50+ Names That Mean Purple (Girl, Boy, Gender-neutral)

Rainbow-colored names to empower your child

Natalie Grant (with child sleeping)
Written by Natalie Grant Updated on July 31st, 2023

The color purple has been seen throughout history as luxuriant and rich, being associated with royalty, power, and spirituality.

Children’s names can determine their identities and personalities throughout their lives, so giving your darling newborn a name that means purple makes sense for any forward-thinking parent.

Inspiring and uplifting, purple may represent your favorite color or flower, or possibly rekindle the memory of a spectacular sunset.

Whatever the case, we’ve put together an exciting list of names that mean purple from countries around the world we think will help you come up with the perfect match for your remarkable, colorful baby, ensuring she stands apart from the crowd.

Female baby names

  1. Aikaterini — [Greece] “purple”
  2. Anemone — [Greek] “flower”
  3. Begonia — [Greek] “beautiful”
  4. Bematiste — [Greek] “blue-violet stone”
  5. Bluebell — [English] “purple flower”
  6. Byanca — [Latin] “purple dye”
  7. Calanthia — [Latin] “purple flower”
  8. Cameo — [English] “purple gemstone”
  9. Hyacinth — [Greek] “purple gemstone”
  10. Ianthe — [Greek] “violet flower”
  11. Indigo — [Latin] “blue-purple dye”
  12. Iris — [Greek] “rainbow”
  13. Ivorie — [Latin] “purple-violet”
  14. Lavender — [English] “purple flower”
  15. Lilac — [Latin] “flower”
  16. Orchid — [Greek] “flower”
  17. Pansy — [French] “flower”
  18. Periwinkle — [English] “flower”
  19. Viola — [Latin] “purple”

Male baby names

  1. Amethyst — [English] “Purple gemstone”
  2. Anil — [Hindi] “indigo”
  3. Aurum — [Latin] “Purple”
  4. Blaine — [Irish] “Purple”
  5. Boyce — [English] “purple”
  6. Burki — [Turkish] “Purple”
  7. Byzas — [Greek] “Purple”
  8. Cyprian — [Greek] “Purple”
  9. Ergastulum — [Latin] “Purple”
  10. Ermin — [Bosnian] “Purple”
  11. Fiolet — [Polish] “Purple”
  12. Garnet — [English] “purple gemstone”
  13. Gediminas — [Lithuanian] “Purple”
  14. Jakub — [Hebrew] “Purple”
  15. Jasper — [English] “purple gemstone”
  16. Kalki — [Hindu] “Purple”
  17. Periwinkle — [English] “Purple flower”
  18. Perviz — [Persian] “Purple”
  19. Puran — [Sanskrit] “Purple”
  20. Reuben — [Hebrew] “Purple”
  21. Saffron — [English] “Purple-colored spice”
  22. Tyrian — [Latin] “Purple”

Natalie Grant (with child sleeping)
Written by Natalie Grant Updated on July 31st, 2023