If blue is your favorite color, or you just love everything blue from berries to skies, then you may be looking for boy names that mean blue for your little man. You can straight up name your kiddo Blue, or you can choose blue names that imply various shades of the color, speak it in a different language, contain blu at the root, or evoke the color blue simply by what they are. The good news is you have a ton of options. Check out these great blue boy names.
Cool Boy Names That Mean Blue
Choosing boy names meaning blue is easy, especially when you look to other languages. Search your favorite country or language for words that mean "blue" to use as names.
- Aohito - Japanese for "blue person"
- Aoi - Japanese for "blue"
- Aoichi - Japanese for "blue blood"
- Asul - Filipino for "blue"
- Azraq - Arabic for "blue"
- Azul - Spanish word for "blue"
- Biru - Indonesian for "blue"
- Blainn - Old Norse for "blue"
- Blatonn - Old Norse for "blue-tooth"
- Blou - Afrikaans for "blue"
- Bluu - Swahili for "blue"
- Buluu - Yoruba for "blue"
- Caeso - Latin for "blue-grey"
- Caeruleum - Latin for "blue"
- Cyannipus - Greek for "dark blue colored horse"
- Glaukon - Greek for "bluish-grey"
- Gorman - Irish for "blue"
- Kahurangi - Maori for "sky blue"
- Khazhak - Armenian for "blue-eyed"
- Livius - Roman for "blue"
- Mavi - Turkish for "blue"
- Modrá - Slavak for "blue"
- Modrý - Czech for "blue"
- Neela - Hindi for "blue"
- Nilam - Sanskrit for "dark blue" or "sapphire"
- Plava - Croatinon for "blue"
- Polū - Hawaiian for "blue"
- Shyamal - Bengali for "blue"
- Urdin - Basque for "blue"
- Xiav - Hmong for "blue"
- Žydrūnas - Lithuanian for "light blue"
Different Names for the Color Blue
There are dozens of shades of blue recognized throughout the world. Check out these specific blue hues to find the perfect blue color name for your boy.
- Azu - short for "azure"
- Azure - bright blue, color of the sky
- Azzy - diminutive for azure
- Ceru - short for cerulean
- Cerulean - shade of sky blue darker than azure
- Cy - short for cyan
- Cyan - greenish-blue color
- Delft - dark shade of blue used in Dutch pottery
- Denim - indigo color of jeans
- Indi - short for indigo
- Indigo - dark purplish-blue color
- Klein - deep blue hue known as International Klein Blue
- Navy - very dark shade of blue
- Penn - one of the official colors of the University of Pennsylvania known as Penn blue
- Peri - short for periwinkle
- Picotee - deep indigo shade named from the picotee flower
- Royal - bright shade of blue lighter than navy blue
- Savoy - shade of blue between peacock and periwinkle known as Savoy Blue
- Teal - shade of blue green
- Turq - short for turquoise
Strong Blue Nature Names for Boys
Believe it or not, blue is actually a pretty rare color in nature. These natural items come in various shades of blue and work great as boy names.
Handsome Blue Gem Names for Boys
Cool blue rocks, minerals, and gems have names you can borrow for your little guy. These materials are typically viewed as strong, yet precious, so your son will be too.
- Beryl - mineral found in aquamarine tones
- Chalcedony - blue-hued translucent stone with gray or lavender undertones
- Cob - short for cobalt
- Cobalt - metal chemical element that is a silver-white color with a blue tint
- Jeremejivite - one of the rarest minerals; aquamarine-blue hues
- Ky - short for kyanite (a blue gemstone)
- Kya - short for kyanite
- Lari - short for Larimar
- Larimar - sky blue mineral found in the Dominican Republic
- Lapis - from the popular blue stone lapis lazuli
- Laz - short for lazuli
- Lazuli - from popular blue stone lapis lazuli
- Moonstone - Moon or Stone for short; medium blue tones with an unusual sheen
- Spinel - found in shades of blue naturally, mostly very dark blues
- Tanzy - short for tanzanite gemstone
- Topaz - blue gemstone
- Zircon - bright blue; resembles cubic zirconia
Uncommon Names of Natural Things That Are Blue
If you like hippie baby names, you'll love these names inspired by blue plants, animals, and other blue things found in nature. Exotic names of rare creatures, plants, and places make great inspiration for blue boy names.
- Aciano - Spanish for "cornflower," a bluish flower
- Aster - flower that comes in blue and represents love, peace, and healing
- Atlanticus - from the scientific name of the blue dragon sea slug
- Capri - Italian island surrounded by blue sea
- Conifer - type of tree a blue spruce is
- Engelmann - type of blue spruce tree
- Genti - short for Gentian
- Gentian - unique European flower with a true blue color
- Glacier - blue ice on a mountain
- Herodias - from the scientific name of the great blue heron
- Jalid - Arabic for ice
- Jay - from the bluejay bird
- Kōri - Japanese for ice
- Lo - short for lobelia (blue flower)
- Macaw - type of parrot known for blue coloring
- Morpho - blue butterfly
- Oxford - pair it with the middle name Blue to get the name of a dark blue flower
- Ulysses - type of butterfly with blue wings
- Warby - named for a blue-throated warbler
Masculine Names That Mean Sky
The sky is one thing closely associated with being blue. While the name Sky can be used for a boy, these translations of the word "sky" might be what you're looking for.
- Akash (Sanskrit)
- An (Sumerian)
- Anga (Swahili)
- Caelum (Latin)
- Ciel (French)
- Haneul (Korean)
- Himmel (Swedish)
- Lagi (Samoan)
- Lani (Hawaiian)
- Ortzi (Basque)
- Rangi (Maori)
- Sama (Arabic)
- Sora (Japanese)
Masculine Names That Mean Water
Aside from the sky, oceans and other bodies of water are the biggest blue items in nature. These water names are great for baby boys, but you could also get inspired by specific names of bodies of water.
- Alo - short for aloalo, the Samoan word for "lagoon"
- Anup - Sanskrit for "water" or "lagoon"
- Burim - Albanian for "water source"
- Danau - Indonesian for "lake"
- Douglas - Scottish for "dark water"
- Goksu - Turkish for "sky water"
- Haro - Somali for "lake"
- Jheel - Hindi for "lake"
- Kai - Hawaiian for "ocean"
- Khaadee - Hindi for "lagoon"
- Lago - Spanish for "lake"
- Lake - self-explanatory
- Loch - Scottish for "lake"
- Maji - Swahili for "water"
- Mehrab - Persian for "water oath"
- Mizumi - Japanese for "lake"
- Nereus - Greek for "water"
- Niraj - Sanskrit for "water born"
- Oceà - Catalan for "ocean"
- Ocean - ocean
- Ziwa - Swahili for "lagoon"
Boy Names That Start With Blue or Blu
There are a few boy names that start with the letters "blu," but you can easily turn many popular boy names into blue names by adding "blu" or "blue" to the beginning.
- Bluce
- Bludhi
- Bluden
- Bluefort
- Blues
- Blueson
- Blueton
- Bluford
- Blume
- Blunard
- Bluram
- Blutolo
Names Associated With the Color Blue
Parents in love with blue names for baby boys have lots of inspiration to choose from. Many of these names also double as gender-neutral baby names or even baby girl names.
