Gold Name Generator
Names that mean gold, from Aurelia to Zlata
Generate names that mean or evoke gold: real given names and surnames from dozens of languages (Aurelia, Zlata, Altan, Kin, Sona, Zahava), plus Midas and El Dorado, old gold coins, golden flowers and birds, and gold rush country. Built for baby names, pets, characters and brands.
About gold names
Every language has a word for gold, and many of those words became names. Latin aurum gives Aurelia, Aurelius and Aurelio; Slavic zlato gives Zlata and Zlatan; Mongolian altan and Turkish altın give Altan and Altın. Hebrew has Zahava and Paz, Yiddish has Golda, Persian zar gives Zarina, and Sanskrit offers four roots at once: Hema, Kanak, Suvarna and Hiranya. Further afield come Japanese Kin and Kintaro, Irish Órla, Hungarian Aranka, Lithuanian Auksė, Tamil Thangam, Burmese Shwe, Khmer Meas, Yoruba Wura and Quechua Qori. Surnames follow the goldsmith's trade: Goldschmidt, Orefice, Zargar and Złotnik.
A second group evokes gold without meaning it. Midas and El Dorado come from legend and Croesus from history; Aureus, Ducat, Florin and Doubloon are old gold coins; Electrum and Vermeil come from the workshop. Nature adds Marigold, Calendula, Laburnum, Oriole and Goldcrest, and the map adds gold rush country such as Klondike, Ballarat and Gauteng. A handful of entries come from fiction and are named as such in the questions below.
The mix is deliberate. A baby name needs a real meaning and an easy sound; pets and characters can carry Nugget, Goldpaw or Sovereign; brands and usernames want one short word such as Auric, Oro or Karat. The tool shows the name only, so look a name up before you repeat its meaning.
How to choose gold names
- For a baby name, start with names that literally mean gold or golden (Aurelia, Zlata, Zahava, Altan, Kanak, Sona) and confirm the meaning in a name dictionary for that language before you settle.
- Golden pets suit short metal and coin words: Nugget, Karat, Ducat, Florin, Guinea and Oro are easy to call across a park.
- For a fantasy or game character, pair a given name with a surname from the same language, a Persian Zarina with Zargar or an Italian Aurelio with Orefice, so the full name sounds coherent.
- Coin and craft words make ready-made fantasy currencies and guilds: Bezant, Solidus, Hyperpyron, Electrum and Chrysopoeia.
- For a brand or username, short gold words such as Auric and Aurum are popular, so check for yourself that nobody in your field already uses the one you like.
Frequently asked questions
What names literally mean gold?
Zlata (Slavic), Altan (Mongolian), Altın (Turkish), Zahava and Paz (Hebrew), Golda (Yiddish), Sona (Hindi), Kanak, Hema and Suvarna (Sanskrit), Thangam (Tamil), Arany (Hungarian), Shwe (Burmese), Meas (Khmer), Wura (Yoruba) and Qori (Quechua) all come straight from a word for gold. Aurelia, Aurelius and Aurelio come from Latin aureus, golden.
What are cool gold names for a boy or a girl?
For boys, try Altan, Aurelio, Zlatan, Kintaro, Kundan, Ofir or Midas. For girls, Aurelia, Oriana, Zlata, Zarina, Zahava, Órla, Auksė and Marigold are all in the list. Plenty work for anyone: Paz, Sona, Oro and Auric.
Are any of the names from fiction?
Only a handful. Laurelin is the golden tree in Tolkien's legendarium, Rumpelstiltskin spins straw into gold in the Grimm tale, Auric Goldfinger is Ian Fleming's Bond villain and Aureliano Buendía is the colonel who makes little gold fishes in One Hundred Years of Solitude; Rheingold and Coq d'Or are opera titles. A few phrases, such as Golden Ticket, Stay Gold, Goldbug and Sonar Kella, come from novels and stories. The rest are real names, words, places and figures of myth and legend, plus a few coined compounds such as Goldpaw and Goldheart for pets and characters.
Do Marigold, Midas and Klondike mean gold?
No, they evoke it. Marigold is a golden flower, Midas is the king of Greek myth whose touch turned things to gold, and the Klondike was the scene of a gold rush in the 1890s. If the literal meaning matters, choose from names such as Zlata, Altan, Sona or Zahava and confirm it in a dictionary of that language.
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All 1,000 gold names
A: 100 names
- Adewura
- Aeëtes
- Airh
- Aisin
- Aisin Gioro
- Aisin Gurun
- Akhal-Teke
- Alberich
- Aldyn
- Aldyn-Bulak
- Aldyn-ool
- Altai
- Altan
- Altan Ord
- Altan Tobchi
- Altan Urag
- Altan-Ochir
- Altana
- Altanbagana
- Altanbat
- Altanbayar
- Altanchimeg
- Altankhuyag
- Altanshagai
- Altansukh
- Altın
- Altındağ
- Altınışık
- Altınkaya
- Altınkılıç
- Altınkum
- Altınok
- Altınöz
- Altınsoy
- Altıntaş
- Altıntop
- Altun
- Altyn
- Altyn Arashan
- Altyn-Emel
- Altyn-Köl
- Altynbai
- Altynbika
- Altyngul
- Amaltas
- Anacaona
- Andvari
- Angel
- Antique Gold
- Aour
A, continued
- Aouregan
- Aourell
- Aourken
- Aqua Regia
- Aranka
- Arany
- Aranyos
- Ardit
- Ardita
- Argonaut
- Arimaspi
- Arjeta
- Arlind
- Arlinda
- Armend
- Asjad
- Au
- Auksas
- Auksė
- Auksuolė
- Aur
- Auraria
- Auraș
- Aurata
- Áurea
- Aureate
- Aurelia
- Aureliano Buendía
- Aurelianus
- Aurelija
- Aurelijus
- Aurelio
- Aurelius
- Aureliusz
- Áureo
- Aureole
- Aureolin
- Aureolus
- Aureus
- Auriane
- Auric
- Auric Goldfinger
- Aurichalcite
- Aurifaber
- Aurifer
- Aurifex
- Aurinia
- Aurum
- Aurum Potabile
- Aurum Purum
B: 25 names
- Balitok
- Ballarat
- Bambuk
- Bangaram
- Bangaramma
- Bangarappa
- Bangaru
- Barkerville
- Basket-of-Gold
- Batea
- Baudekin
- Bendigo
- Bezant
- Black Gold
- Boccadoro
- Bodie
- Bonanza
- Bonanza Creek
- Boot of Cortez
- Bouakham
- Bouton d'Or
- Brisingamen
- Buathong
- Bulawan
- Burnished Gold
C: 67 names
- Ca' d'Oro
- Calaverite
- Calendula
- Caona
- Cap d'Or
- Cariboo
- Castilla del Oro
- Cempasúchil
- Chamikara
- Champak
- Chanterelle
- Cheechako
- Chervonets
- Chinna
- Choque
- Choquehuanca
- Choquequirao
- Chrysafenia
- Chrysafis
- Chrysalis
- Chrysanthos
- Chryse and Argyre
- Chryseis
- Chryselephantine
- Chryses
- Chrysina
- Chrysippus
- Chrysochoos
- Chrysocolla
- Chrysogonum
- Chrysogonus
- Chrysography
- Chrysolite
C, continued
- Chrysologus
- Chrysomallos
- Chrysopeleia
- Chrysopoeia
- Chrysopolis
- Chrysoprase
- Chrysos
- Chrysostomos
- Chrysovalantis
- Chrysovalanto
- Cibao
- Cíbola
- Citrinitas
- City of Gold
- City of the Caesars
- Cloth of Gold
- Colchis
- Coloma
- Conca d'Oro
- Coolgardie
- Coptos
- Coq d'Or
- Corazón de Oro
- Coricancha
- Costa Dorada
- Côte d'Or
- Cripple Creek
- Crisógono
- Crisólogo
- Crisóstomo
- Crock of Gold
- Croesus
- Crown Gold
- Cup of Gold
D: 27 names
- Dahab
- Dahabiya
- Dahlonega
- Danaë
- Daric
- Daurada
- Daurade
- Daurat
- Deadwood
- Deheb
- Dhahabi
- Dhahabu
- Dinar
- Dizahab
- Dolaucothi
- Domus Aurea
- Dorada
- Dorado
- Dorata
- Dorato
- Dorure
- Doubloon
- Dourada
- Dourado
- Draupnir
- Ducat
- Dutch Gold
E: 18 names
- Écu d'Or
- Egoli
- El Dorado
- Eldora
- Eldorado Creek
- Electrum
- Emas
- Euraid
- Eureka
- Eurfron
- Eurfyl
- Eurliw
- Eurneid
- Eurof
- Eurolwyn
- Euron
- Euronwy
- Euros
F: 14 names
- Fafnir
- Fallgold
- Fenja
- Fine Gold
- Flesh of the Gods
- Flor de Oro
- Flori
- Florin
- Foi Thong
- Fool's Gold
- Forty-Niner
- Fossicker
- Four Nines
- Freyja
G: 196 names
- Gambusino
- Garimpeiro
- Gauta
- Gauteng
- Genda
- Geum
- Geumbit
- Geumgwan
- Geumseong
- Gilded Age
- Gilded Cage
- Gilded Lily
- Gilding
- Gilt
- Gilthead
- Gim
- Gimhae
- Gimpo
- Ginto
- Glasir
- Gold
- Gold Coast
- Gold Dust
- Gold Fever
- Gold Ground
- Gold Lamé
- Gold Leaf
- Gold Mountain
- Gold Nugget
- Gold Pan
- Gold Ruby
- Gold Rush
- Gold Strike
- Gold Thread
- Golda
- Goldammer
- Goldbach
- Goldbaum
- Goldbeak
- Goldbeater
- Goldblatt
- Goldblum
- Goldbrook
- Goldbug
- Goldburh
- Goldcrest
- Goldelse
- Golden Age
- Golden Apple
G, continued
- Golden Bamboo
- Golden Beryl
- Golden Bird
- Golden Bough
- Golden Boy
- Golden Bull
- Golden Buttons
- Golden Cat
- Golden Chanterelle
- Golden City
- Golden Dorado
- Golden Eagle
- Golden Fleece
- Golden Gate
- Golden Girl
- Golden Hind
- Golden Horde
- Golden Horn
- Golden Hour
- Golden Jackal
- Golden Langur
- Golden Larch
- Golden Lion Tamarin
- Golden Lotus
- Golden Mean
- Golden Monkey
- Golden Oriole
- Golden Pavilion
- Golden Pearl
- Golden Pheasant
- Golden Plover
- Golden Poppy
- Golden Rain Tree
- Golden Ratio
- Golden Record
- Golden Rock
- Golden Rutile
- Golden Sheen
- Golden Spike
- Golden State
- Golden Takin
- Golden Temple
- Golden Ticket
- Golden Tiger
- Golden Trout
- Golden Trumpet
- Golden Wattle
- Golden Wolf
- Golden Years
G, continued
- Goldenberg
- Goldenberry
- Goldendoodle
- Goldene Aue
- Goldener Reiter
- Goldenes Dachl
- Goldeneye
- Goldenglow
- Goldenrod
- Goldenseal
- Goldfaden
- Goldfang
- Goldfarb
- Goldfeather
- Goldfield
- Goldflame
- Goldgifu
- Goldgrube
- Goldhähnchen
- Goldhammer
- Goldhaven
- Goldhawk
- Goldheart
- Goldhere
- Goldhorn
- Goldie
- Goldiva
- Goldjunge
- Goldkind
- Goldlack
- Goldmark
- Goldmere
- Goldpaw
- Goldrausch
- Goldregen
- Goldric
- Goldring
- Goldrute
- Goldsborough
- Goldscale
- Goldschatz
- Goldschmidt
- Goldspun
- Goldspur
- Goldstan
- Goldstaub
- Goldstein
- Goldstone
- Goldstück
G, continued
- Goldsworthy
- Goldtail
- Goldthorpe
- Goldwasser
- Goldwater
- Goldwine
- Goldwork
- Goldziher
- Golide
- Golt
- Goudie
- Goudsmit
- Goulding
- Gowd
- Gowden
- Green Gold
- Griffin
- Grotti
- Guanín
- Guatavita
- Guinea
- Guldager
- Guldberg
- Guldborg
- Gulden
- Guldhammer
- Güldner
- Gull
- Gullberg
- Gullbrá
- Gullfoss
- Gullinbursti
- Gullinkambi
- Gullintanni
- Gullstrand
- Gulth
- Gum Shan
- Gyldenkrone
- Gyldenløve
- Gyldenstierne
- Gyllenborg
- Gyllencreutz
- Gyllenhaal
- Gyllenhammar
- Gyllenkrok
- Gyllensten
- Gyllenstierna
- Gyllensvärd
- Gympie
H: 35 names
- Hand of Faith
- Harvest Gold
- Havilah
- Heart of Gold
- Helenium
- Helichrysum
- Heliodor
- Heliopsis
- Hema
- Hemadri
- Hemal
- Hemang
- Hemangini
- Hemani
- Hemaprabha
- Hemavati
- Hemchandra
- Hemendra
- Hemraj
- Hesperides
- Hiranmay
- Hiranmayi
- Hiranya
- Hiranyagarbha
- Hiranyavarna
- Hoàng Kim
- Hoard
- Honeygold
- Honnamma
- Honnappa
- Honnu
- Huangjin
- Hurasu
- Hwanggeum
- Hyperpyron
I: 7 names
- Ibriz
- Iditarod
- Immortelle
- Imperial Topaz
- Indorato
- Ingot
- Inti
J: 15 names
- Jaisalmer
- Jin
- Jinbao
- Jinchan
- Jinfeng
- Jinhui
- Jinlian
- Jinling
- Jinlong
- Jinsha
- Jinshan
- Jintong
- Jinwu
- Jinyu
- Jinzhu
K: 92 names
- Kalgoorlie
- Kam
- Kanak
- Kanakadurga
- Kanakalata
- Kanakambaram
- Kanakangi
- Kanakaraj
- Kanakasabha
- Kanakavalli
- Kanazawa
- Kanchana
- Kanchanaburi
- Kanchanmala
- Kaneda
- Kanemaru
- Kanemoto
- Kaneshiro
- Kanikonna
- Kanokkorn
- Kanokporn
- Kanokwan
- Karat
- Kasavu
- Kencana Wungu
- Kerria
- Ketem
- Kham
- Khamla
- Khampheng
- Khamsing
- Kim Anh
- Kim Cúc
- Kim Hoa
- Kim Liên
- Kim Loan
- Kim Long
- Kim Ngân
- Kim Ngọc
- Kim Oanh
- Kim Phượng
- Kim Quy
- Kim Thoa
- Kim Tuyến
- Kim Yến
- Kin
K, continued
- Kinboshi
- King of Metals
- Kinginrin
- Kingyo
- Kinichi
- Kiniro
- Kinji
- Kinjiro
- Kinkaku
- Kinkan
- Kinkazan
- Kinkhab
- Kinmen
- Kinmokusei
- Kinnosuke
- Kinpaku
- Kinpei
- Kinpoge
- Kinran
- Kinsei
- Kinsenka
- Kinshachi
- Kintaro
- Kintoki
- Kintsugi
- Kinzo
- Kirikane
- Klondike
- Koban
- Kogane
- Koganei
- Koganemushi
- Kolar
- Konjiki
- Konjikido
- Koula
- Koura
- Kremnica
- Kubera
- Kula
- Kuld
- Kuldar
- Kulta
- Kultaneito
- Kumquat
- Kundan
L: 9 names
- Laburnum
- Ladon
- Lamé
- Las Médulas
- Laurelin
- Leprechaun
- Liquid Gold
- Lorfèvre
- Louis d'Or
M: 27 names
- Maki-e
- Malamatenia
- Malamati
- Malamo
- Mancus
- Manoa
- Mapungubwe
- Marigold
- Marsh Marigold
- Mas
- Meas
- Melogold
- Menja
- Mezahab
- Midas
- Midas Touch
- Milla
- Millahue
- Millalobo
- Millaray
- Mohur
- Moidore
- Monomotapa
- Mont d'Or
- Mosaic Gold
- Motherlode
- Mycenae
N: 18 names
- Nasij
- Ndarama
- Nibelung
- Noble
- Nome
- Nomisma
- Nordic Gold
- Nub
- Nubhetepti
- Nubia
- Nubkaure
- Nubkhaes
- Nubkheperre
- Nubnefer
- Nubt
- Nubwenet
- Nudar
- Nugget
O: 55 names
- Oban
- Obuasi
- Ofir
- Ogon
- Okro
- Okromchedlishvili
- Okropir
- Okropiridze
- Okros Tsikhe
- Okruashvili
- Olaedo
- Old Gold
- Oltin
- Oltinbek
- Oltingul
- Óola
- Ophir
- Ophira
- Opus Anglicanum
- Or
- Orafo
- Orata
- Orefice
- Orfèvre
- Órfhlaith
- Órga
- Oriana
- Oriane
- Oriano
- Orichalcum
- Oriella
- Orietta
- Oriflamme
- Orio
- Oriol
- Oriola
- Oriole
- Órla
- Ormolu
- Oro
- Oro Puro
- Oro Zecchino
- Oroblanco
- Orofino
- Oroville
- Orpailleur
- Orphrey
- Orpiment
- Oskan
- Oskanian
- Otago
- Ouro
- Ouro Fino
- Ouro Preto
- Oxus
P: 30 names
- Pactolus
- Paititi
- Pandoro
- Parime
- Parvaim
- Paydirt
- Paz
- Pepita
- Pépite
- Phu Khao Thong
- Pinchbeck
- Plutus
- Pon
- Ponmalar
- Ponmani
- Ponmudi
- Ponnambalam
- Ponnamma
- Ponni
- Ponnu
- Ponnusamy
- Ponraj
- Poporo
- Porta Aurea
- Porte Dorée
- Pot of Gold
- Punchao
- Purple Gold
- Purple of Cassius
- Pyrite
Q: 6 names
- Qızıl
- Qori
- Qorianka
- Qorilazo
- Quimbaya
- Quivira
R: 20 names
- Rainbow's End
- Ran
- Ranbanda
- Rand
- Rangiri
- Rankoth
- Ranmali
- Ranmenika
- Ranmuthu
- Ransiri
- Ratchaphruek
- Rattaran
- Rayo de Oro
- Red Gold
- Rheingold
- Río de Oro
- Rose Gold
- Rudbeckia
- Rukmini
- Rumpelstiltskin
S: 94 names
- Sado
- Saithong
- Sampo
- Sang Thong
- Sanou
- Sardis
- Sayapatri
- Ser
- Serkhang
- Serlingpa
- Serra Pelada
- Sertar
- Seventy-Nine
- Shakudo
- Shell Gold
- Shonali
- Shwe
- Shwebo
- Shwedagon
- Shwemawdaw
- Shwenandaw
- Shwezigon
- Siglo de Oro
- Sika
- Sika Dwa
- Sika Futuro
- Sika Kokoo
- Sipán
- Skagway
- Sofala
- Solidago
- Solidus
- Sona
- Sonajhuri
- Sonamarg
- Sonamoni
- Sonar
- Sonar Bangla
- Sonar Kella
- Sonargaon
- Sonchampa
- Sonchiraiya
- Sone
- Songket
- Soni
- Sonowal
- Sonu
S, continued
- Sovanna
- Sovannaphum
- Sovannarith
- Sovereign
- Sra Zar
- Stampeder
- Stay Gold
- Stella de Oro
- Subansiri
- Subarna
- Subarnarekha
- Sundhara
- Sunehra
- Sunehri
- Sunglow
- Sungold
- Sunkoshi
- Sunmaya
- Suphan
- Suphan Buri
- Suphannahong
- Suphannika
- Sutter's Mill
- Sutton Hoo
- Suvanna
- Suvannamaccha
- Suvarna
- Suvarnabhumi
- Suvarnadvipa
- Suwan
- Suwannarat
- Suwarni
- Suwarno
- Swarna Lanka
- Swarnabha
- Swarnakamal
- Swarnakumari
- Swarnalata
- Swarnali
- Swarnam
- Swarnamali
- Swarnamukhi
- Swarnaprabha
- Swarnendu
- Swarnim
- Sweat of the Sun
- Sylvanite
T: 42 names
- Tagetes
- Talayi
- Tarkwa
- Tegau Eurfron
- Telluride
- Teocuitlatl
- Thangadurai
- Thangam
- Thangamani
- Thangamma
- Thangaraj
- Thangavel
- Thankachan
- Thankam
- Thankamani
- The Gilded One
- The Golden One
- Thong
- Thong Ek
- Thong Nuea Kao
- Thong Yip
- Thong Yod
- Thongbai
- Thongdee
- Thongkham
- Thonglor
- Thrymsa
- Tibr
- Tiger's Eye
- Tilla
- Tilla-Kari
- Tillo
- Tillya Tepe
- Tmolus
- Toison d'Or
- Tolosa
- Torre del Oro
- Touchstone
- Trapalanda
- Tumbaga
- Tumi
- Twenty-Four Karat
U: 3 names
- Uphaz
- Urre
- Urrezko
V: 13 names
- Val-d'Or
- Vàng
- Varna
- Vegas Gold
- Vermeil
- Volamena
- Voskan
- Voskanyan
- Voskeberan
- Voskehat
- Voskerchyan
- Voski
- Voskuni
W: 19 names
- Wangara
- Warqee
- Water Gilt
- Wawat
- Welcome Stranger
- Welsh Gold
- Werq
- Werqi
- White Gold
- Wings of Gold
- Witwatersrand
- Wolo
- Workalemahu
- Workitu
- Worku
- Workye
- Wura
- Wuraoluwa
- Wurus
X: 2 names
- Xieng Thong
- Xipe Totec
Y: 3 names
- Yamabuki Ogon
- Yukon
- Yukon Gold
Z: 63 names
- Zahav
- Zahava
- Zar
- Zarafshan
- Zaranya
- Zarbaft
- Zarbanu
- Zardozi
- Zargar
- Zargul
- Zarina
- Zarmina
- Zarnegar
- Zarnigor
- Zarrindokht
- Zarrinkafsh
- Zarrinkoob
- Zarrintaj
- Zartaj
- Zecchino
- Zehavi
- Zeltiņš
- Zeltīte
- Zelts
- Zêr
- Zêrîn
- Zinariya
- Zipa
- Zipangu
- Zlata
- Zlatá Koruna