Names That Mean White
13 names whose etymology relates to “white” — drawn from documented origins, sorted by all-time U.S. popularity.
ChadFrom Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century. The sense of “alpha male” orig…
BlakeA surname derived from either Old English blæc (“black”) or from Old English blāc (“pale, fair, shining, white”), or as an anglicisation of Irish Ó Bláthmaic.
BarryAnglicized form of Irish Bairre, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn (“white”) + barr (“head”).
WhitneyFrom Old English hwītan, dative of hwīt (“white”) + īeġ (“island”), "white island".
BlancheFrom Old French blanc (“white”)API. The surname originated as a nickname, or as a matronymic.
MurielAnglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Muireall, from muir (“sea”), from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri; + geal (“white, bright”), from Old …
FionaFrom Irish fionn (“fair, white”). In use before 1713. Popularized by James Macpherson (see 1765 quotation), and perhaps by the 19th-century Scottish writer William Sharp, who ch…
QuincyA Norman surname of Old French origin, from a place name Quincy or Quincey in France, ultimately from Latin Quintus (“fifth [born]”). Use in reference to toilets derives from Pr…
CasperAlternative spelling of Caspar. The slur denoting a white person is an allusion to Casper the Friendly Ghost. The skateboarding term is named after Bobby Boyden, a professional …
AlbinaFrom Latin Albina (name of a third-century martyr), feminine form of the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”).
AlbinEarly saints' name, from the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”). In the case of individuals from Germanic nations, partly also from Germanic (cf. Albwin…
CandidaFrom Spanish Cándida, Candida, from Latin Candida, from candida, feminine of candidus (“shining white”).
TiareFrom Tahitian Tiare, from tiare, a small white gardenia (Gardenia tahitiensis ), the national flower of Tahiti.
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Etymologies adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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