Names That Mean Yellow or Orange

The Early Americans invented names too, sometimes variations of classical or biblical favorites. This one appears in Colonial rosters; the Aur beginning is Latin and means "gold."

Identified with a region famous for its gold, more commonly spelled Ophira.

A beautiful rare choice, also spelled Oriol, derived from Latin aurum "gold".

This cute Ethiopian girl's name fits right in with today's trends. Mix trendy Lumi with stylish Romy, and you've got Lomi! Pronounced "LOH-mee", this is the Amharic word for lemon, and is used as a given name for girls in Ethiopia. With "traveling lite" names (short and sweet, 4 letter names ending in "i" being a huge trend, from Remi to Esti to Zuri, Lomi fits right in while standing out.

With the popularity of Isabella, you might think of Isabelline as a further elaboration -- though it would be the definition of gilding the lily. But Isabelline is also a color, an amorphous pale yellow-gray-cream most often seen in horses' coats or birds' plumage.

"Golden head" is a great name meaning for a blonde child, although the meaning of Pennoyer refers to the Golden Valley of Herefordshire, England. Pen means "head" in Welsh, while aur is the Latin root for "gold."

Kanchana — also spelled Kanjana — is a golden-hued name used in Thailand, Sri Lanka, and among Hindus in India.

An Edwardian coinage from the Welsh word for gold, plus the suffix -wen.

Especially used in India and Sri Lanka, Swarna is today considered to mean "gold", although it is more accurately a contraction of the Sanskrit phrase for "beautiful color". Sri Lankan actress Swarna Mallawarachchi, the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema", is the most notable bearer of this name.

Alternative form of Zarin and Zari.

A beautiful name from Hindu legend borne by a princess who became the wife of Krishna.

Taken from two slavic root words (Zlato meaning gold and Žara meaning morning glow), this unusual name is catching the attention of parents in both Bulgaria and Russia.

There are many names that mean redhead or dark, fewer that mean blond, but this is an intriguing little-known option from the Basque region of Spain, deriving from the Latin Flavianus.

A beautiful rare choice, derived from Latin aurum "gold".

Pitambar — also seen as Pitambara — is an epithet of the Hindu God Vishnu. In Hinduism, yellow is the color of Lord Vishnu and symbolizes knowledge.

A warm and sunny shade of yellow.

As with the English-language cartoon Blondie, more a description than a name.