Colour Names
- Biscuit
- Bisque
- Bone
- Brass
- Bronze
- Butterscotch
- Canary
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"small bird"Description:
The name of a small yellow bird that hasn't taken off in the way that some of its avian sisters – like Robin, Wren or Lark – have.
- Carmine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"vivid red"Description:
This traditional Italian name could have a whole new life when viewed as a color name.
- Celadon
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
Like Cerulean, one of the new and unusual color names -- it's a soft grayish green -- suitable for a boy.
- Cerise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"cherry"Description:
Infinitely preferable to the tease-inspiring English version of the word.
- Cerulean
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
Cerulean is just beginning to be heard as a name. Though Cerulean works as a name for both genders; the fact that it's a majestic light blue makes it particularly appropriate for a boy.
- Chamois
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"soft leather, yellowish-brown"Description:
Pronounced sham-me, this color and word name is soft and appealing.
- Cherry
Origin:
Fruit nameDescription:
With other fruity names like Clementine, Olive and Plum ripe for the picking, sweet Cherry remains remarkably underused: just 27 baby girls received the name in 2017, down from 343 at its peak in 1948. The unsavory slang meaning no doubt goes a long way towards explaining its fall from grace.
- Cinnabar
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Associated with a vivid red-orange-colored lacquer, would make a more than distinctive color-related choice.
- Claret
Origin:
Color name, also Bordeaux wineDescription:
Rich purplish red color choice that may gain favor along with Claire, though the wine connection can't be ignored.
- Coal
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
This recently coined respelling of Cole darkens its image.
- Cobalt
Origin:
Color and nature nameDescription:
Even among the range of blue names on the current baby naming palette -- Blue itself, Azure, Cerulean, Teal, Aqua, Cyan, Indigo -- Cobalt remains the most unusual, not to mention the most masculine.
- Copper
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
It's a beautiful burnished metal -- but also slang for policeman.
- Coral
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
First used during the Victorian craze for jewel names; it could rise again, along with Ruby and Pearl, though it doesn't have as much luster.
- Cordovan
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"native of Cordova"Description:
Leathery, masculine image, complete with user-friendly short form.