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Ámr m Old Norse
Means "black, loathsome, reddish brown, dark" in Old Norse.

Azuquahe m Guanche
Means "ruddy" in Guanche. It was borne by a Guanche leader from La Palma.

Babhru m & f Indian
Indian unisex name also written as Babhrú (बभ्रु), masculine and sometimes feminine, or Babhrū (बभ्रू), which is purely feminine, meaning "reddish-brown, tawny".

Chestnut m English (American)
From the English word "chestnut" referring to "a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea; the nut or wood of said tree; and a dark, reddish-brown color". From the Middle English chasteine, from the Old French chastaigne, from the Latin castanea, from the Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastaneia) 'chestnut'.

ʻEhu m & f Hawaiian
Means "sea spray" or "reddish hair" in Hawaiian.

Ereuthalion m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἐρευθαλέος (ereuthaleos) meaning "reddish, ruddy", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun ἔρευθος (ereuthos) meaning "redness, flush"... [more]

Erytheia f Greek Mythology
Derived from ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós) meaning "reddish, red".

Erytheis f Greek Mythology
Derived from ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós) meaning "reddish, red".

Kadru f Hinduism
Means "tawny, reddish-brown" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology Kadru is the wife of Kashyapa and the mother of the nagas, a race of divine half-human, half-serpent beings.

Kaʻehu m & f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name with the combination of ka "the" and ʻehu "sea spray; reddish hair".

Kaehuwahine f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian ka meaning "the", ehu meaning "sea spray", "dust, pollen" or "reddish hair" and wahine meaning "woman".

Kulsum f Chechen
From Arabic كلثوم (kulṯūm) meaning "elephant" or "full-bodied, full-cheeked, with ruddy cheeks". Though it is solely feminine in Chechen, its origin (Kulthum) is considered a masculine name in the Arab world.

Murgu m Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian murg "reddish-black; ash-coloured; (generally) dark-coloured".

Oinopion m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective οἰνωπός (oinopos) meaning "wine-coloured, wine-dark" as well as "wine-coloured in complexion" or "ruddy-complexioned". The word is ultimately derived from the Greek noun οινος (oinos) meaning "wine"... [more]

Oklahoma f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the state in the central United States. It is derived from Choctaw okla "people, nation" and humma "red, crimson, scarlet, ruddy" and by extension "honored, brave".

Paqu f Aymara
Means "russet, reddish" in Aymara.

Qo'ng'iroy f Uzbek
Derived from qo'ng'ir which can mean "brown", "reddish brown", "dark grey" or "great crested grebe" and oy meaning "moon".

Qumral f Azerbaijani
Means "reddish-yellow, light-brown; chestnut-coloured" in Azerbaijani.

Rubeus m Literature, Medieval Italian (Latinized)
From Latin rubeus meaning "red, reddish". Rubeus Hagrid is a half-wizard, half-giant character in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series; considering Rowling has likened the character to the Green Man, she may have based his name on the Latin word rubeus "of the bramble-bush, made of brambles", from rubus "bramble-bush".

Rufius m Late Roman
Deriving from the Latin element rūfus ("red, reddish").

Rutila f German (Silesian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
Feminine form of the Latin adjective rutilus "a warm or yellowish red colour, ruddy".... [more]

Teja m & f Indonesian
Means "afterglow, reddish or yellowish ray observed during sunset" or "rainbow" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas).