Are you searching for a name that represents all things pure, innocent, and peaceful?
Your search ends right here!
Our list of names that mean white includes classic choices like Bianca and Alba and more unique options like Shiroko and Fenella.
We didn’t stop there, though.
We’ve also provided the meanings and origins of each name, along with some adorable nicknames in brackets!
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We’ve even included a ranking based on the top 1000 baby names on the US SSA website to help you narrow down your choices.
Keep in mind that unranked names are especially rare and unique!
Keep reading to find the perfect name that reflects your style and values.
Girl Names That Mean White
- Afra
Latin Off-white, dust-colored (Af, Affie, Ra)
- Alba
Latin White (Al, Alby, Alb)
- Alwen
Welsh White brow (Al, Allie, Wen, Winnie)
- Anwen
Welsh Very fair (Anne, Annie, Wen, Winnie)
- Arianwen
Welsh White, holy silver (Aria, Ria, Wen, Winnie)
- Aven
Irish Fair radiance (Ave, Avie, Venny)
- Beyza
Arabic White (Bey, Beyz, Zaza)
- Bianca – #447
Italian White (Bia, Anca, Bee, Bibi)
- Blanca
Spanish White (Blanc, Blannie)
- Blanche
French White (Blan, Bee, Blanchey)
- Blanchefleur
French White flower (Blanche, Fleur, Fleury, Blanchey, Bee)
- Blodwen
Welsh White flower (Blod, Wen, Winnie, Wennie)
- Bluenn
French White flower (Blue, Bluey, Bee)
- Bronwen
Welsh White breast (Bron, Ronnie, Bronnie, Wen, Winnie)
- Chantilly
French White (Chantie, Tilly, Tilla)
- Delwen
Welsh Pretty and white (Della, Delle, Wen, Winnie)
- Edelweiss
German Noble white (Edel, Weiss, Della, Delly)
- Elvi
Finnish White, fair (Evie, Ellie, Vee, Vivi)
- Elvira
Spanish White, fair (Evie, Ellie, Vivi, Vee)
- Euphemia
Greek Fair speech (Effie, Mia, Euphie, Mimi)
- Fenella
Irish White shoulder (Fennie, Fern, Ella, Nella)
- Fiona – #296
Irish White, fair (Fia, Fion, Faye)
- Galatea
Greek She who is as white as milk (Gal, Gally, Tea)
- Galatia
Latin White, the color of milk (Gal, Gally, Tia)
- Gauri
Sanskrit Fair, pale (Gaur, Riri)
- Guinevere – #965
Welsh White phantom (Gwen, Gwennie)
- Gwen
Welsh Fair, white (Gwennie)
- Gwendolyn
Welsh White ring (Gwen, Gwennie, Dolly, Lyn)
- Gwyneira
Welsh White, blessed snow (Gwyn, Gwynnie, Eira)
- Ingrid
Scandinavian Fair, beautiful (Inge, Ing, Ingey)
- Izusa
Native American White stone (Izu, Izzy, Zusa)
- Jennifer – #493
Cornish White wave, fair one (Jenn, Jenna, Jenny)
- Murron
Scottish White, fair (Murr, Murray, Murrey)
- Neva
Spanish White stone (Neve, Nev)
- Nola – #597
Gaelic White shoulder (Nole, Noles)
- Nuala
Irish Fair shoulder (Nua, Lala, Nual)
- Olwen
Welsh White footprint (Oli, Ollie, Wen, Winnie)
- Pearl – #751
Latin Pearl (Pea, Pearlie, Pearla)
- Rima
Arabic White antelope (Riri)
- Rowena
German White spear (Row, Roro, Ina)
- Talwyn
Cornish Fair brow (Tally, Tal, Wyn)
- Tonwen
Welsh White wave (Tonya, Tonnie, Tons, Wen)
- Wenna
Cornish White, fair (Wen, Win, Winnie)
- Zuleika
Arabic Bright and fair (Zul, Zulie, Eika)
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Boy Names That Mean White
- Albus
Latin White, bright (Alby, Al, Alb)
- Alvi
Latin White (Al, Alv, Ali)
- Arjun – #582
Sanskrit White, clear (Ar, Arj, Jun, Arjie)
- Aubin
French White, bright (Aub, Aubie)
- Bain
Gaelic White, fair (Bay)
- Banan
Irish White (Ban, Nan, Bana)
- Banning
Irish Small fair one (Ban, Banner, Ning)
- Berin
Latin Fair-haired (Bear, Beri, Rin)
- Blanchard
French Whitish, bordering upon white (Blanc, Blanche, Chard)
- Blanco
Spanish Bright white (Blank, Blanc)
- Boyne
Irish White cow (Boy, Boyn)
- Dwight
Dutch White, blond (Dwighty, Dee)
- Fairbairn
Scottish Fair-haired child (Faye, Fai, Fair, Bear)
- Finbar
Irish Fair-headed one (Fin, Finny)
- Fingal
Irish White stranger (Fin, Finny, Fing)
- Finn – #184
Irish Fair, white (Finny)
- Finnegan – #376
Irish Little fair one (Finn, Finny, Negan)
- Finnian
Irish Little fair one (Finn, Finn, Ian)
- Fintan
Irish Little fair one, white fire (Fin, Finny, Tan)
- Gannon
Irish Fair-complexioned (Gan, Ganny)
- Gavin – #173
Scottish White hawk (Gave, Gav, Gavey, Vinny)
- Kenyon
English Blond, fair-haired (Ken, Kenny, Kenyo)
- Sherlock
English Bright hair (Sher, Sherl, Lock)
- Tanwyn
Welsh White fire (Tan, Tanny, Wyn, Wynnie)
- Venn
English Fair (Ven, Vennie)
- Whitaker
Old English White field (Whitty, Whitt)
- Whitford
English From the white ford (Whit, Whitty, Ford)
- Whitman
English White man (Whitt, Whitty, Man, Manny)
- Wyclef
English Dweller at the white cliff (Wy, Wyc)
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Unisex Names That Mean White
- Bevin
Irish Fair lady, white lady (Bev, Bevi, Vinny)
- Caerwyn
Welsh White fortress (Caer, Cary, Carn, Wyn)
- Finley – #211
Irish Fair-haired courageous one (Fin, Finn, Lee, Fins)
- Ivory – #568
English White as elephant tusks, pale white (Ivy, Ive, Evie)
- Teagan – #254
Welsh Little poet, fair (Tea, Teag)
- Whitley – #856
English White meadow (Whitt, Whitty, Whits, Lee)
- Whitney
Old English White island (Whitt, Whitts, Whitty, Ney)
Japanese Names That Mean White
- Aasu
(Female) White silk (Asu, Sue)
- Airi
(Female) White jasmine (Ai, Riri)
- Akari
(Female) Bright white jasmine (Kari, Aka, Riri)
- Amari
(Female) Bright white jasmine (Ama, Mari, Riri)
- Arina
(Female) Sky white jasmine (Ari, Rina, Arin)
- Byakuran
(Male) White orchid (Bya, Kuran, Ran, Byaku)
- Byakuren
(Female) White lotus (Bya, Kuren, Ren, Byaku)
- Byakuya
(Male) White night (Bya, Kuya, Byaku)
- Chihaku
(Male) White (Chiha, Haku, Chi)
- Haato
(Male) White peach (Ha, Ato)
- Haku
(Male) White soul (Hak, Aku)
- Hakua
(Female) White love (Hak, Kua)
- Hakudoshi
(Male) White child (Hak, Haku, Oshi)
- Hakune
(Female) White sound (Hak, Haku, Kune)
- Hakurou
(Male) White son (Hak, Haku, Kurou)
- Hakuto
(Male) White person (Hak, Haku, Uto)
- Hima
(Female) White jasmine (Hi, Ima)
- Hiroko
(Female) Generous, fair (Hiro, Roko, Koko)
- Junri
(Unisex) White jasmine (Jun, Riri)
- Maeko
(Female) White jasmine (Mae, May, Eko)
- Mahana
(Female) White jasmine flower (Hana, Ana)
- Masuko
(Female) White silk (Masu, Uko, Koko)
- Miri
(Female) Three white jasmines (Mimi, Riri)
- Rari
(Female) White jasmine, net for catching birds (Rara, Riri)
- Shirane
(Unisex) White wave (Shira, Ane)
- Shiroko
(Female) White child (Shiro, Oko, Koko)
- Tsukishiro
(Female) White moon (Tsuko, Shiro, Suki)
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Names That Mean Black and White
- Blake – #199
English (Unisex) Fair-haired, dark (Blay, Blakey, Bee)
- Carey
Irish (Unisex) Dark, black (Care, Car)
- Ciara
Irish (Female) Little dark one (Sea, Ara, Cece)
- Cierra
Irish (Female) Black (Sea, Ara, Cece)
- Colton – #74
British (Male) Coal town (Colt, Colty, Ton)
- Corbin – #366
English (Male) Crow (Corb, Corby, Corbs)
- Delaney – #269
Irish (Unisex) Dark challenger (Dee, Dela, Delan, Laney, Lane,)
- Douglas – #739
Scottish (Male) Dark river (Doug, Dougie)
- Duncan
Scottish (Male) Dark-skinned warrior (Dunk, Dunky, Dun)
- Gray
English (Male) A cross between black and white. (Grays)
- Grey – #716
English (Unisex) A color cross between black and white (Greys)
- Hadrian
Latin (Male) Dark-haired (Haddie, Had, Adrian, Rian)
- Jett – #244
English (Male) Jet black (Jet, Jett, Jets)
- Kali – #283
Sanskrit (Female) The black one (Kal, Ali)
- Kieran – #488
Irish (Unisex) Little dark one, black-haired (Key, Keirs, Kierey)
- Leila – #214
Arabic (Female) Night (Ley, Leil, La)
- Maurelle
French (Female) Dark, elfin (Maur, Maurie, Elle, Ella, Ellie)
- Maurice – #829
Latin (Male) Dark-skinned (Maur, Maury, Rice)
- Melanie – #129
Greek (Female) Black, dark-skinned (Mel, Mellie, Mella)
- Melanthios
Greek (Male) Black flower (Mel, Anth, Anthios, Mela)
- Moritz
German (Male) A person with a dark complexion (Mori, Ritz, Morey)
- Nigel
Irish (Male) Dark, black-haired (Niles, Gel, Giles)
- Onyx – #406
Greek (Unisex) Black gemstone (Ony, Nyx, Nyxie)
- Raven – #409
Old English (Unisex) Dark-haired (Rave, Ravey, Rav, Vennie)
- Sable
Slavic (Unisex) Black (Sab, Sabie, Sabby)
- Sullivan – #373
Gaelic (Male) Dark eyes (Sully, Sul, Ivan, Van, Vans)
- Tynan
Irish Dark and dusty (Ty, Tye, Nan)
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Names That Mean White or Pure
- Agnes
Greek (Female) Pure (Aggy, Aga, Ness, Nessa)
- Candace
Greek (Female) White, pure, sincere (Can, Cand, Candy, Cady)
- Catalina – #166
Greek (Female) Pure (Cat, Kat, Katy, Lina, Catra)
- Glenda
Welsh (Female) Pure, holy (Glen, Glennie, Len, Lenny, Linda)
- Glenys
Welsh (Female) Pure valley (Glen, Glennie, Glens, Nys)
- Inez
Spanish (Female) Holy, pure (In, Izzy, Nez)
- Junko
Japanese (Female) Pure child (Jun, Junie, Koko)
- Karen
Danish (Female) Pure (Kare, Karey, Ren)
- Katherine – #158
Greek (Female) Pure (Kat, Katy, Kath, Kathy, Kit, Kitty)
- Kiyoshi
Japanese (Male) Pure (Kiyo, Yoshi, Key)
- Lucasta
Latin (Female) Pure light (Luc, Luca, Lucas, Casta)
- Nakia
Arabic (Female) Pure (Kia, Kiki, Naki)
- Reyna – #576
Jewish (Female) Pure, clean (Rey, Reyn, Nana, Reynie)
- Virginia – #544
Latin (Female) Pure, virgin (Ginny, Ginia, Vee, Ginger)
- Wynn
Welsh (Unisex) White, pure (Wynnie, Wynna, Win)
Names That Mean White Rose
- Rosalba
Italian (Female) White rose, rose of the dawn (Rose, Rosie, Rosa, Alba)
- Rhoswen
Welsh (Female) White rose (Ross, Wen, Wenna)
- Rosenwyn
Cornish (Female) White rose (Rose, Rosen, Rosie, Wyn)
Wrapping Up Names That Mean White
We hope this helped spark some inspiration for your naming journey.
Remember, a name is more than just a label – it reflects your child’s identity and the love you have for them.
So take your time, have fun, and trust your instincts!
Whether you go for a classic or a unique option, we wish you all the best in finding the perfect name for your little one.
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