Goldie
MetalGirl · English
from 'gold': a pet name for a girl with golden hair Likely
linked with: gold
US 2025: #621 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #451
Related in meaning in Chinese: 金 jīn (gold)
Baby names that mean metal: gold and silver, jade, white
Chinese naming often picks characters whose meaning belongs to one of the five elements: a river character for Water, a tree character for Wood. English has no such tradition, so this page is an adaptation, inspired by Chinese naming. Each name here carries Metal in what it really means, as name dictionaries and word-origin sources give it.
Some names reach Metal through white and autumn, which Chinese tradition assigns to the same element. Each name says how it is linked.
Fewer girls' and boys' names carry this meaning, so the names for either are listed too.
Check your baby's chartEnter a birth date or a due date to see which element the chart needs.
Gold and silver
Girls
Either
Silver
MetalEither · English word
silver, the metal; also from the surname Silver Well attested
meaning: silver
US 2025: #3380 (girls), #5171 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #4201 (girls)
Same meaning in Chinese: 银 yín (silver)
Chinese characters linked with gold and silver: 金 jīn (gold), 钢 gāng (steel), 铁 tiě (iron), 铂 bó (platinum), 银 yín (silver), 镔 bīn (fine iron), …
Jade
Girls
Jade
MetalGirl · English word, from Spanish
the stone jade, from Spanish piedra de ijada, 'stone of the side' Well attested
In this tradition jade belongs to Metal
US 2025: #95 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #747
Same meaning in Chinese: 玉 yù (jade)
Chinese characters linked with jade: 玉 yù (jade), 玮 wěi (precious jade), 珏 jué (paired jade), 琦 qí (rare jade), 琪 qí (fine jade), 琳 lín (beautiful jade), …
White
Girls
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)
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
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)
Either
Finley
MetalEither · Scottish Gaelic, via a surname
a spelling of Finlay: Gaelic fionn 'white, fair' + laoch 'warrior' Likely
white is Metal's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #415 (girls), #333 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #3705 (girls), #18 (boys)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 白 bái (white)
Chinese characters linked with white: 白 bái (white), 皙 xī (white)
Blades and spears
Chinese characters linked with blades and spears: 戈 gē (spear), 钺 yuè (battle-axe), 锟 kūn (treasured sword)
Autumn
Girls
Autumn
MetalGirl · English word
autumn, the season Well attested
autumn belongs to Metal in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #88 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #107
Popular meanings that don't hold up
Lance
The claim: Lance is often said to mean 'spear', from the weapon called a lance.
What the sources say: It comes from Lanzo, a pet form of Germanic names built on 'land'. The weapon is a different word.
Sources:
Ariana
The claim: Ariana is often said to mean 'silver', from Welsh arian.
What the sources say: It is a form of Ariadne, a princess in Greek myth. The Welsh word arian is unrelated.
Sources:
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.