116 Radiant Names That Mean Red (Girls And Boys)
The color red symbolizes things like love, passion, life, health, war, courage, and anger. If you like the idea of finding a baby name inspired by colors, there are many names that mean red that would be a great choice.
Four fun facts about the color red:
Red is the first color that humans perceive after black and white.
The first primary color babies can see is red.
Red is the first color that people suffering from temporary color blindness after a brain injury start to see again.
World leaders have used red clothing as a way to showcase their power for hundreds of years.
The color red draws out strong reactions. It can represent opposite emotions like love or anger. There are several idioms that contain the word red.
Here are eight examples:
“Red letter day” is a day that was happy and memorable
“Roll out the red carpet” is a way to welcome an important guest
“Paint the town red” means to go out and have fun
“Lady in red” means a woman who is dressed classy
“Caught red-handed” means you’re guilty
“Red in the face” means you’re embarrassed
“Seeing red” means you’re angry
“Red flag” means warning of danger
In this post, we offer over 100 names for you to choose from. Some of these names actually mean red while others are connected with the color in some way.
If you’re looking for other color names, we also have orange names as well as names that mean green.
Red Names For Girls
Including (origins) and “meaning
These names were researched using websites like BabyCenter to find their meanings and origins. It’s important to mention that some names have several meanings in different languages.
A
Akako (Japanese) “red”
Akane (Japanese) “deep red”
Akari (Japanese) “crimson red”
Alhambra (Arabic) “red castle; the red”
Apple (English) “apple”
Aruna (Sanskrit, Indian) “dawn; reddish brown”
Arusha (Sanskrit) “red”
Auburn (English) “deep reddish-brown”
Autumn (Latin) “of woods; season of harvest” - Autumn is also on our list of hippie girl names
Ayuna (Japanese) “red; bloody”
B
Burgundy (French) “dark red”
C
Caera (Irish) “fiery”
Cerise (French) “cherry red”
Cherry (French) “the fruit; darling”
Cheyenne (Native American) “red speakers” - Cheyenne is also on our list of city names for girls
Chibeni (Japanese) “red as blood”
Chizuki (Japanese) “red moon”
Claret (English) “dark red color”
Coral (Latin) “sea growth often deep pink or red.” - Coral is also on our list of names that mean water
Corsen (Welsh) “red”
Crimson (English) “rich deep red”
D
Dahlia (Scandinavian) “Dahl’s flower” - Dahlia is also on our list of old-fashioned girls names
Dandan (Chinese) “red”
E
Ember (English) “spark; burning low” - Ember is also on our list of names that mean fire
Enya (Irish) “fire”
F
Flannery (Irish) “descendant of the red warrior”
G
Ginger (English) “pure; spice” - Ginger is also on our list of nicknames for girls
H
Humayra (Arabic) “red”
Hazel (Old English) “hazel plant” - Hazel is a pretty middle name for Luna
Holly (English) “plant with red berries” - Holly is also on our list of plant names
K
Kamala (Indian) “lotus or pale red”
Kiara (Irish) “first ray of sun” - Kiara is also on our list of beautiful black girl names
Kurenai (Japanese) “crimson”
L
Lali (Sanskrit) “red gemstone”
M
Maple (Old English) “red maple tree; one who lives near maple trees”
Miaka (Japanese) “beautiful red”
O
Omaira (Arabic) “long life; red”
P
Piroska (Hungarian) “red”
Poppy (Latin) “red flower”
R
Reed (British) "red" - Reed is also on our list of one syllable names for girls
Roisin (Irish) “little rose”
Rose (Latin) “rose; flower” - Rose is also on our list of southern girl names and makes a beautiful middle name for Braylin
Roselle (Old French) “red”
Rosie (English) “rose”
Rossa (Italian) “red”
Rouge (French) “red-colored”
Roux (Latin) “reddish”
Rubena (Italian, Latin) “ruby; red”
Rubina (Italian, Latin) “ruby; red”
Ruby (Latin, French) “deep red precious stone” - Ruby is also on our list of names with 4 letters
S
Scarlett (French) “red”
Sherry (French) “darling; wine”
Sienna (Italian) “orange red”
Sorrel (Old German) “reddish brown”
T
Talutah (Native American) “blood red”
Boy Names Meaning Red
A
Adam (Hebrew) “son of the red earth” - Adam is also on our list of biblical boy names
Admon (Hebrew) “red”
Aidan (Gaelic) “little fire”
Akashi (Japanese) “cinnabar, vermilion”
Altan (Turkish) “red dawn”
B
Blaze (English) “fire” - Blaze is also on our list of edgy boy names
Brando (Italian, Old Norse) “fiery torch”
Brick (German) “clay red, like the building material”
C
Carmine (Aramaic) “purplish-red”
Carnelian (Latin) “ochre-colored semi-precious gemstone, named after a type of cherry.”
Clay (English) “clay worker; clay red”
Cosmos (Greek) “harmony; flowering plant”
D
Derry (Gaelic) “oak grove”
E
Edom (Hebrew) “red”
F
Flanagan (Irish) “red; ruddy”
G
Garnet (Old English) “dark red”
Gilroy (Gaelic) “son of the red-head”
Gough (Welsh) “red”
H
Harkin (Irish, Gaelic) “dark red”
K
Kasai (Japanese) “fire”
Keegan (Irish) “son of little fire”
M
Mars (Latin) “god of war; red planet“
P
Phoenix (Greek) “dark red” - Phoenix is also on our list of strong boy names
Pyrrhus (Greek) “flaming red”
R
Radcliff (English) “red cliff”
Radley (English) “red meadow”
Raleigh (English) “from the red field”
Red (English) “red”
Redding (English) “son of the red-haired”
Reid (Old English) “red” - Reid is also on our list of handsome names for a boy
Rohit (Indian) “first red rays of the sun; horse rider”
Rojo (Spanish) “red”
Rory (Irish) “red king” - Rory is a gender-neutral name
Ruadh (Scottish, Irish) “red”
Rudyard (English) “red enclosure”
Rumen (Slavic) “red cheeks”
Rumo (Cornish) “red”
Russell (French) “little red” - Russell is also on our list of vintage boy names
S
Sohrab (Persian) “red water”
T
Tokino (Japanese) “red”
Tyson (Old English) “firebrand” - Tyson is also on our list of twin boy names that rhyme
Names For Redheads
These names all mean red-haired or something similar:
Boys
Alroy (Gaelic) “red-haired”
Clancy (Irish) “red-haired warrior”
Flann (Irish) “red-haired”
Flynn (Irish) “son of the red-haired one” - Flynn is also on our list of southern boy names
Leroux (French) “the red-haired one”
Reading (English) “son of the red-haired one”
Redford (Scottish) “red-headed”
Redmond (Irish) “red-haired defender”
Reed (English) “red-haired”
Rogan (Irish) “redhead”
Rohan (Irish, Sanskrit) “red-haired”
Roone (Irish) “red-haired”
Roth (German) “redhead”
Roy (Celtic, French) “red-haired”
Rufus (Latin) “red-haired” - Rufus is also on our list of black boy names
Russo (Italian) “red-haired”
Rusty (English) “red-headed”
Girls
Flanna (Irish) “red-haired”
Kapil (Indian) “red-haired”
Rowan (Scottish, Irish) “little redhead” - Rowan is also on our list of attitude names for girls
Rufina (Latin) “red-haired”
21 Nicknames For Redheads
Here are 21 fun nicknames for gingers:
Annie
Bluey
Carrot top
Cherry
Copper
Ember
Fireball
Fox
Foxy
Freckles
Fuego
Ginger
Gingerbread
Gingy
Poppy
Red
Ruby
Rusty
Scarlett
Spitfire
Strawberry Shortcake
We’d love to hear if you have any favorite baby names from our list. Or maybe you’ve got a name suggestion that you’d like added?
Either way, leave a comment and let us know!
