Bianca
MetalGirl · Italian
White (Italian bianca) Well attested
white is Metal's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #500 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #542
Related names: Blanca, Blanche
Same meaning in Chinese: 白 bái (white)
Baby names that mean white
In Chinese tradition, the color white belongs to Metal, so this page gathers names linked to the color white. English has no such tradition, so this is an adaptation, inspired by Chinese naming.
Girls' names
Fiona
MetalGirl · Scottish, coined from Gaelic
Coined from Gaelic fionn, 'white, fair' Well attested
white is Metal's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #470 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #1362
Related names: Fenella
Same meaning in Chinese: 白 bái (white)
Gwen
MetalGirl · Welsh
Welsh gwen, 'white, fair, blessed' Well attested
white is Metal's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #725 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #997
Also spelled: Gwenn
Related names: Olwen
Same meaning in Chinese: 白 bái (white)
Boys' names
Finn
MetalBoy · Irish; also Old Norse
Irish Fionn, 'white, fair'; also an Old Norse name meaning 'a Finn' Likely
white is Metal's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #206 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #74
Same meaning in Chinese: 白 bái (white)
Gwyn
MetalBoy · Welsh
Welsh gwyn, 'white, fair, blessed' Well attested
white is Metal's color in Chinese tradition
England and Wales 2025: #3684 (boys)
Also spelled: Gwynn, Gwynne
Same meaning in Chinese: 白 bái (white)
Names for either
Finley
MetalEither · Scottish Gaelic, via a surname
Gaelic Fionnlagh: fionn 'white, fair' + laoch 'warrior, hero' Well attested
white is Metal's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #415 (girls), #333 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #3705 (girls), #18 (boys)
Also spelled: Findlay, Findley
Related in meaning in Chinese: 白 bái (white)
Chinese characters linked with white: 白 bái (white), 皙 xī (white)
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.