Names That Mean Yellow, Gold or Orange List

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Names that mean yellow or orange are an elite group, evoking the warm glow of these rich, beautiful colors.

The top name with a yellow or orange related meaning today is Aurelia, one of the legion of Ancient Roman names back in style. Along with Aurelia, names with golden meanings finding visibility include Blaine, Flavia, Orla, Paz, Aurelio and Aurelius.

A name meaning yellow might be right for a character with blond hair or one with the zodiac sign of Leo. A golden name might also be right for a character born at dawn or on a sunny day, or for one with a golden personality.

Aelia - "sun"
Gender: Female
Origin: Roman

Aeliana - "sun"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Alani - "orange tree"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hawaiian

Amber - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Word name, English

Aneirin - "very golden or noble"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh

Apollo - "destroyer"
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek mythology name

Apollonia - "sun god"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Artan - "golden"
Gender: Male
Origin: Irish

Aurelia - "the golden one"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Aurelio - "the golden one"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian variation of Aurelius

Aurelius - "the golden one"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin

Aurian - "gold"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin

Auryn - "gold"
Gender: Male
Origin: Celtic

Blane - "yellow"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Scottish

Buttercup - "yellow wildflower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name

Celandine - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English botanical name

Chartreuse - "charter house"
Gender: Female
Origin: French

Chrysanthe - "golden flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Chrysanthemum - "gold flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Citrine - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Gemstone name

Clementine - "mild, merciful"
Gender: Female
Origin: French feminine variation of Clement, Latin

Cressida - "gold"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Crisanta - "golden flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish from Greek

Cyra - "sun or throne"
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian or Greek

Cyrus - "sun"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Persian

Daffodil - "asphodel"
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name, from Greek

Daisy - "day's eye"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Margaret or flower name, English

Dandelion - "lion's tooth"
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name, from French

Dawn - "dawn, sunrise"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Eldora - "covered with gold"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish

Eleadora - "gift of the sun"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Eliane - "sun"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew

Elio - "sun"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian, Spanish

Eurwen - "white gold"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh

Flavia - "golden, blond"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Flavian - "yellow hair"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin

Golda - "gold"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Goldie - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English

Helia - "sun"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Helio - "the sun"
Gender: Male
Origin: Spanish

Helios - "sun"
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek

Honey - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Word name

Isabelline - "yellow"
Gender: Female
Origin: Colour name

Kiara - "first day of sun"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian

Kiran - "sunbeam"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Sanskrit

Marigold - "golden flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name, from English

Melinoe - "having the colour of quince"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Greek

Melora - "golden apple"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Nevena - "marigold"
Gender: Female
Origin: Slavic

Ophira - "gold"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew

Oriel - "golden"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Oriole - "golden"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Orla - "golden princess"
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish

Orlaith - "golden princess"
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish

Orville - "gold town"
Gender: Male
Origin: French

Peta - "golden eagle"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Rosaura - "golden rose"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish

Saffron - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Spice name

Salana - "sun"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Samson - "sun"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew

Sandy - "defending men"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish

Sienna - "orange red"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian colour name

Sol - "sun"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Spanish

Solana - "sunshine"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish

Soleil - "sun"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: French

Solveig - "daughter of the sun"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scandinavian

Sonali - "gold, beautiful colour"
Gender: Female
Origin: Sanskrit

Sunniva - "sun gift"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scandinavian

Sunny - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English nickname

Tala - "gold"
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian

Tawny - "golden brown"
Gender: Female
Origin: English word name

Topaz - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Greek gem name

Xanthe - "golden, yellow"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Xanthippe - "yellow horse"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Zahava - "gold"
Gender: Female
Origin: Modern Hebrew name

Zareen - "golden"
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian

Zari - "golden"
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian

Zarina - "a golden vessel"
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian

Zorina - "golden dawn"
Gender: Female
Origin: Slavic

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