Continue reading to discover 45 weird color names and where they came from. You might just impress your friends at your next gathering with your wide array of colorful knowledge.

Related: 45 Best Color Names for Babies Auburn — A gender-neutral name meaning “reddish-brown.” Carmine — Uses of this deep red natural pigment date back to the 1500s, per Dr. Axe.

In some ways, colors are the ultimate example of language's power. The earliest humans didn't have words for colors. They had words for objects and actions, and it took tens of thousands of years ...