The Cellar » Colo(u)r names as human names

monster · 8/11/2025 6:29 pm

Continuing my obsession.....

I've noticed Grey (not Gray) is quite a popular name for Gen Z males. (I know/know of 3). I've seen Blue and Azure. Colo(u)r names have always been popular for the ladies (Scarlet, Violet, Ebony....) I think it's trending ....but what color names should never be human names? (And what would be awesome?)

I can't see Yellow every being a name anyone would want to go by or call their children. Cream. nope.

monster · 8/11/2025 6:39 pm

I'm also not convinced Turquoise would be a good name

fargon · 8/11/2025 7:07 pm

Purple would not be a good name.

Anon · 8/11/2025 7:51 pm

Henna and Indigo would make a nice couple.

I’ve liked Tawny ever since I saw Julie Ellen Kitaen in the Whitesnake - Here I Go Again music video.

I don’t know about Pink. Is it just the new Black?

Anon · 8/12/2025 9:10 pm

Olive sounds drab.

Cyan would likely be called Sky [blue] (the sky isn’t blue, it’s actually cyan with an average reflectance value between 500 and 520 nm); unless, maybe it was paired with a last name like Nahra.

Teal isn’t great, but probably better than Turquoise.

Flint · 8/13/2025 5:43 pm

I guess Amber and Ginger are pretty standard names that we don't think of as a color.

monster · 8/13/2025 6:45 pm

fargon wrote:
Purple would not be a good name.

agreed

monster · 8/13/2025 6:53 pm

I've come across Indigos, but never a Henna. I don't think the latter would make a good name. I've also come across a Cyan. Her middle name was Ida. ok that bit was a lie. Cyan was in the 11-12 range, so a teenager now. I know there are other shades of blue I have come across used as names, but just can't remember which right now, beyond the obvious like Sky, Sapphire......

Khaki would not be a great name. Or Brown. Umber.

I've met a couple of Sages, but always thought of the plant rather than the shade of green

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fargon · 8/14/2025 8:57 am

Monster said "I've met a couple of Sages, but always thought of the plant rather than the shade of green"
I think that it is more like Sage as a wise person.

Flint · 8/14/2025 12:42 pm

I thought SAGE was some weird, opposite thing from BUMP.

Anon · 8/14/2025 5:02 pm

Bugs Bunny used to call Elmer Fudd… Maroon.

The euphemism rules that one out.

Sepia sounds like someone C-3PO might go out with.

Chartreuse would be a good name for the 5th Musketeer.

monster · 8/14/2025 9:29 pm

fargon wrote:
Monster said "I've met a couple of Sages, but always thought of the plant rather than the shade of green"
I think that it is more like Sage as a wise person.

nah I very much doubt that. ...also one of them is a brother of one of the Greys.

monster · 8/14/2025 9:33 pm

Oh.... I know a Navi too (female) pronounced Navy. It's possibly in honor of a relative name Navidad although that is denied

monster · 8/14/2025 9:36 pm

Mint would not be a great name.

If you were called Orange, at least the kids in the playground would struggle to come up with nasty rhymes about you (like Pooey Louis, Hairy Mary, Fat Pat etc

monster · 8/14/2025 9:38 pm

Periwinkle would be an unfortunate name, I think -even though I really like the color.

Translucent might work quite well as a name.....

Anon · 8/15/2025 12:31 am

Some might work if split into first and middle names.

Peri Winkle ______
Terra Cotta ______

If those don’t work, there’s always Beige (it could become the new Paige). Hello, Beige!

Happy Monkey · 8/15/2025 8:14 am

Bad ones: Puce and Mauve

fargon · 8/15/2025 9:29 am

Anon wrote:
Some might work if split into first and middle names.
Terra Cotta ______

Terra Cotta Bell has quite a ring to it.

Anon · 8/16/2025 10:12 pm

Fuchsia sounds nice; but, doesn’t look so good in writing.

monster · 8/18/2025 10:03 pm

Sepia .... no

monster · 8/18/2025 10:08 pm

Mauve Jenna Sepia Green

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monster · 8/18/2025 10:11 pm

I know Jenna isn't a color but she's named after grandma to get free babysitting