Submitted Names with "grey" in Meaning

Bor m & f Mongolian
Means "brown, grey, dark (colour)" in Mongolian.

Bora m & f Medieval Mongolian
Older form of Bor, meaning "brown, grey".

Borchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "brown stone, grey stone" in Mongolian, from бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone"

Borkhüü m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and хүү (khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".

Borogshon f & m Buryat
Means "grey" in Buryat.

Boroo f & m Mongolian
Means "rain" in Mongolian. Alternatively, it could be derived from бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark (colour)".

Bortolgoi f & m Mongolian
Means "brown headed" or "grey headed" in Mongolian, from бор (bor) meaning "grey, brown, dark" and толгой (tolgoi) meaning "head".

Bozkurt m Turkish
Means "grey wolf" in Turkish.

Buural m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "grey" in Mongolian.

Caesia f Ancient Roman, Greek, Italian
Caesia is a Latin word that means "bluish grey" or "light blue.” Caesia also refers to a genus of herbs.

Canidia f Ancient Roman
From the latin adjective canus, meaning "white" or "grey", to describe an older woman with white hair. Canidia is the name of a witch in Ancient Rome, appearing several times in Horace's writing.

Canius m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin canus "old, grey(-haired), elderly" or Latin canis "dog." This name was borne by Canius Rufus, a Roman poet.

Cynegils m Anglo-Saxon
From Old English cyne meaning "royal" and gisl meaning "pledge, hostage". ... [more]

Gewrê f Kurdish
From Kurdish gewr meaning "grey".

Glaisne m Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly derived from Irish glaisin meaning "woad", a plant used to make blue dye, or the related glas meaning "green, greenish; grey".

Glauke f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).

Glaukippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus)... [more]

Glaukon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).

Glaukothea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos) meaning "gleaming, blue-grey" and θεά (thea) "goddess". This name was borne by the mother of the 4th-century BC Greek statesman Aeschines.

Hæra f Old Norse
From Old Norse hæra "hoariness", "grey hair".

Haiji m Japanese
灰 (Hai) means "grey",... [more]

Haizen m English
Derived from the Old English, meaning "grey".

Hárr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Hǫr or derived from hárr ("grey-haired"). This is a name for Odin and the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Higura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (higu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 東 (hi) meaning "east", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 公 (gu) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 来 or 來 (gu) both meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 功 (gu) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 呉 (gu) meaning "give, do something for", 宮 (gu) meaning "Shinto shrine", 工 (gu) meaning "craft, construction" or 暮 (gu) meaning "evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 椋 (gura) meaning "type of deciduous tree, grey starling", 蔵 (gura) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess", 藏 (gura) meaning "hide, own, have, possess" or 倉 (gura) meaning "godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury"... [more]

Hina f & m Hawaiian (Rare), Tahitian
Meaning "grey, prostrate."

Hinauri f Maori
Means "dark grey" in Maori.

Hotah m Sioux
Means "grey" or "brown" in Sioux.

Huin-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Yeo-ul prefixed with 흰 (huin), the present determiner form of adjective 희다 (huida) meaning "white, light grey."

Kulay-abo f Filipino (Rare)
Means "grey" from Tagalog kulay "colour" and abo "ash, grey".

Lupesina f Samoan
Derived from lupe meaning a kind of pigeon and sina meaning "white, silver, grey".

Mabok m Dinka
Means "grey bull" in Dinka.

Mahikan m Cree
Means "wolf" in Cree, from the Cree mahihkan "wolf; grey wolf; timber wolf".

Masichuvio m Hopi
Means "grey deer" in Hopi.

Naschx'we f & m Circassian
Circassian unisex name meaning "grey-eyed".

Odar m Irish
Means "dark, grey-brown" in Irish.

Oqbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Oqgo'zal f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and go'zal meaning "beautiful".

Oqgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Oqjahon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and jahon meaning "the world".

Oqjamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Oqko'ngil f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and ko'ngil meaning "heart".

Oqkumush f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and kumush meaning "silver".

Oqmaral f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and maral meaning "Caspian deer".

Oqmomiq f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and momiq meaning "soft like cotton".

Oqmoya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and moya meaning "female camel".

Oqniyat f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and niyat meaning "intention".

Oqnovvot f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and novvot meaning "rock sugar".

Oqoltin f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and oltin meaning "gold".

Oqoyim f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and oyim, a title for aristocratic women.

Oqqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and qiz meaning "girl".

Oqsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Oqxol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark".

Oqyurak f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and yurak meaning "heart".

Phaeo f Greek Mythology
The name of one of the Hyades, derived from φαιός (phaiós) meaning "dull, ashy, grey".

Phaia f Greek Mythology
Means "dusky" or "grey" in Greek, from φαιός (phaios). This is the name of the Crommyonian Sow, a mythological pig slain by Theseus. Some versions of the story say that this was the name of the old woman who owned the sow, which was named after her... [more]

Phaiax m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun Φαίαξ (Phaiax) meaning "Phaeacian". A Phaeacian was an inhabitant of Phaeacia, a region in Greek mythology.... [more]

Pora f Khakas
Means "ash grey, grey" in Khakas.

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".

Saaral f & m Mongolian
Means "grey, ashen" in Mongolian.

Sarakku m Karachay-Balkar
Means "white-haired, grey-haired" in Karachay-Balkar.

Şauraq m Karachay-Balkar
Means "dark grey" in Karachay-Balkar.

Sina f Polynesian Mythology, Samoan
The name of a number of figures in Samoan mythology. It is derived from sina meaning "white" or "grey haired".

Sisavath m Lao
Means "grey, fawn-coloured" in Lao.

Sura f Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Romanian name from Thracian sur "grey".

Szira f Hungarian
Old Hungarian name, probably derived from the ancient Hungarian word for "grey". Another possible meaning is "Syrian woman".

Szirka f Hungarian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from an older form of szürke meaning "grey".

Tava'esina f Samoan
Derived from the Samoan tava'e meaning "tropical bird" and sina meaning "white, grey, silver".

Thingol m Literature
The King of Doriath and High King of the Sindar in 'The Silmarillion' by J.R.R. Tolkien. He was the husband of Melian and father of Luthien. His name, which is an honorific, means "Greycloak" in Quenya from thind "grey" and coll "mantle".

Truganini f Indigenous Australian
Means "grey saltbush" (scientific name: Atriplex cinerea) in Palawa. Truganini is believed to have been the last "full-blood" Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) woman; she died in 1876.

Upokoʻina m & f Cook Islands Maori
Derived from upoko meaning "head" and ʻina meaning "grey hair(ed)"

Urdiña f Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque urdina, meaning "grey-haired".

Vóhpȧhéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Grey, Little Light" in Cheyenne.