The color purple has historically represented royalty as purple dyes and cloth were rare and expensive and therefore mainly reserved for the upper classes of society. Parents often feel as though their child deserves to be treated like royalty because of the special place they hold in the family.
Your little prince or princess should have an equally royal name and while there are many options for names that mean princess, king, prince, etc., you might prefer a more subtle symbolism. Choosing a name that means ‘purple’ or is based on a shade of purple is a great way to achieve this.
Most of the names meaning ‘purple’ are based on colors that are various shades of purple. For example, Lavender, Lilac, and Violet; all lovely girls’ names. They are all shades of purple as well as the names of purple flowers.
For boys, Indigo and Tyrian are great options, and also based on shades of purple. Tyrian, a name popularized by the TV show, Game of Thrones, is historically a shade of purple dye used by the Phoenicians.
Amethyst
Meaning: A purple or violet gemstone
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Burgundy
Meaning: Purple shade
Origin: Franch
Gender: Boy
Calfuray
Meaning: Violet
Origin: Mapuche
Gender: Girl
Dhumra
Meaning: Smoke-colored, purple, or grey
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Evolet
Meaning: Violet
Origin: German
Gender: Girl
Fiala
Meaning: Violet
Origin: Czechoslovakian
Gender: Girl
Fialova
Meaning: Violet
Origin: Slovakian
Gender: Girl
Hyacinth
Meaning: Purple
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Ibolya
Meaning: Violet
Origin: Hungarian
Gender: Girl
Indigo
Meaning: Purple
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Iona
Meaning: Violet
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Iris
Meaning: Rainbow
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Jacinta
Meaning: Hyacinth or purple
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Girl
Jolanta
Meaning: Violet
Origin: Polish
Gender: Girl
Kovidar
Meaning: Purple orchid tree
Origin: Sanskrit
Gender: Boy
Lavender
Meaning: Purple
Origin: Latin
Gender: Girl
Lilac
Meaning: Purple Flower
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Morado
Meaning: Deep violet
Origin: Portuguese
Gender: Boy
Murasakino
Meaning: Purple
Origin: Japanese
Gender: Boy
Phoenix
Meaning: Reddish-purple
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Porfirio
Meaning: Purple
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Boy
Regem
Meaning: That stones or is stoned, purple
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Roxa
Meaning: Purple
Origin: Portuguese
Gender: Girl
Slate
Meaning: Purple-grey rock
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Sumire
Meaning: Violet
Origin: Japanese
Gender: Girl
Temenuzhka
Meaning: Violet flower
Origin: Bulgarian
Gender: Girl
Tyrian
Meaning: Purple
Origin: Phoenician
Gender: Boy
Viola
Meaning: Violet
Origin: English
Gender: Girl
Violet
Meaning: Purple Flower
Origin: Latin
Gender: Girl
Wisteria
Meaning: Purple flower
Origin: Unknown
Gender: Girl
Yolanda
Meaning: Violet
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Girl
