Names that mean purple are lovely representations of the rich, lush color. They may also include names with meanings such as violet or lilac or lavender.
Violet itself is the most popular of the girl names that mean purple. In addition to Violet, the only other girl name meaning purple in the Top 1000 is Iris.
Boy names that mean purple are few and far between, with Hayden the only Top 1000 boys' name with a somewhat purple-related meaning.
Unique names meaning purple include Lilac, Lavender, and Ione. Also included here are names related to symbols that are purple or are associated with the color, such as Amethyst, a purple gemstone, and Jacinto, a Spanish name for boys that mean, a violet-colored flower.
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Amethyst - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Gem and colour name
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Fuchsia - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Plant and colour name
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Hadden - "heathery hill"
Gender: Male
Origin: English
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Hadley - "heather field"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Hayden - "hay valley"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English place name
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Heather - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English botanical name
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Hyacinth - "blue larkspur"
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name, from Greek
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Ianthe - "purple flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Indigo - "Indian dye"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Greek
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Iola - "violet; beautiful lady"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek or Welsh
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Iolanthe - "violet flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Ione - "violet flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Iris - "rainbow"
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name; Greek
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Jacinta - "hyacinth"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish for Greek flower name
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Jacinth - "blue larkspur"
Gender: Female
Origin: Gemstone name
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Jacinto - "hyacinth"
Gender: Male
Origin: Spanish
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Lavender - "purple flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Lilac - "bluish or lilac"
Gender: Female
Origin: English, from Persian
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Lilla - "lilac"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian
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Magenta - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Colour name
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Mauve - "violet coloured"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Orchid - "orchid flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Plum - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Fruit name
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Prunella - "small plum"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Viola - "violet"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Violante - "purple flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek and Latin
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Violet - "purple"
Gender: Female
Origin: English from Latin
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Violeta - "purple; violet"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish
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Violetta - "purple"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian
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Violette - "purple"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Wisteria - "Wister's flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name
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Yolanda - "violet flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish from Greek
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Yoli - "violet flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Yolanda, Spanish
