning:

          "purple"
        • Description:

          Violet is soft and sweet, yet with a vivacious edge.