Jewel and Gemstone Baby Names

A popular unisex Mongolian name with a precious meaning.

The lovely Portuguese word for "pearl" (Pérola) was seldom used as a first name even in Brazil and Portugal until it was the name of a character on a popular telenovela "Joia Rara." It is also the name of a town in the south of Brazil, near the Paraguayan border.

Zümra is derived from the Turkish word for "emerald," zümrüt. The Ü in Zümra is pronounced with a short U sound similar to the ou in words like "should" and "could."

Interesting on paper, though most people would confuse it with the word peruse.

Popular choice in Vietnam, where it is used for both sexes.

An addition to the collection of gemstone names — a category that's currently rising in popularity.

Rare and memorable Arabic girl name with a sparkling meaning. Yaqoot is generally associated with rubies and garnets.

İnci is the Turkish word for "pearl," derived from the Old Turkic word yençü.

A popular choice in Iceland in the early 2010s, Tinna comes from the Norse word for the fire-starting stone, flint. It can also be a variation of the Katherine, Christina, and Martina short form, Tina.

Tahiti is famous for its beautiful pearls, which are cultivated and collected from the black lip oyster. While you might think of pearls being white, Tahitian pearls are known as 'black pearls' and come in black, dark green, and grey with undertones of green, pink, silver blue and yellow. Poerava is the native Tahitian name for the pearls and is used as a feminine name.