The Best Names For Ginger Babies
Having a redheaded baby is like winning the genetic lottery. Sometimes it can be predicted if both parents are ginger, but many red-haired babies may not have ginger parents.
In either of these cases, selecting a baby name that celebrates his/her rare genetics is a fun, cute and unique way to instill ginger pride from an early age.
But what name or nickname should you give a baby with red hair? The list below has got you covered.
Adamina
The feminine of Adam, meaning ‘of the red earth’.
Alani
Alroy
Amber
Annie
As in Little Orphan Annie.
Aodh
Irish meaning ‘fire’.
Aurora
Can be shortened to Rory, which means ‘red king’ in Irish/Gaelic.
Autumn
Blue
Australian nickname for a redhead.
Bryce
As in Bryce Dallas Howard, whose gingerful namesake comes from the reddish Bryce Canyon in Utah.
Cherry
Clancy
Usually used as an Irish surname meaning ‘redheaded warrior’.
Coral
Corsen
Welsh meaning ‘Reed’ which in turn means ‘red’.
Ember
Meaning small pieces of burning coal and wood in a glowing fire.
Finn
Irish name meaning ‘fire’.
Flanna, Flana or Flannery
Irish meaning ‘red-haired’.
Flynn
Usually used as an Irish surname meaning ‘reddish’.
Garfield
Like the cat!
Garnet
After the gemstone of the same name, which was originally named after the brightly coloured pomegranate.
Ginger
Duh.
Goldie
Harkin
Gaelic meaning ‘red’.
Hazel
Hazelnuts are warm brown, almost auburn in colour.
Keegan
Anglicised form of MacAodhagáin (son of Aodhagán), or ‘son of fire’ or ‘little fire’.
Maple
After the red maple leaf.
Nutmeg or Meg
Phoenix
Greek meaning ‘a gold and scarlet bird’ or ‘reborn from the ashes’.
Poppy
Radley
From English meaning ‘from the red meadow’.
Red
Reed or Reid
From Old English meaning ‘red’.
Roisin
Rooney
Gaelic meaning ‘red-haired’.
Rory or Ruari, or Rua for short
Irish and Gaelic name. ‘Rua’ + ‘ri’ = ‘red king’.
Rosaleen
The English version of Roisin, meaning ‘little rose’.
Rose or Rosie
From the romantic flower of the same name.
Rowan
Usually a surname, but now used as a unisex name meaning ‘red’.
Ruby
Rudyard or Rudy
Old English meaning ‘red yard’.
Rufus
Latin meaning ‘red-haired’.
Russell
Anglo-Norman nickname for ‘rus’ meaning ‘red-haired’.
Rusty
Scarlett
Sienna or Siena
Italian meaning ‘reddish orange-brown’.
Sorrell
French meaning ‘reddish brown’.
Virginia
Is often shortened to ‘Ginger’ for short.