[name_u]Red[/name_u] hair runs in my family (although I nor any of my siblings have it) but I have always toyed with the idea of having a red hair baby!
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think you would have to reconsider your baby’s name if they came out a redhead?
I have a separate list of names for red heads if this ever happens, lol.
What names do you find are great fits for redheads?
The obvious red hair names, that have red in the meaning:
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Crimson[/name_f]
[name_m]Flanagan[/name_m]
[name_u]Clancy[/name_u]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
All versions of [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
Other names that make me think of red hair:
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Donna[/name_f] (both because of [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Who)
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f] (because of [name_f]Marvel[/name_f])
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]/[name_m]Harry[/name_m] (because of the [name_m]Prince[/name_m])
[name_m]Ronald[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] (both because of [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m], but the other Weasley name don’t actually make me think of red hair tbh)
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] (because of [name_u]Van[/name_u] Gogh)
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
This is a really random list but I just put those names down where I imagine red hair when I hear them.
I’m a redhead myself and I don’t think I would necessarily change a planned name if my kid came out ginger, especially because all that hair could fall out and come back blonde or brown or it could just get way darker with age. I’m not really a fan of definitely naming a child before you see it anyway, like I would name it after I see it.
I really hope to have at least one ginger child one day and my favourite girl name and my favourite boy name are the ones I would use for a ginger baby, if it fit him or her.
There aren’t any names that scream “redhead” to me personally, but I would consider shying away from obviously related names if my child were born with red hear (a distinct possibility). Names such as [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], etc. come off as slightly corny to me on a redhead.
With that being said, I wouldn’t change my name choice based on an infant’s hair color. I myself was born with black hair that quickly turned red before becoming almost completely white for most of my childhood. Surprisingly, as an adult, I have sandy brown hair. Physical characteristics can change so much throughout a person’s life that I would council against using this as a deciding factor for something as longstanding as a name.