White Snow And Icy Names

The traditional Irish girl's name Bevin – an Anglicization of Bébhinn – is rarely heard outside the Emerald Isle, but could make an fresh and fashionable namesake for an Aunt Beverly.

Beyzs is both a girls' name, most popular around the turn of this century, and a place name of a city and county in Iran.

A bright and bouncy micro name, far rarer than Mia or Gia.

A literary name used in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series by Shannon Messenger. Could also be a short form of Bibiana or a spin on stylish names like Tiana and Liana.

Bianca, the livelier Italian and Shakespearean version of Blanche, has been chosen by many American parents since the 1990s, just as Blanca is a favorite in the Spanish-speaking community. Its meaning of white relates to snow, making it one of the prime names for winter babies.

Although the female version Bianca has long been accepted as a name outside Italy, maybe it's time to consider this boy color name.

A common choice for baby boys in Slovenia. Bine is identical in sound to the Yiddish feminine name Bina.

Variant of Blake, borne by the great jazz drummer Art Blakey.

More colorful than Blanche, but blanker than Bianca.

This name is usually seen as a surname, but could be used as a first in the tradition of Cooper, Sawyer etc.

Blanche, which originated as a nickname for a pale blonde and then became associated with the notion of purity, was in style a century ago, ranking in the double digits until 1920. She then had to fight the stereotype of faded Southern belle, a la Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and Blanche Devereaux in TV's Golden Girls. Now all three of the Golden Girls--Blanche, Rose and Dorothy--could be ready for revival, with Blanche sounding like a stronger, simpler alternative to Bianca.

A widely used name in medieval Europe that's been almost completely forgotten. Blanche still reads as old lady-ish, and the frilly "-fleur" doesn't make it feel younger. But it could be a striking, not to say iconic, choice for a bold parent, especially if they had some sort of connection to white flowers or the Middle Ages.

Unlike the feminine Blanca, this name for some reason seems to put more emphasis on the "blank" aspect.

Bleuenn is a name virtually unknown in the English-speaking world but trendy in its native France. Bleuenn's origins are in Brittany, in the north of France, and it's related to the Welsh Blodwen. Other spellings include Bleuen and Bleunwenn. This might give the perfect twist to a color name that feels too slight.

An unusual floral -wen name which was the name of an 1878 opera by Welsh composer Joseph Parry.

"Bore" and "boring" are teasing possibilities; Thora, Nora, and Flora recommended alternatives.