Green Name Generator

Names that mean or evoke green, Midori to Viridian

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Generate names that mean or evoke green: given names from many languages (Midori, Chloe, Viridiana, Esmeralda, Harita), green gems and shades like Jade, Peridot, Celadon and Viridian, herbs, evergreens and green birds, plus surnames such as Greenwood and Valverde. Built for baby names, pets and characters.

About green names

Green has more literal names than most colors. Midori is the everyday Japanese word for green and a common given name. Chloe comes from a Greek word for a young green shoot, Viridiana and Verdiana from Latin viridis, and Harita from the Sanskrit for green. Zelenko is built on the South Slavic word zelen, and the Arabic names Khidr and Lakhdar both come from the word for green. Plain color words are here too: Verde, Groen, Grün, Yeşil, Uaine, Gwyrdd and Kijani.

A larger group evokes green without meaning it. Esmeralda, Émeraude and Zümrüt are words for emerald, Giada and Yeşim for jade. Olive, Sage, Ivy, Fern, Laurel and Juniper are plants first, and Celadon, Viridian, Chartreuse and Verdigris are named shades. The list also holds green stones such as Peridot and Malachite, green birds such as Quetzal and Vireo, folklore figures like the Green Man, and lush places from Vermont to Kauai.

Surnames carry the color as well: Greenwood, Grünwald, Valverde, Monteverde, Zieliński, Yeşilova and Midorikawa all hold a word for green, and well over a hundred of the 1,000 entries are full names such as Sylvain Verdier. Several languages use one word for blue and green, so names like Thanh and Qing sit on the border between the two.

How to choose green names

  • For a baby name, favor names with a long record as given names (Chloe, Midori, Esmeralda, Olive, Sylvia, Oliver, Viridiana) over bare color words, and look the meaning up in a name dictionary before you tell the story.
  • Match the shade to the subject: Sage, Celadon, Seafoam and Reseda suit pale gray-greens, Lime, Kiwi, Chartreuse and Shamrock suit bright ones, and Juniper, Loden, Cypress and Malachite suit dark coats and scales.
  • For a character, keep both halves in one language. Hisui Midorikawa, Sylvain Verdier, Esmeralda Valverde and Yeşim Yeşilyurt each sound like one person from one place, while a mixed pair sounds random.
  • Decide whether you need a name that means green or one that evokes it. Jade, Emerald and Ivy are green things, not words for the color; for a literal meaning look at Midori, Viridiana, Harita, Zelenko or Khidr.
  • Say a long shade name aloud before you commit. Viridian, Verdigris and Chrysoprase look good on paper, but a pet or a party member usually ends up with the short form.

Frequently asked questions

What names literally mean green?

Midori (Japanese), Viridiana and Verdiana (from Latin viridis), Harit and Harita (Sanskrit), Zelenko (South Slavic), Khidr and Lakhdar (Arabic) and Chloe (Greek, a green shoot) all come from a word for green or green growth. The list also has the plain color words of many languages, such as Verde, Vert, Groen, Yeşil, Uaine, Gwyrdd and Kijani.

What are some cool green names?

The less common shade and stone words tend to sound the coolest: Viridian, Celadon, Verdigris, Malachite, Peridot, Loden and Sinople. For something closer to a personal name, try Hisui, Moegi, Zümrüt or Koru, or a full name such as Viridian Holt or Jade Thornwood.

What are good green names for a pet?

Short food and plant words are easy to call: Kiwi, Kale, Pea, Basil, Clover, Fern, Moss, Matcha and Olive. Green animals lend their names as well, so a parrot, frog or lizard can be Quetzal, Kea, Gecko, Honu or Treefrog.

Is every name on the list a word for green?

No. Some names mean green, and many more only evoke it: gems, herbs, trees, shades, birds, places and surnames with a green element. All 1,000 names are on the page in an A to Z list, so you can look into a name's background yourself before you use it.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 47 names

  • Abies
  • Abnoba
  • Absinthe
  • Actinolite
  • Adonis
  • Airmid
  • Akhdar
  • Alexandrite
  • Alfalfa
  • Alon
  • Alona
  • Amazona
  • Amazonia
  • Amazonite
  • Ankur
  • Aoba
  • Aoba Wakabayashi
  • Aoki
  • Aomidori
  • Aomori
  • Aono
  • Aoshima
  • Aotake
  • Aoyagi
  • Aoyama
  • Apple Green
  • Apple Mint
  • Aranya
  • Arashiyama
  • Araucaria
  • Arbor
  • Arboretum
  • Arborvitae
  • Arcadia
  • Arden
  • Ardennes
  • Arduinna
  • Artemisia
  • Asagi
  • Ashton Greenough
  • Asturias
  • Aurora
  • Aventurine
  • Aviv
  • Aviva
  • Avoca
  • Azores

B: 25 names

  • Bamboo
  • Basil
  • Basil Greenbaum
  • Bay Laurel
  • Berde
  • Bergamot
  • Bertilak
  • Beryl
  • Bích
  • Bích Ngọc
  • Biyu
  • Boomslang
  • Borealis
  • Borneo
  • Bower
  • Bracken
  • Bracken Moorfield
  • Broadbill
  • Brunswick
  • Bryn Glasson
  • Bryony
  • Bulrush
  • Bursa
  • Buxus
  • Byakuroku

C: 68 names

  • Cabo Verde
  • Cadmium Green
  • Çağla
  • Caiman
  • Campoverde
  • Caper
  • Carmel
  • Cascadia
  • Castleton
  • Catmint
  • Catnip
  • Cedar
  • Cedar Lindqvist
  • Cedrus
  • Ceiba
  • Celadon
  • Celadon Shaw
  • Celadonite
  • Celyn
  • Celyn Glas
  • Ceres
  • Cernunnos
  • Chalchihuitl
  • Chalchiuhtlicue
  • Chaman
  • Chameleon
  • Chard
  • Chartreuse
  • Chayote
  • Chikurin
  • Chive
  • Chivor
  • Chloe
  • Chlorella

C, continued

  • Chloris
  • Chloromelanite
  • Chlorophyll
  • Chorok
  • Chrome Diopside
  • Chrome Green
  • Chrysoberyl
  • Chrysolite
  • Chrysoprase
  • Çimen
  • Çınar Yeşilova
  • Clover
  • Clover Field
  • Clover Greenall
  • Clover Meadows
  • Clubmoss
  • Cobalt Green
  • Conure
  • Copse
  • Coriander
  • Costa Verde
  • Courgette
  • Cress
  • Cryptomeria
  • Cui
  • Cui Ping
  • Cuihua
  • Cuileann
  • Cuizhu
  • Cuizhu Ye
  • Cushion Moss
  • Cyparissus
  • Cypress
  • Cypress Holloway

D: 26 names

  • Dafina
  • Dafne
  • Daintree
  • Daphne Prasinos
  • Daphnis
  • Dark Olive
  • Darner
  • Darragh
  • Darragh Fahy
  • Dartmouth
  • De Groen
  • Defne
  • Defne Yeşil
  • Dekel
  • Dell
  • Demantoid
  • Deodar
  • Deri
  • Derwen
  • Derwen Glyn
  • Diopside
  • Dioptase
  • Dubravka
  • Duckweed
  • Durva
  • Duvert

E: 29 names

  • Eclectus
  • Eden
  • Edera
  • Eelgrass
  • Eglė
  • Éire
  • Elaia
  • Elowen
  • Emerald
  • Emerald Ashdown
  • Emerald Bay
  • Emerald City
  • Emerald Dove
  • Emerald Fenwick
  • Emerald Green
  • Emerald Isle
  • Emerald Lake
  • Emerald Tablet
  • Emeraldine
  • Émeraude
  • Endive
  • Epidote
  • Erez
  • Erin
  • Esmeralda
  • Esmeralda Valverde
  • Esmeraldo
  • Esmeraude
  • Evergreen

F: 31 names

  • Fahy
  • Faunus
  • Feicui
  • Feijoa
  • Fern
  • Fern Ainsley
  • Fern Green
  • Fern Greenleaf
  • Fern Hollowell
  • Feronia
  • Fidan
  • Fiddlehead
  • Filiz
  • Fiordland
  • Fir
  • Fleur Laverdière
  • Flora
  • Flora Verdone
  • Florian Grünwald
  • Florian Lavergne
  • Foliage
  • Forest Green
  • Forester
  • Forrest
  • Fougère
  • Four-Leaf
  • Froglet
  • Frond
  • Fuchsite
  • Fukamidori
  • Futaba

G: 105 names

  • Garden
  • Garland
  • Gaspeite
  • Gawain
  • Gecko
  • Ghillie Dhu
  • Giada
  • Giada Verdini
  • Ginkgo
  • Glade
  • Glade Hawthorne
  • Glaisne
  • Glaisne Glass
  • Glas
  • Glass
  • Glasson
  • Glasswort
  • Glaucous
  • Glaz
  • Glen
  • Glendalough
  • Glenna
  • Glenna MacGlashan
  • Glyn
  • Gooseberry
  • Grankvist
  • Green
  • Green Bay
  • Green Bean
  • Green Fairy
  • Green Gables
  • Green Garnet
  • Green George
  • Green Knight
  • Green Lion
  • Green Man
  • Green Tara
  • Green Willow
  • Greenacre
  • Greenall
  • Greenaway
  • Greenbaum
  • Greenberg
  • Greenbrier
  • Greenbul
  • Greene
  • Greenery
  • Greenfield
  • Greenfinch
  • Greengage
  • Greenhalgh
  • Greenheart

G, continued

  • Greenhill
  • Greenidge
  • Greenland
  • Greenlaw
  • Greenleaf
  • Greenlee
  • Greenlet
  • Greenling
  • Greenmantle
  • Greenough
  • Greenshank
  • Greensleeves
  • Greenspan
  • Greenstein
  • Greenstone
  • Greenstreet
  • Greensward
  • Greenville
  • Greenwald
  • Greenway
  • Greenwich
  • Greenwing
  • Greenwood
  • Groen
  • Groenendijk
  • Groeneveld
  • Groenewegen
  • Groenewoud
  • Grön
  • Grönberg
  • Grøndahl
  • Gröndal
  • Grönholm
  • Grønli
  • Grönlund
  • Grønn
  • Grönqvist
  • Grönroos
  • Grönvall
  • Grønvold
  • Grove
  • Grove Ellery
  • Grover
  • Grün
  • Grünbaum
  • Grünberg
  • Grüner
  • Grünfeld
  • Grünthal
  • Grünwald
  • Gwern
  • Gwyrdd
  • Gyokuro

H: 38 names

  • Hadas
  • Hadassah
  • Haircap
  • Haljas
  • Hamadryad
  • Happa
  • Hara
  • Harit
  • Harita
  • Hariyali
  • Havu
  • Hayashi
  • Hazel
  • Hazel Greenaway
  • Hazel Thicket
  • Hazel Underhill
  • Hazuki
  • Hedera
  • Hiddenite
  • Hijau
  • Hinoki
  • Hirva
  • Hisui
  • Hisui Midorikawa
  • Hiwa
  • Hoh
  • Hollis
  • Holly
  • Holly Bough
  • Holly Greenway
  • Holm Oak
  • Holt
  • Holy Basil
  • Honeen
  • Honu
  • Hops
  • Hunter
  • Hunter Green

I: 17 names

  • Iguana
  • Ilan
  • Ilana
  • Ilanit
  • Ilex
  • Immergrün
  • Imperial Jade
  • India Green
  • Iratze
  • Ireland
  • Ivo
  • Ivy
  • Ivy Calloway
  • Ivy Fernhollow
  • Ivy Greenwood
  • Ivy Trellis
  • Izumrud

J: 27 names

  • Jacamar
  • Jack in the Green
  • Jada
  • Jade
  • Jade Bay
  • Jade Cove
  • Jade Emperor
  • Jade Green
  • Jade Lotus
  • Jade Maiden
  • Jade Mountain
  • Jade Rabbit
  • Jade Thornwood
  • Jade Willowmere
  • Jadeite
  • Jadine
  • Jalapeño
  • Jarilo
  • Jebel Akhdar
  • Jela
  • Jela Zelenika
  • Jelka
  • Jewel Beetle
  • Juniper
  • Juniper Berry
  • Juniper Greenberg
  • Juniper Vale

K: 36 names

  • Kakapo
  • Kākāriki
  • Kale
  • Kalina Zelenova
  • Kanach
  • Kappa
  • Kauai
  • Kauri
  • Kawakawa
  • Kea
  • Kelly
  • Kelly Greenwald
  • Kendal Green
  • Kerala
  • Kerry
  • Khadra
  • Khiao
  • Khidr
  • Khizar
  • Khudair
  • Kijani
  • Kimidori
  • Kiso
  • Kissos
  • Kiwi
  • Kiwi Sprout
  • Koa
  • Kodama
  • Koke
  • Komorebi
  • Konoha
  • Koru
  • Koru Pounamu
  • Kusa
  • Kusamochi
  • Kusano

L: 58 names

  • Lacewing
  • Lakhdar
  • Lakhdar Zeitoun
  • Lâm
  • Lata
  • Latika
  • Lau
  • Laura Verdaguer
  • Laurel
  • Laurel Brackenridge
  • Laurel Green
  • Laurel Greenlaw
  • Laurel Wreath
  • Lauren
  • Laurence
  • Laurence Greenhalgh
  • Laurent
  • Laurent Vertefeuille
  • Laurentia
  • Laurie
  • Laurinda
  • Lauro
  • Laurus
  • Laverdière
  • Lavergne
  • Lea
  • Leaf
  • Leaf Green
  • Leaf Insect
  • Leafbird
  • Leafhopper
  • Leafy
  • Leek
  • Lehti
  • Leif Evergreen
  • Lemon Balm
  • Lemon Thyme
  • Lemongrass
  • Leshy
  • Levert
  • Lichen Graywood
  • Lime
  • Linde
  • Linde Groenewoud
  • Linden
  • Linden Greenlee
  • Linnea
  • Linnea Grönberg
  • Linwood
  • Live Oak
  • Loden
  • Löfgren
  • Lorenzo
  • Lorenzo Monteverdi
  • Lorikeet
  • Lovage
  • Lowri
  • Luntian

M: 56 names

  • MacGlashan
  • Mâche
  • Maidenhair
  • Maile
  • Makrut Lime
  • Malachite
  • Malachite Dell
  • Malachite Green
  • Mantis
  • Maragatham
  • Marakata
  • Marjoram
  • Maslina
  • Matcha
  • Matsu
  • Matsuba
  • Maw Sit Sit
  • Mead
  • Meadow
  • Meadow Larkspur
  • Medeina
  • Meliae
  • Melissa
  • Mentha
  • Menthe
  • Midori
  • Midori Kusano
  • Midorikawa
  • Midoriko
  • Mielikki
  • Mint
  • Mint Cream
  • Mint Leaf
  • Minthe
  • Mizuna
  • Moegi
  • Moegi Aoki
  • Moldavite
  • Monteverde
  • Monteverdi
  • Morakot
  • Moringa
  • Moss
  • Moss Agate
  • Moss Aldergate
  • Moss Everly
  • Moss Green
  • Moss Greenstreet
  • Moss Stone
  • Motmot
  • Mtsvane
  • Munnar
  • Muzo
  • Myrtle
  • Myrtle Greenstein
  • Myrtus

N: 14 names

  • Nae
  • Nahele
  • Namu
  • Neem
  • Nemetona
  • Nephrite
  • Ngaio
  • Nile Green
  • Nitzan
  • Noble Fir
  • Nopal
  • Nori
  • Northern Light
  • Nurmi

O: 45 names

  • Oakmoss
  • Oasis
  • Ohia
  • Oihana
  • Oirase
  • Olea
  • Oliva
  • Olivaceous
  • Olivares
  • Olive
  • Olive Ashgrove
  • Olive Branch
  • Olive Greenfield
  • Olive Grove
  • Olive Hill
  • Olive Mossgrove
  • Oliveira
  • Oliver
  • Oliver Grönqvist
  • Olivera
  • Oliverio Villaverde
  • Olivero
  • Olivet
  • Olivia
  • Olivia Groeneveld
  • Olivier
  • Olivier Duvert
  • Oliviero
  • Oliviero Verderame
  • Olivine
  • Olivine Green
  • Olivine Rose
  • Olivio
  • Oliwer Zielony
  • Oliwia
  • Oliwia Zielonka
  • Onnen
  • Orchard
  • Oregano
  • Oren
  • Oren Dekel
  • Orlegi
  • Osiris
  • Oz
  • Ozma

P: 55 names

  • Pachai
  • Pachamama
  • Padrón
  • Pallav
  • Pallavi
  • Palm
  • Pampas
  • Pan
  • Pandan
  • Panna
  • Papyrus
  • Paris Green
  • Parnika
  • Parrotfish
  • Parrotlet
  • Pea
  • Pea Blossom
  • Pea Green
  • Peapod
  • Peaseblossom
  • Pepita
  • Peppermint
  • Peridot
  • Peridot Finch
  • Peridot Lea
  • Perilla
  • Perry Greenidge
  • Persephone
  • Persian Green
  • Phthalo
  • Phyllida
  • Phyllida Greene
  • Phyllis
  • Picea
  • Pickle Greenbean
  • Pihla
  • Pihla Grönroos
  • Pine
  • Pine Green
  • Pistache
  • Pistachio
  • Pitys
  • Polliwog
  • Pomona
  • Ponderosa
  • Ponga
  • Pounamu
  • Prairie
  • Prase
  • Prasine
  • Prasinos
  • Prehnite
  • Ptah
  • Puck
  • Pureun

Q: 8 names

  • Qing
  • Qing Zhu
  • Qingdao
  • Qingsong
  • Qingsong Lin
  • Quercus
  • Quetzal
  • Quetzalli

R: 18 names

  • Raanan
  • Reindeer Moss
  • Reseda
  • Reyhan
  • Rimu
  • Robin Hood
  • Rocket
  • Roheline
  • Rokushō
  • Rosemary
  • Rosemary Greenspan
  • Royal Fern
  • Rue
  • Rushes
  • Russian Green
  • Rūta
  • Ryoku
  • Ryokucha

S: 96 names

  • Sabuj
  • Sabz
  • Sabza
  • Sabzevari
  • Sagano
  • Sage
  • Sage Fernsby
  • Sage Greenhill
  • Sage Whitlock
  • Sagebrush
  • Salix
  • Samphire
  • Sap Green
  • Sarvenaz
  • Sasa
  • Savanna
  • Savoy
  • Scheele
  • Scots Pine
  • Sea Grape
  • Sea Holly
  • Sea Lettuce
  • Seafoam
  • Seagrass
  • Seattle
  • Sedge
  • Seiji
  • Selvaggia
  • Selvi
  • Selvi Yeşilırmak
  • Seraphinite
  • Serpentine
  • Serrano
  • Shamrock
  • Sherwood
  • Shida
  • Shinryoku
  • Shirakami
  • Shishito
  • Shiso
  • Silas Grünberg
  • Silva
  • Silvano
  • Silvano Verdecchia
  • Silvanus
  • Silvestra
  • Silvestre Verdejo
  • Silvestro

S, continued

  • Silvia
  • Silvia Monteverde
  • Silvije
  • Silvio
  • Silviu
  • Sinople
  • Siskin
  • Sitka
  • Smaragd
  • Smaragda
  • Smaragdine
  • Smaragdos
  • Smeralda
  • Smeralda Verdelli
  • Smeraldo
  • Smilax
  • Sorrel
  • Sorrel Glenwood
  • Spanish Moss
  • Sphagnum
  • Spirulina
  • Sprig
  • Star Moss
  • Stone Pine
  • Sugi
  • Sui
  • Sundus
  • Sward
  • Sweet Basil
  • Sweet Bay
  • Sweetgrass
  • Sword Fern
  • Sylph
  • Sylvain
  • Sylvain Verdier
  • Sylvaine
  • Sylvan
  • Sylvan Glade
  • Sylvester Grünfeld
  • Sylvi
  • Sylvi Grönholm
  • Sylvia
  • Sylvia Grunewald
  • Sylvie
  • Sylvie Levert
  • Sylwia Zielińska
  • Syrinx
  • Szmaragd

T: 45 names

  • Taiga
  • Takebayashi
  • Tamar
  • Tamar Alon
  • Tāne
  • Tāne Kauri
  • Tapio
  • Tarkine
  • Tarragon
  • Tatsoi
  • Taxus
  • Tea Green
  • Teal
  • Tendril
  • Terre Verte
  • Thalia
  • Thallo
  • Thanh
  • Thuja
  • Thúy
  • Thúy Thanh
  • Thyme Wintergreen
  • Tilia
  • Tilleul
  • Timothy
  • Tody
  • Tokiwa
  • Tongass
  • Totara
  • Tourmaline
  • Trapiche
  • Tree Agate
  • Tree Fern
  • Treefrog
  • Trefoil
  • Trogon
  • Trúc
  • Trúc Lâm
  • Tsavorite
  • Tsuta
  • Tuatara
  • Tulasi
  • Tùng
  • Turaco
  • Turtle

U: 7 names

  • Uaine
  • Uaithne
  • Uaithne Honeen
  • Uguisu
  • Unakite
  • Usumidori
  • Uvarovite

V: 62 names

  • Vale
  • Valli
  • Valverde
  • Vana
  • Vanya
  • Vanya Zelenin
  • Variscite
  • Verd Antique
  • Verda
  • Verdaguer
  • Verdancy
  • Verdant
  • Verde
  • Verdecchia
  • Verdejo
  • Verdelho
  • Verdelite
  • Verdell
  • Verdelli
  • Verderame
  • Verdi
  • Verdiana
  • Verdicchio
  • Verdier
  • Verdigris
  • Verdigris Hurst
  • Verdini
  • Verdite
  • Verditer
  • Verdone
  • Verdor

V, continued

  • Verdoyant
  • Verdure
  • Verdurous
  • Vermont
  • Verna
  • Vernal
  • Veronese
  • Vert
  • Verte
  • Vertefeuille
  • Vertumnus
  • Vesna
  • Vesna Zelenović
  • Vetiver
  • Vihanta
  • Vihreä
  • Villaverde
  • Vine Snake
  • Vinho Verde
  • Vireo
  • Virescent
  • Virid
  • Viridescent
  • Viridian
  • Viridian Holt
  • Viridiana
  • Viridiana Campoverde
  • Viridine
  • Viridios
  • Viridis
  • Vrinda

W: 23 names

  • Wadj
  • Wadjet
  • Wakaba
  • Wakaba Aoyama
  • Wakabayashi
  • Wakakusa
  • Wakamatsu
  • Wakame
  • Wakamidori
  • Wakana
  • Wakana Aoyagi
  • Wakatake
  • Water Mint
  • Weald
  • Wicklow
  • Wild Mint
  • Wild Thyme
  • Willamette
  • Willow
  • Willow Bend
  • Willow Greenacre
  • Wintergreen
  • Woodrow

X: 1 name

  • Xanh

Y: 30 names

  • Yaffle
  • Yakushima
  • Yanagi
  • Yaprak
  • Yarden Erez
  • Yarkona
  • Yarok
  • Yarrow
  • Yasen
  • Yasen Zelenov
  • Yashil
  • Yax
  • Yaxché
  • Yeondu
  • Yerba
  • Yeşil
  • Yeşildağ
  • Yeşilırmak
  • Yeşilköy
  • Yeşilova
  • Yeşilyurt
  • Yeşim
  • Yeşim Yeşilyurt
  • Yew
  • Yomogi
  • Yonca
  • Yosun
  • Yum Kaax
  • Yves
  • Yvette

Z: 33 names

  • Zabarjad
  • Zaitun
  • Žalia
  • Zamrud
  • Zarghuna
  • Zeitoun
  • Zelen
  • Zelena
  • Zelenika
  • Zelenin
  • Zelenka
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