The Ultimate Color Name List - truly extensive!
- Tangelo
- Taupe
- Tenné
- Terra Cotta
- Thistle
- Timberwolf
- Turquoise
- Umber
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
A rich brown hue, but can be misheard as Amber, said with a pretentious accent.
- Verdi
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"green"Description:
Embodies both color and operatic style.
- Vermilion
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
This vivid reddish orange color name is an undiscovered possibility -- kind of a female equivalent of Cerulean for boys.
- Veronica
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings victory; true image"Description:
The name Veronica projects a triple-threat image: at once saintly, sensuous, and strong. The name derives from Berenice, the Latin form of the Greek name Berenike "she who brings victory", with the spelling influenced by the Latin phrase vera icon "true image". Veronica was the name of the compassionate woman who wiped Jesus's face when he was on his way to Calvary and whose cloth was miraculously imprinted with his image: she is now the patron saint of photographers.
- Violette
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"purple"Description:
Now that Violet is becoming more popular, parents are starting to explore same-but-different options such as the French Violette, which would properly be pronounced with a long e sound in the first syllable and three syllables -- vee-oh-let -- as well as the Spanish Violeta — both of which were among the fastest-rising girl names of 2023.
- Viridiana
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"green"Description:
Viridiana is a frillier version of the medieval name Viridis, meaning green. Viridiana briefly made it into the top 1000 in the US in the 1990s.
- Viridis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"green"Description:
Viridis is a medieval Italian name which is also the Latin word for green. This name is a beautiful option for parents looking for an unusual name that conveys freshness, youth, springtime and nature.
- Vanilla
- Violet
- Viridescent
- Wisteria
Origin:
Flower name, from English surnameMeaning:
"Wister's flower"Description:
A frilly southern-accented flower name yet to be planted on many birth certificates. In the language of flowers, the wisteria is a symbol of devotion. It is named for American horticulturalist John Caspar Wister.
- Zelena
Origin:
Greek variation of SelenaDescription:
See SELENA.
- Zinc
Origin:
Color or mineral nameDescription:
Extreme cool possibilities in either of these modern categories, like a postmodern Linc.