Blue Name Generator

Names that mean blue, from Azure to Neela

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Generate names that mean or evoke blue: real given names from dozens of languages (Azure, Neela, Aoi, Gormlaith, Celeste), blue gems, flowers and birds, named shades like Cerulean and Cobalt, and blue places and stars. Built for baby names, pets, characters and brands.

About blue names

Blue is unusual among colors: most languages did not have a word for it until late, so names that literally mean blue are rarer than names meaning red or gold. The ones that exist are scattered across the globe. Sanskrit gives Neela, Neelam (sapphire) and Nilakshi (blue-eyed); Japanese has Aoi, Ruri (lapis) and Sora (sky); Irish Gormlaith means blue princess; Turkish Mavi, Finnish Sini, Lithuanian Žydrė and Albanian Kaltrina all come straight from the word for blue. Latin Livia and Greek Cyane carry the same root, and Italian Azzurra and Spanish Celeste are still common on birth certificates.

A second, larger group evokes blue without saying it. Named shades work as first names (Azure, Indigo, Cerulean, Cobalt, Navy, Teal), and so do blue stones (Sapphire, Lapis, Tanzanite, Larimar), blue flowers (Iris, Hyacinth, Delphine, Veronica, Bluebell), blue birds (Jay, Kingfisher, Heron) and the sky and sea words that painters reach for (Sky, Celeste, Marina, Ocean, Caelum). Blue stars like Vega, Rigel and Spica and blue places like Capri, Santorini and Tahoe round out the list, plus pigments (Prussian), blue-coated animals (Nilgai) and myth (Qinglong).

Pick by register. Baby names should be pronounceable and have a real meaning you can tell the child; pets and characters can take bolder choices like Cobalt, Tardis or Blue Bayou; brands want one short, ownable word.

How to choose blue names

  • For a baby name, favor established names with a documented blue meaning (Neela, Aoi, Celeste, Livia, Gormlaith, Azzurra) over color words; they age better and have a story behind them.
  • Blue-gray pets suit breed and coat words: Merle, Roan, Kerry, Chartreux, Korat and Slate all describe real blue coats.
  • For fantasy characters, pair a blue given name with a surname from the same language family (Ruri Aoi, Deniz Gök, Sinikka Meri) so the name sounds coherent rather than random.
  • Check the source: Celeste means heavenly, Iris means rainbow, and Sapphire was once applied to lapis; decide whether the association or the literal meaning matters to you.
  • For usernames and brands, shade names (Zaffre, Smalt, Bice, Woad, Indicolite) are less common than Azure or Indigo; we have not checked any name against handles or trademarks, so search before you commit.

Frequently asked questions

What names literally mean blue?

Neela, Neelam and Nilakshi (Sanskrit), Aoi (Japanese), Gormlaith and Gorm (Irish), Glesni (Welsh), Kaltrina (Albanian), Sinikka (Finnish), Žydrė (Lithuanian), Mavi and Gökçe (Turkish), Zarqa and Azraq (Arabic), Livia (Latin, from lividus) and Azzurra, Azul and Celeste in the Romance languages all mean blue or sky-blue.

Are there boy names that mean blue?

Yes: Neel and Indranil (Indian), Gökhan and Deniz (Turkish), Celestino and Azzurro (Italian and Spanish), Žydrūnas (Lithuanian), Livio (Latin), Shyam and Krishna (dark blue, Sanskrit), plus shade and sea words like Cobalt, Indigo, Caspian, Rigel and Kai.

What are good blue names for a pet?

Short color and coat words work best: Blue, Navy, Teal, Cobalt, Indigo, Merle, Roan, Slate and Smoky-blue breed names like Chartreux or Korat. Playful picks include Bluey, Blueberry, Stitch, Dory, Tardis and Blue Bayou.

Why are there so few names that mean blue?

Many ancient languages lumped blue with green or dark, and the color was named late, so it left fewer traces in personal names than red, white or gold. Most modern blue names either come from sky, sea and sapphire words or were coined recently from shade names like Azure and Indigo.

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A: 102 names

  • Aalto
  • Abi
  • Achernar
  • Aciano
  • Acrux
  • Adhara
  • Adire
  • Adonis
  • Adriatic
  • Aegean
  • Afghanite
  • Agapanthus
  • Agave
  • Ageratum
  • Aiiro
  • Aika
  • Aitutaki
  • Aizome
  • Aizuri
  • Ajisai
  • Ajrak
  • Ajuga
  • Akash
  • Akasha
  • Akshobhya
  • Albăstrea
  • Albastru
  • Alcedo
  • Alcyone
  • Alice
  • Alnilam
  • Alnitak
  • Aludra
  • Amalfi
  • Amazonite
  • Ambar
  • Ameraucana
  • Amphitrite
  • Amsonia
  • Amun
  • Anchan
  • Anchusa
  • Andaman
  • Anemone
  • Anga
  • Angelite
  • Angkasa
  • Anil
  • Añil
  • Annecy
  • Anqas

A, continued

  • Antariksh
  • Ao
  • Aoba
  • Aoi
  • Aoki
  • Aoko
  • Aolani
  • Aomi
  • Aoshi
  • Aoto
  • Aoyama
  • Aozora
  • Aparajita
  • Apatite
  • Aqua
  • Aquamarine
  • Aquamarine Hart
  • Araucana
  • Arctic
  • Arctic Tern
  • Arion
  • Arita
  • Arnav
  • Asagao
  • Asagi
  • Asman
  • Asmani
  • Aspan
  • Aster
  • Asul
  • Asuman
  • Atlantis
  • Atlas
  • Attabad
  • Aurora
  • Awyr
  • Azores
  • Azraq
  • Azul
  • Azulão
  • Azulejo
  • Azulena
  • Azur
  • Azura
  • Azure
  • Azure Hale
  • Azureus
  • Azurine
  • Azurite
  • Azzurra
  • Azzurro

B: 125 names

  • Babe
  • Baby Blue Eyes
  • Bacalar
  • Bachelor's Button
  • Bada
  • Badakhshan
  • Bahari
  • Bahir
  • Bahr
  • Baikal
  • Baltic Reed
  • Bandit
  • Baolan
  • Baptisia
  • Barvinok
  • Belasý
  • Belize
  • Bellargus
  • Bellatrix
  • Benitoite
  • Bermuda
  • Beryl Mariner
  • Bharal
  • Bi
  • Bice
  • Bích
  • Bihai
  • Bilan
  • Bilberry
  • Biluo
  • Bimini
  • Biru
  • Biryuza
  • Biševo
  • Bixia
  • Blå
  • Blaauw
  • Blaeberry
  • Bláinn
  • Blåklint
  • Bláklukka

B, continued

  • Blankyt
  • Blár
  • Blåsippa
  • Blåtimen
  • Blau
  • Blaudruck
  • Blauvelt
  • Blava
  • Blåveis
  • Bled
  • Błękit
  • Bleu
  • Bleu de France
  • Bleuet
  • Bleuette
  • Bloo
  • Blou
  • Blue
  • Blue Bayou
  • Blue Danube
  • Blue Grotto
  • Blue Hawaii
  • Blue Heaven
  • Blue Hour
  • Blue Jay
  • Blue Lagoon
  • Blue Lotus
  • Blue Mesa
  • Blue Moon
  • Blue Nile
  • Blue Note
  • Blue Ridge
  • Blue Spruce
  • Blue Steel
  • Blue Suede
  • Blue Velvet
  • Blue Willow
  • Blue Yonder
  • Blue-Eyed Mary
  • Bluebell
  • Bluebell Rose
  • Blueberry

B, continued

  • Bluebill
  • Bluebird
  • Bluebonnet
  • Bluebottle
  • Bluebuck
  • Bluecap
  • Bluecoat
  • Bluecurls
  • Bluefin
  • Bluegrass
  • Bluegum
  • Bluejacket
  • Bluenose
  • Bluepoint
  • Blueschist
  • Blueshift
  • Bluestar
  • Bluestem
  • Bluestocking
  • Bluestone
  • Bluet
  • Bluetail
  • Bluethroat
  • Bluetick
  • Bluewater
  • Bluewing
  • Bluey
  • Bolt from the Blue
  • Bondi
  • Bora
  • Borage
  • Boreal
  • Borealis
  • Bowerbird
  • Bristol
  • Brunnera
  • Budgie
  • Bughaw
  • Bugloss
  • Buluu
  • Buluug
  • Bunting

C: 81 names

  • Cadet
  • Caelan
  • Caelia
  • Caelum
  • Caelus
  • Caeruleus
  • Cailleach
  • Callinectes
  • Calypso Rain
  • Camassia
  • Cambridge
  • Campanula
  • Cang
  • Capri
  • Carolina
  • Caryopteris
  • Caspian
  • Cassowary
  • Catananche
  • Cavansite
  • Ceanothus
  • Celastrina
  • Celeste
  • Céleste
  • Celestia
  • Celestia Maris
  • Célestin
  • Celestina
  • Celestine
  • Celestino
  • Celestite
  • Celestyn
  • Celia
  • Celina
  • Celine
  • Cenote
  • Centaurea
  • Cerulean
  • Cerulean Vale
  • Céu

C, continued

  • Ceylon
  • Chaber
  • Chalcanthite
  • Chalkhill
  • Chambray
  • Chartres
  • Chartreux
  • Chefchaouen
  • Cheongryong
  • Chicory
  • Chionodoxa
  • Chromis
  • Chrpa
  • Chrysocolla
  • Ciel
  • Cielo
  • Çivit
  • Clematis
  • Cobalt
  • Columbia
  • Columbine
  • Comino
  • Commelina
  • Como
  • Concord Brook
  • Coraline
  • Cordierite
  • Cornflower
  • Côte d'Azur
  • Cotinga
  • Covellite
  • Cozumel
  • Crane
  • Crater Lake
  • Curaçao
  • Cyan
  • Cyane
  • Cyaneus
  • Cyanine
  • Cyanocitta
  • Cyanotype

D: 28 names

  • Dacnis
  • Damselfish
  • Damson Reef
  • Dangus
  • Danube
  • Darner
  • Darya
  • Dayflower
  • Debess
  • Deep Blue Sea
  • Delfina
  • Delft
  • Delmar
  • Delphine
  • Delphine Azure
  • Delphinium
  • Demoiselle
  • Denga
  • Denim
  • Deniz
  • Deniz Gök
  • Derya
  • Doli
  • Doraemon
  • Dory
  • Dumortierite
  • Dusk
  • Dylan

E: 11 names

  • Echinops
  • Echium
  • Eeyore
  • Electra
  • Empyrean
  • Ensign
  • Enzian
  • Eryngium
  • Eton
  • Euclase
  • Exuma

F: 18 names

  • Fah
  • Fahsai
  • Faience
  • Fairywren
  • Felicia
  • Fiji
  • Fiordaliso
  • Firmament
  • Firn
  • Firouz
  • Firouzeh
  • Firuza
  • Fjord
  • Flax
  • Fluorite
  • Förgätmigej
  • Forget-Me-Not
  • Frost

G: 49 names

  • Gagan
  • Galanos
  • Galazia
  • Galini
  • Geneva
  • Genie
  • Gentian
  • Gentian Frost
  • Genziana
  • Germander
  • Ghanshyam
  • Giacinta
  • Gilia
  • Glacier
  • Glacier Bay
  • Glas
  • Glaslyn
  • Glauca
  • Glauce
  • Glaucophane
  • Glaucus
  • Glaukos
  • Glaz
  • Glesni
  • Gobelin
  • Gök
  • Gökalp
  • Gökay
  • Gökçe
  • Gökçen
  • Gökdeniz
  • Gökhan
  • Gökmen
  • Göksel
  • Göksu
  • Gonzo
  • Gorm
  • Gormán
  • Gormelia
  • Gormlaith
  • Gormlaith Muir
  • Gorrym
  • Grandala
  • Grosbeak
  • Grover
  • Grullo
  • Gumball
  • Gunjo
  • Gzhel

H: 34 names

  • Hadar
  • Hai
  • Hailan
  • Halcyon
  • Halcyone
  • Hanada
  • Hanauma
  • Haneul
  • Haneulsaek
  • Harebell
  • Haskap
  • Hathor
  • Hauyne
  • Hav
  • Havasu
  • Heeler
  • Hemimorphite
  • Hepatica
  • Heron
  • Himinn
  • Himmel
  • Himmelblau
  • Hinemoana
  • Honeycreeper
  • Hooloovoo
  • Horizon
  • Hortensia
  • Hovy
  • Huckleberry
  • Hyacinth
  • Hyacinth Bleu
  • Hyacinthe
  • Hydrangea
  • Hyssop

I: 21 names

  • Icarus
  • Indicolite
  • Indigo
  • Indigo Night
  • Indigo Wren
  • Indigobird
  • Indigofera
  • Indivar
  • Indranil
  • Iolite
  • Iona
  • Ionian
  • Irena
  • Iris
  • Iris Celeste
  • Isatis
  • Isfahan
  • Issyk-Kul
  • Itsaso
  • Iznik
  • Izulu

J: 11 names

  • Jacaranda
  • Jacinta
  • Jacinth
  • Jadran
  • Jasione
  • Jay
  • Jodhpur
  • Jökulsárlón
  • Juniper Loch
  • Jūra
  • Jūratė

K: 45 names

  • Kabood
  • Kabud
  • Kachol
  • Kadal
  • Kahurangi
  • Kai
  • Kailani
  • Kailani Moana
  • Kainalu
  • Kalani
  • Kaltra
  • Kaltrina
  • Kapuyt
  • Karner
  • Kashmir
  • Kastellorizo
  • Kasuri
  • Katara
  • Katoomba
  • Kauai
  • Kawasemi
  • Kék
  • Kékes
  • Kékfestő
  • Kerry
  • Khesbedj
  • Khökh
  • Kikorangi
  • Kikyo
  • Kingfisher
  • Kinneret
  • Kinoite
  • Kök
  • Kōkako
  • Kon
  • Konpeki
  • Korat
  • Kornblume
  • Kororā
  • Kram
  • Krishna
  • Kuvalaya
  • Kyanea
  • Kyanite
  • Kyanos

L: 48 names

  • Lacivert
  • Lagi
  • Lagoon
  • Laguna
  • Laine
  • Lajvard
  • Lam
  • Lan
  • Langit
  • Lani
  • Lanikai
  • Lantian
  • Lanumoana
  • Lapis
  • Lapis Lazuli
  • Lapis Moon
  • Larimar
  • Larimar Cove
  • Larkspur
  • Larkspur June
  • Larvikite
  • Laut
  • Lazuardi
  • Lazuli
  • Lazuline
  • Lazulite
  • Lazur
  • Lazurite
  • Lazward
  • Leilani
  • Lemmikki
  • Linarite
  • Linckia
  • Lithodora
  • Little Boy Blue
  • Livia
  • Livia Caelum
  • Livio
  • Lobelia
  • Louise
  • Lovat
  • Love-in-a-Mist
  • Lucerne
  • Luhlaza
  • Lupin
  • Lupine
  • Lurji
  • Lwandle

M: 70 names

  • Macaw
  • Mahpiya
  • Maia
  • Majorelle
  • Mar
  • Maré
  • Maren
  • Marian
  • Marin
  • Marina
  • Marina Celestine
  • Marine
  • Marinière
  • Marino
  • Marisol
  • Marlin
  • Maui
  • Mavi
  • Mavi Deniz
  • Maviş
  • Maxixe
  • Maya
  • Mayuri
  • Mazarine
  • Meconopsis
  • Megamind
  • Meghashyam
  • Meissa
  • Mėlyna
  • Mendenhall
  • Menelaus
  • Meredith
  • Meri
  • Merle
  • Merlin

M, continued

  • Merope
  • Mertensia
  • Midnight
  • Milori
  • Mina
  • Mintaka
  • Mirtillo
  • Misora
  • Mizuiro
  • Moana
  • Modra
  • Modrásek
  • Modřenec
  • Monkshood
  • Moonstone
  • Moorea
  • Moraine
  • Mordecai
  • Morgan
  • Morning Glory
  • Morpho
  • Morwenna
  • Motmot
  • Moviy
  • Muir
  • Muireann
  • Muriel
  • Murray
  • Murzim
  • Muscari
  • Mustikka
  • Mykonos
  • Myosotis
  • Myrtille
  • Mystique

N: 71 names

  • Nabha
  • Naiad
  • Nalani
  • Nami
  • Namkha
  • Namngoen
  • Namsaek
  • Naos
  • Napha
  • Nattier
  • Navi
  • Navy
  • Nebelung
  • Nebo
  • Nebula
  • Neel
  • Neela
  • Neela Varuna
  • Neelabh
  • Neeladri
  • Neelam
  • Neelambari
  • Neelanjana
  • Neelesh
  • Neelima
  • Neelkamal
  • Neelkanth
  • Nefelejcs
  • Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu
  • Nemophila
  • Neon
  • Nepeta
  • Nephele
  • Neptune
  • Nereid

N, continued

  • Nereus
  • Nerida
  • Nerissa
  • Névé
  • Neytiri
  • Nezabudka
  • Niebieski
  • Niezapominajka
  • Nigella
  • Nila
  • Nila Sky
  • Nilab
  • Nilakshi
  • Nilambar
  • Nilanchal
  • Nilanthi
  • Nile
  • Nilgai
  • Nilgiri
  • Nilgoon
  • Nili
  • Nilima
  • Nilmani
  • Nilmini
  • Nilotpal
  • Niloufar
  • Niltava
  • Nilufar
  • Nilufer
  • Nilupul
  • Ninamu
  • Ningaloo
  • Nishapur
  • Nomeolvides
  • Nomin
  • Nontiscordardimé

O: 19 names

  • Ocean
  • Oceana
  • Oceane
  • Oceanus
  • Oia
  • Okun
  • Oltremare
  • Ölüdeniz
  • Omphalodes
  • Once in a Blue Moon
  • Ondine
  • Opal
  • Oruri
  • Ourania
  • Ouranos
  • Out of the Blue
  • Outremer
  • Oxford
  • Oyu

P: 45 names

  • Pacifica
  • Pale Blue Dot
  • Pangong
  • Paraíba
  • Parang
  • Parangsae
  • Parula
  • Pastel
  • Pāua
  • Pavo
  • Peacoat
  • Peacock
  • Peafowl
  • Pelagia
  • Peleides
  • Peri
  • Periwinkle
  • Periwinkle Fay
  • Perry
  • Pervenche
  • Pervinca
  • Peyto
  • Phacelia
  • Phailin
  • Phthalo
  • Pinyon
  • Pipevine
  • Piplup
  • Pitta
  • Plava
  • Plavka
  • Pleiad
  • Plitvice
  • Plumbago
  • Polemonium
  • Polū
  • Pomněnka
  • Porpita
  • Powder
  • Prussian
  • Pukaki
  • Pūkeko
  • Pulmonaria
  • Pureun
  • Pushkar

Q: 4 names

  • Qing
  • Qinghua
  • Qinglong
  • Qingtian

R: 22 names

  • Rajeev
  • Rakia
  • Rama
  • Rangi
  • Rangiroa
  • Ratnapura
  • Rayleigh
  • Regulus
  • Rhapsody in Blue
  • Rigel
  • Rindo
  • River
  • Roan
  • Robin's Egg
  • Roller
  • Rosemary Tide
  • Royal
  • Rukkilill
  • Ruri
  • Ruri Aoi
  • Ruriiro
  • Ruriko

S: 90 names

  • Sadness
  • Sagar
  • Saiph
  • Salvia
  • Sama
  • Samandar
  • Samarkand
  • Samawati
  • Samawi
  • Samudra
  • Santorini
  • Saphir
  • Saphira
  • Sapir
  • Sapira
  • Sapphira
  • Sapphire
  • Sapphire Lane
  • Sapphirine
  • Sargasso
  • Sashiko
  • Saskatoon
  • Savoy
  • Sayura
  • Scabious
  • Scilla
  • Sea Holly
  • Seaglass
  • Segara
  • Seiryu
  • Semayawi
  • Senin
  • Sepehr
  • Serac
  • Serge
  • Sèvres
  • Seychelle
  • Shamayim
  • Shattuckite
  • Shibori
  • Shiva
  • Shudi
  • Shyam
  • Shyama
  • Shyamala

S, continued

  • Sialia
  • Sidi Bou Said
  • Sila
  • Sindhu
  • Sinervo
  • Sineva
  • Sini
  • Sinikka
  • Sinikka Meri
  • Sinilill
  • Sinine
  • Sininen
  • Sinituuli
  • Sinivuokko
  • Sirius
  • Sky
  • Skye
  • Skye Morwenna
  • Skyla
  • Skyler
  • Slate
  • Sloe
  • Smalt
  • Smurfette
  • Sodalite
  • Sollya
  • Sometsuke
  • Sonic
  • Sora
  • Sora Blue
  • Sorairo
  • Speedwell
  • Spéir
  • Spica
  • Spinel
  • Spix
  • Spruce
  • Squill
  • Squirtle
  • Starflower
  • Starlite
  • Steel
  • Stitch
  • Sulley
  • Sunil

T: 42 names

  • Tahiti
  • Tahoe
  • Taivas
  • Takahē
  • Tanzanite
  • Tardis
  • Tasman
  • Taygeta
  • Tchelet
  • Teal
  • Tekapo
  • Tenger
  • Tengiz
  • Tengri
  • Tethys
  • Thalassa
  • Thalassini
  • Thale
  • Thanh
  • Thénard
  • Thiên
  • Tianlan
  • Tianqing
  • Tlaloc
  • Topaz
  • Tourmaline
  • Triton
  • Trolleite
  • Tsenkher
  • Tsisana
  • Tsisperi
  • Tsovinar
  • Tsuyukusa
  • Tulum
  • Turchese
  • Turchina
  • Turkuaz
  • Turquesa
  • Turquoise
  • Tweedia
  • Twilight
  • Tyndall

U: 12 names

  • Ufuk
  • Ula
  • Uli
  • Uliuli
  • Ultramarine
  • Ulysses
  • Umi
  • Undine
  • Uqnu
  • Urania
  • Urdin
  • Utpala

V: 18 names

  • Vaanam
  • Vaitea
  • Vajradhara
  • Varun
  • Varuna
  • Vasilek
  • Vega
  • Velella
  • Veneta
  • Verditer
  • Vergissmeinnicht
  • Veronica
  • Vesper
  • Vinca
  • Vishnu
  • Vivianite
  • Voloshka
  • Vyom

W: 9 names

  • Watchet
  • Weilan
  • Welkin
  • Whio
  • Whitsunday
  • Whortleberry
  • Wisteria
  • Woad
  • Woodnymph

X: 3 names

  • Xanh
  • Xihuitl
  • Xiuhcoatl

Y: 5 names

  • Yale
  • Yemoja
  • Yerkin
  • Yogo
  • Yudron

Z: 17 names

  • Zaffre
  • Zafira
  • Zafiro
  • Zagin
  • Zakynthos
  • Zanzibar
  • Zarco
  • Zarqa
  • Zenith
  • Zeru
  • Zhanlan
  • Zilgma
  • Zils
  • Zircon
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