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
	Inbar (name)	Given name	Means amber in Hebrew.
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
	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.
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.
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	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.
	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
	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.
Onyx	Onyx	Given name / surname	From the quartz gemstone Onyx. [5]
Opal	Opal (given name)	Given name
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.
Zircon (yellow)	Goldie	Given name

See also

• Gemstone
• Jewellery

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. "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.