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Names that mean white

15 first names whose etymology includes “white” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Fiona, Whitney, Blanche, Muriel. For boys: Blake, Barry, Boyd, Albin.

NameForOriginMeaningLatest rank
Blake boys English “black”, “pale” #144 (2025)
Barry boys Irish “white”, “head” #3,684 (2025)
Fiona girls Scottish Gaelic “fair”, “white” #1,362 (2025)
Whitney girls English “white”, “island” #3,035 (2025)
Blanche girls French “white” #5,591 (2019)
Muriel girls Scottish Gaelic “sea”, “white” #3,318 (2024)
Boyd boys “blond”, “yellow” #4,789 (2022)
Bellamy either French “fair”, “friend” #2,440 (2025)
Albin boys Latin “white”, “elf friend” #4,275 (2025)
Finnian boys Irish “fair” #1,307 (2025)
Glenda girls Welsh “holy”, “fair” #5,891 (2024)
Japheth boys Hebrew “enlarged”, “fair” #3,684 (2025)
Albina girls Latin “white” #5,765 (2017)
Gwendolen girls Welsh “white”, “fair” #4,867 (2025)
Candida girls Spanish “shining white” #3,912 (2000)