List of names derived from gemstones

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List of names derived from gemstones include the following:

GemstoneName [1] TypeMeaning
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
HeliodorGiven name / surnameIt 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 Czechoslovakian origin. [3]
Precious coral Coral (given name) Given name
Coralie Given name
Coraline (given name) Given name
Celestine CelestineGiven name
Crystal Crystal (name) Given name
Diamond Almas Given name / surnameGender 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 FlintGiven name / surnameA form of quartz.
Garnet Garnet (name) Given name
Jade Giada Given nameMeans jade in Italian.
Zircon (yellow) Goldie Given name
Pearl Dara Given nameFeminine name. Means "compassion" or "pearl of wisdom" in Hebrew.
Farida Given nameMeans unique/ precious pearl in Arabic.
Greet Given name
Greta (given name) Given nameFrom the German word gret or grito meaning pearl.
Gretchen Given name
Grete Given name
Grietje Given name
Helmi Given name / surnameMeans pearl in Finnish.
Diamond Hira (given name) Given nameMeans diamond in Sanskrit.
Hiro (given name) Given nameMeans diamond in the Sindhi language. [4] Originates from the Sindh province in the Indian subcontinent.
Amber Inbar (name) Given nameMeans amber in Hebrew.
Jacinth JacinthGiven nameJacinth is a feminine given name. The gem is a yellow-red to red-brown variety of zircon.
Hyacinth (given name) Given nameMasculine and feminine given name.
Jade Jade (given name) Given name
Jasper Jasper (given name) Given nameMeans bringer of treasure in Persian.
Jet (gemstone) Jet (name) Given name / surnameA mineraloid derived from wood.
Jewellery, gemstone Bijou Given name / surnameMeans jewel in French.
Jewel (given name) Given name
Lapis lazuli RumiGiven nameOriginates from Japanese and means "lapis lazuli" and "flow".
Malachite Malachy (given name) Given nameOriginates from Ireland.
Pearl Madge (given name) Given nameA girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "pearl"
Maggie Given name
Mairead Given nameOriginates 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 nameFrom 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 OnyxGiven name / surnameFrom the quartz gemstone Onyx. [5]
Opal Opal (given name) Given name
Pearl Pearl (given name) Given name
Pegeen Given name
Peggy (given name) Given nameDiminutive name derived from Margaret.
Pnina Given name Jewish feminine given name meaning "pearl" in Hebrew.
Rita (given name) Given nameDiminutive name derived from Margaret.
Ruby Ruby (given name) Given name
Sapphire Sapir (surname) Given name / surnameMeans sapphire or lapis lazuli in Hebrew.
NeelGiven name Greek origin, Nile River; blue sapphire.
Neelam (given name) Given nameOriginates from India. From the Sanskrit word for sapphire. [6]
NeelumGiven nameVariant of Neelam.

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