As a name, Topaz is sophisticated and sultry; as a golden gem, it's said to have healing and energizing properties and also to bring good luck-- and being the birthstone for November it's one of the perfect <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/605/names-for-november-babies">names for November babies</a>, with that final 'z' giving it some extra sizzle.
 The topaz gets its name via French and Latin from Greek; it is probably ultimately of oriental origin.
 There is an eponymous novel by Leon Uris--later made into a 1969 Hitchcock movie--in which Topaz was the name not of a person but a spy code name, and in the Dodie Smith novel I Capture the Castle, there is a character named Topaz Mortmain.

Topaz

While Vanilla might be too bland, the French version is more flavorful. 

Vanille

writer.needs.names's list "Unusual and Obscure Female Names" of 2 great name ideas: Topaz - Vanille!

Unusual and Obscure Female Names

The female version of the unusual gender-neutral name list I have made. Many of these are extremely obscure & I've never heard of them, but they're beautiful all the same.

Unusual and Obscure Female Names

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