Pyrrha
FireGirl · Greek
Flame-colored, red: from Greek pyrrhos, from pyr 'fire' Well attested
red is Fire's color in Chinese tradition
Rare
Same meaning in Chinese: 彤 tóng (red)
Baby names that mean red
In Chinese tradition, the color red belongs to Fire, so this page gathers names linked to the color red. English has no such tradition, so this is an adaptation, inspired by Chinese naming.
Girls' names
Boys' names
Flynn
FireBoy · Irish surname
From Irish Ó Floinn, 'descendant of Flann' (flann, 'red') Well attested
red is Fire's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #828 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #227
Related in meaning in Chinese: 彤 tóng (red)
Reid
FireBoy · Scottish surname
A Scottish surname from Old English rēad 'red', for red hair Likely
red is Fire's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #293 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #422
Related names: Roy, Rufus, Russell
Same meaning in Chinese: 彤 tóng (red)
Names for either
Rory
FireEither · Irish and Scottish Gaelic
'red king': from Irish Ruairí, from ruadh 'red' + rí 'king' Well attested
red is Fire's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #230 (girls), #199 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1271 (girls), #17 (boys)
Also spelled: Ruairí, Ruairidh
Related in meaning in Chinese: 彤 tóng (red)
Chinese characters linked with red: 彤 tóng (red), 红 hóng (red), 丹 dān (cinnabar), 绯 fēi (scarlet), 赭 zhě (reddish)
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.