List of names derived from gemstones

List of names derived from gemstones include the following:

Gemstone Name[1] Type Meaning
Agate Agate (name) Given name / surname
Amber Amber (given name) Given name
Amethyst Amethyst (given name) Given name
Azurite Azura (given name) Given name
Beryl Beryl (given name) Given name
Heliodor Given name / surname It is a given and surname.[2][3] Heliodor is a specimen of the mineral Beryl. Heliodor has a yellow, greenish yellow, or golden-yellow color. The given name has a Czech-Slovak origin.[3]
Precious coral Coral (given name) Given name
Coralie Given name
Coraline (given name) Given name
Celestine Celestine Given name
Crystal Crystal (name) Given name
Diamond Almas Given name / surname Gender neutral name, means diamond in Arabic.
Diamond (given name) Given name
Emerald Emerald (given name) Given name
Esmeralda (given name) Given name
Esme Given name
Flint Flint Given name / surname A form of quartz.
Garnet Garnet (name) Given name
Jade Giada Given name Means jade in Italian.
Zircon (yellow) Goldie Given name
Pearl Dara Given name Feminine name. Means "compassion" or "pearl of wisdom" in Hebrew.
Farida Given name Means unique/ precious pearl in Arabic.
Greet Given name
Greta (given name) Given name From the German word gret or grito meaning pearl.
Gretchen Given name
Grete Given name
Grietje Given name
Helmi Given name / surname Means pearl in Finnish.
Diamond Hira (given name) Given name Means diamond in Sanskrit.
Hiro (given name) Given name Means diamond in the Sindhi language.[4] Originates from the Sindh province in the Indian subcontinent.
Amber Inbar (name) Given name Means amber in Hebrew.
Jacinth Jacinth Given name Jacinth is a feminine given name. The gem is a yellow-red to red-brown variety of zircon.
Hyacinth (given name) Given name Masculine and feminine given name.
Jade Jade (given name) Given name
Jasper Jasper (given name) Given name Means bringer of treasure in Persian.
Jet (gemstone) Jet (name) Given name / surname A mineraloid derived from wood.
Jewellery, gemstone Bijou Given name / surname Means jewel in French.
Jewel (given name) Given name
Lapis lazuli Rumi Given name Originates from Japanese and means "lapis lazuli" and "flow".
Malachite Malachy (given name) Given name Originates from Ireland.
Pearl Madge (given name) Given name A girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "pearl"
Maggie Given name
Mairead Given name Originates from the Irish language and means pearl.
Maisie (given name) Given name
Małgorzata Given name
Marga Given name
Margaret Given name
Margarete Given name
Margaretha Given name
Margarethe Given name
Margarida Given name
Margarita (given name) Given name From the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians.
Marge Given name
Margherita Given name
Margie Given name
Margit Given name
Margo (given name) Given name
Margot Given name
Margrethe Given name
Margriet Given name
Marguerite (given name) Given name
Marit Given name
Marjorie Given name
Märta Given name
Meg Given name
Megan Given name
Merete Given name
Meta (name) Given name
Metta (given name) Given name
Mette Given name
Onyx Onyx Given name / surname From the quartz gemstone Onyx.[5]
Opal Opal (given name) Given name
Pearl Pearl (given name) Given name
Pegeen Given name
Peggy (given name) Given name Diminutive name derived from Margaret.
Pnina Given name Jewish feminine given name meaning "pearl" in Hebrew.
Rita (given name) Given name Diminutive name derived from Margaret.
Ruby Ruby (given name) Given name
Sapphire Sapir (surname) Given name / surname Means sapphire or lapis lazuli in Hebrew.
Neel Given name Greek origin, Nile River; blue sapphire.
Neelam (given name) Given name Originates from India. From the Sanskrit word for sapphire.[6]
Neelum Given name Variant of Neelam.

See also

References

  1. ^ "100 Beautiful Baby Names Inspired by Jewels and Gemstones". Family Education. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Meet Victor Heliodor". Bold Journey. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Heliodor Píka (1897 - 1949)". Nation's Memory Institute. 14 Jun 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Structure of Sindhi Language". Central Institute of Indian Languages. India Mysore. April 21, 2024. Archived from the original on 28 October 2024.
  5. ^ Yang, Rachel (14 July 2020). "Iggy Azalea reveals baby boy's unique name and its connection to her real name". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ Altman, Nathaniel (1999). The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Names. Sterling Publishing. p. 405. ISBN 9780806965093. Retrieved 29 June 2017.