Amethyst
Amethyst is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning The calming purple gem.
What Amethyst means
The calming purple gem.
Amethyst sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Amethyst comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Amethyst is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Amethyst?
Amethyst is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Amethyst is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Amethyst
Amethyst spans Gem and Color, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Amethyst
These share Amethyst's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Emerald — The green gemstone.
- Onyx — The deep-black gemstone.
- Amber — Golden fossilized resin.
- Jade — The green gemstone of the side.
- Ruby — The deep-red gemstone.
- Coral — From the sea; a pink-red gem.
- Opal — Precious jewel; gem.
- Opaline — Like the opal gem.
- Sapphire — The blue gemstone.
- Garnet — The deep-red gem.
- Garnett — The deep-red garnet gem.
- Jet — Deep, glossy black gem.