Aelwen was first used in the revival of native Welsh names in the nineteenth century. It is occasionally used in Wales, but has not made the charts there for at least 20 years.
If more parents knew this name, it could prove quite popular. It sounds like a mash-up of Isla and Elowen, both of which are rising fast, and its "ae" spelling gives it a somewhat fantasy/alternative look to non-Welsh speakers. 
It is part of several Welsh names for birds, such as llinos goch aelwen (white-browed rosefinch).

Aelwen

An up-and-comer for girls, but still under-the-radar for boys. Alba feels like a possible crossover candidate, on the heels of Nova and Alva, and with the potential for rising nickname Albie.

Alba

Alba is quietly making a behind-the-scenes comeback, perhaps thanks to actress turned baby-product mogul Jessica Alba. Last on the Top 1000 a century ago, the name was given to nearly 200 baby girls in the US last year. Alba might be tomorrow's successor to Ava and Ella. In Spain, Alba ranks among the Top 20 <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">girls' names</a>. Alba is the name of a character in The Time Traveler's Wife.
 
Alba is a popular patriotic girl name in Scotland, as the Scottish Gaelic term for the country is Alba.

An ancient and highly unusual name; St. Alban -- sometimes also called Albinus or Aubin -- was an early martyr in Roman Britain.  Using an alternate spelling, Alben Barkley was the 35th U.S. Vice-President, serving under Harry Truman.  And Albin is popular in modern Sweden. But only the form Alban has the alternate meaning "from Alba".

Alban

A Southern place name — found in North Carolina and Virginia — borne by early enslaved people in the US. It came over from England, where Albemarle was a variation of the French county name Aumale, from the Latin Alba Marla, "white marl." Marl is a type of soil.

Albemarle

More often spelled ALBAN, Alben is an ancient and highly unusual name.  Alben Barkley was Harry Truman's vice president.

Alben

Albin is a modern form of the ancient Roman Albinus or Albus, meaning white or bright. There was a Saint Albinus who was also known as Aubin. In the contemporary world, Albin is popular in Sweden and ripe for export as a simple, unusual name with deep history.

Albin

The original male name Alban is a lot sleeker and more usable. 

Albinia

The ancient name Albus has modern currency as the first name of the headmaster of Harry Potter's Hogwarts, more formally known as Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore. Can Albus work if you're missing the long white beard and the magic wand? Maybe, though it might be a heavy mantle for a Muggle child to wear.

Albus

While the male Alva or Alvah relates directly to the minor Biblical character, the female version is more likely an Anglicized form of the Irish name Ailbhe. Best known as Thomas Edison's middle name, Alva has true unisex roots. 

Alva

Although it resembles Alvie, Alvi has separate origins. It comes from the Latin name Albin, meaning "white," while Alvie is derived from Alvin, meaning "noble friend."

Alvi

An unusual but beautifully simple name, possibly a variation on Aelwen, that belongs to a river in north-east Wales. It may appeal if you like similar names like Arwen, Anwen and Olwen.

Alwen

Like Alwen, but with an extra feminine frill.

Alwena

Similar to Andrew, but with a refreshingly different origin and meaning.

Andri

This airy <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/172/welsh-names">Welsh name</a>, which has only been in use since the early 20th century, is formed of the intensifying prefix an- plus eira ("snow"), making it a wintry nature name.

Aneira

Part-April, part-Felicity, but with the wonderfully whimsical feel of Serendipity. Apricity debuted in the US charts for the first time in 2022.

Apricity

Aput

Aputsiak

Rarely heard outside of Wales, Arianwen is one of many pretty wen-ending names prominent in ancient Welsh legend.

Arianwen

Popular in India and among Indo-Americans, this name of the hero of a famous Hindu epic has an extremely pleasing sound. 
 Arjun is based on Arjuna, who was in Indian legend the son of the king of gods, close friend of Lord Krishna, and considered the greatest warrior on earth. Arjun is one of the best-known and widely-used <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/540/hindi-names-for-boys">Hindi names for boys</a>.

Arjun

The name of a hero in Hindu texts, the son of the god Indra and the princess Kunti, close friend of Lord Krishna, and considered the greatest warrior on earth.

 The more common form of this name today is Arjun, which is one of the best known and most widely used Hindi names for boys.

Arjuna

Asayu

Associated with Prime Minister Аsqar Маmın.

Asqar

A rare French name deriving from Latin albus "white", also related to the French word for "dawn", aube.

Aubelin

More appealing than the English version, Aubin might be seen as a fresher and more decidedly masculine twist on Aubrey.  This handsome discovery is now ranked at Number 311 in its native France.

Aubin

The goddess name Aurora has consistently been on the US popularity list since the nineteenth century, but has really taken off in the past 30 years. Aurora also enjoys remarkable international popularity, ranking in the Top 100 throughout the English-speaking world as well as in Italy, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, and several other European and Latin American countries.
 
Aurora is the name of the Roman goddess of sunrise, whose tears turned into the morning dew. She was said to renew herself by traveling from East to West across the sky, announcing the arrival of the sun each dawn. Aurora is also associated with the scientific term for the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis.
 The radiant Aurora, also the name of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, would be sure to make any little girl feel like a princess. Aurora Leigh is the name of an epic poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Aurora Greenway was the moving Shirley MacLaine character in Terms of Endearment.
 An Aurora nickname possibility with a totally different feel: Rory. Read more about Aurora and other <a href="https://nameberry.com/blog/disney-princess-names">Disney Princess Names</a> in our featured blog.

Aurora

Variant of Eaven, an Anglicization of Aoibheann. As a botanical name, it refers to a type of pretty white flower which thrives in mountainous regions.

Aven

Ayaz

Ayuki

Aputsiak 

Derived from the Scottish Gaelic bàn, meaning "white, fair". It's also a name in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Elvish language, in which it means "beautiful".

Bain

Unusual and attractive entry to the growing Irish name canon. 

Banan

Bardyllis (also spelled Bardilys) is a name from ancient history, belonging to two kings of Illyria (now the Balkans in south-east Europe) in the third and fouth centuries BCE, around the time of Alexander the Great. The meaning is debatable: suggestions include "white" or "white star" in ancient Albanian, or "gray" in the Messapian language of Italy.

Bardyllis

Befraw

Befrî

An important name in Irish myth, belonging to a beautiful giantess who was both mother and wife of Brian Boru.  It is usually Anglicized as the phonetic Bevin, but also as Vivian.

Beibhinn

Despite the light, pretty sound of Bella for a girl, the boys' name Bela has dark and mysterious undertones, thanks to Dracula actor Bela Lugosi. Béla is also the first name of composer Bartók.

Bela

Since this is strictly a male name in Slavic cultures, better to stick with the "Bella" spelling here. 

Mentioned in the Old Testament as both a place-name and a grandson of Ephraim, this would make a fairly obscure biblical choice. 

Bered

Berfan

Berfhat

The traditional Irish girl's name Bevin – an Anglicization of Bébhinn – is rarely heard outside the Emerald Isle, but could make an fresh and fashionable namesake for an Aunt Beverly.

Bevin

Beyzs is both a girls' name, most popular around the turn of this century, and a place name of a city and county in Iran.

Beyza

A bright and bouncy micro name, far rarer than Mia or Gia.

 In Greek mythology, Bia is the personification of force and raw energy. In Portuguese, it's a nickname for Beatriz, and in Romanian it's short for Bianca.

A literary name used in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series by Shannon Messenger. Could also be a short form of Bibiana or a spin on stylish names like Tiana and Liana.

Biana

Bianca, the livelier Italian and Shakespearean version of Blanche, has been chosen by many American parents since the 1990s, just as Blanca is a favorite in the Spanish-speaking community. Its meaning of white relates to snow, making it one of the prime <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/89/winter-baby-names">names for winter babies</a>.
 Miss Bianca was an elegant mouse (voiced by Eva Gabor) in Disney's 1977 The Rescuers, and Bianca features as a character in two Shakespeare plays, Othello and The Taming of the Shrew, not to mention its musical offshoot, Kiss Me Kate.
 Bianca was brought to prominence here by the first Mrs. Mick Jagger. Her name entered the U.S. popularity ranks in 1973, reaching a high of Number 84 in 1990. Bianca was chosen for her daughter by actress Tia Carrere.

Bianca

Although the female version Bianca has long been accepted as a name outside Italy, maybe it's time to consider this boy color name.

Bianco

A common choice for baby boys in Slovenia. Bine is identical in sound to the Yiddish feminine name Bina.

Bine

Bingxue

Variant of Blake, borne by the great jazz drummer Art Blakey.

Blakey

More colorful than Blanche, but blanker than Bianca. 

Blanca

This name is usually seen as a surname, but could be used as a first in the tradition of Cooper, Sawyer etc. 

Blanchard

Blanche, which originated as a nickname for a pale blonde and then became associated with the notion of purity, was in style a century ago, ranking in the double digits until 1920. She then had to fight the stereotype of faded Southern belle, a la Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and Blanche Devereaux in TV's Golden Girls. Now all three of the Golden Girls--Blanche, Rose and Dorothy--could be ready for revival, with Blanche sounding like a stronger, simpler alternative to Bianca.
 A saint's name, Blanche was a royal name in France by the twelfth century, then was brought to England by the French wife of Henry I. One possible powerful namesake is Blanche Scott, one of the original daredevil aviatrixes. You might also take its meaning to relate to snow, making it one of the perfect <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/89/winter-baby-names">winter baby names</a>.

Blanche

A widely used name in medieval Europe that's been almost completely forgotten. Blanche still reads as old lady-ish, and the frilly "-fleur" doesn't make it feel younger. But it could be a striking, not to say iconic, choice for a bold parent, especially if they had some sort of connection to white flowers or the Middle Ages.

Blanchefleur

Unlike the feminine Blanca, this name for some reason seems to put more emphasis on the "blank" aspect. 

Blanco

Bleuenn is a name virtually unknown in the English-speaking world but trendy in its native France. Bleuenn's origins are in Brittany, in the north of France, and it's related to the Welsh Blodwen. Other spellings include Bleuen and Bleunwenn. This might give the perfect twist to a color name that feels too slight.

Bleuenn

An unusual floral -wen name which was the name of an 1878 opera by Welsh composer Joseph Parry.

Blodwen

"Bore" and "boring" are teasing possibilities; Thora, Nora, and Flora recommended alternatives. 

Bora

Borake

This English word name derives from the name of the Greek god of the north wind, Boreas, by way of Latin borealis "northern". A fictional bearer is Lord Boreal from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.

Boreal

Borime

The famous Battle of the Boyne, in Ireland, vanquished the Catholic king. 

Boyne

Bronwen is widespread in Wales, but still rare enough here to sound somewhat international — we think Bronwen is a real winner. (Note: the Bronwyn spelling is an Anglicization, since the -wyn ending is masculine in Welsh).

 Bronwen Morgan is the lovely heroine of the classic novel and movie How Green Was My Valley. In Welsh mythology, Bronwen was the daughter of Llyr, the god of the sea.

 Close cousin Branwen appears in Welsh medieval literature as a tragic figure who was turned into a bird. The ancient Welsh worshipped her as the goddess of the moon and love.

Bronwen

One of the loveliest of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/172/welsh-names">Welsh names</a>, striking the perfect balance between being familiar and unusual. In Wales, the female spelling is always Bronwen, but Americans usually see a "y" as adding femininity.

Bronwyn

Borealis

Traditional though not overly popular Welsh option, which may have something of a fantasy vibe elsewhere in the world.

Caerwyn

Candace, an ancient title of a dynasty of Ethiopian queens mentioned in the New Testament, is associated both with actress Candice Bergen and Sex and the City writer Candace Bushnell. Both spellings were most popular in the 1980s, but are rarely used for babies today, perhaps due to the sticky sweetness of nickname Candy. 
 William Faulkner used the name Candace, shortened to Caddy, as a main character in his 1929 novel The Sound and the Fury.

Candace

Attractive ancient name borne by several saints but sullied by association with yeast infection. 

Candida

One of the most romantic of appellations, Caspian is a geographical name referring to the large salty sea between Asia and Europe. It's also the name of the hero of C.S. Lewis's beloved Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian. 
 
The name Caspian is ultimately derived from the Latin term Caspii, meaning "white." Caspii was the name of the people of Central Asia who were originally from Caucasus. 
 
Caspian is attracting a lot of attention from cutting-edge parents these days. It fits in with several trends as a name from classic children's literature, a water-related place name, and an ancient name with the trending Cas- beginning, ala Cassius and Cassian.

Caspian

The name of a French city famous for its fine lace. Another association: Chantilly cream – a sweetened whipped cream apparently invented there in the 17th century by a chef at the Château de Chantilly. The town probably takes is name from the Gallo-Roman personal name Cantilius, derived from a word for "white".

 Tilly is a sweet and stylish short form – especially in the UK, where it's on the rise as a standalone name, as well as a nickname for Matilda or Ottilie – but Chantilly feels a little too saccharine.

Chantilly

One of the rarer names to come from the Bible, Cherith has a fresh and modern sound despite its ancient roots. Cherith was the name of the stream that kept Elijah alive during the three years' drought which he announced to King Ahab. 
In English, Cherith pleasingly reminds one of the word cherish which is another plus to this underused girls' name.

Cherith

Chion

In Greek mythology, Chione is turned into a snow cloud by Zeus and Hermes.

Chione

Chionia

Chiyuki

Projects a feeling of openness and candor. 

Cándido

Nope, not related to Deborah — Debore derives from the Albanian word for "snow."

Debore

Welsh heritage choice that's rare today even in its native land.

Dilwyn

Drífa comes from a snowy family in Norse mythology — father Snær and sisters Mjǫll and Fǫnn.

Drífa

This presidential name is in style limbo today - or, some might say, in the the sweet spot of familiar but little-used.

Dwight

Dëborake

Edelweiss, made famous by the Rogers and Hammerstein song in "The Sound of Music", is a rare female name. 

In German 'edel' means 'noble' and 'weiss' means 'white'. Edelweiss is the colloquial name for the Leontopodium alpinum, a small white mountain flower sometimes used in herbal folk medicine.

In this age, though, Edelweiss might make a better <a href="/list/589/white-cat-names">name for a white cat</a> than for a little girl.

Edelweiss

Perfect for that winter baby, when Snow isn't subtle enough. The feminine version is Edurne.

Edur

This feminine version of the Basque name Edur is quite well used in Spain, where it has often been in the Top 100. Plus it offers some great nickname options such as Eddie or Deedee. One of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/89/winter-baby-names">names for winter babies</a> that's off the snowy track.

Edurne

Edurra

Edurtzeta

Egret

A little bit Isla, a little bit Elowen. Also the Kentucky-based heroine of a 2018 novel by Gwen Kaelin.

Eilwen

This Welsh nature name that can be pronounced exactly like the male Ira. Or, to avoid confusion, you could just name her Snow. 

Eira

This ethereal Welsh word name has a sound as pretty and delicate as its floral namesake.

Eirlys

A fresh and pretty Welsh nature name whose beautiful meaning would be perfect for a winter baby girl.

Eirwen

Elvi is one of those elusive names that fit in yet stand out. It's similar to currently trendy girl names such as Ellie and Evie but maintains distinction.

Elvi

The Finnish translation of Elvira, a Spanish name that ultimately derives from the Gothic name Guilvira.

Elviira

Before there was the campy TV Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Elvira was the long-suffering wife of Don Juan, and remnants of those negative, gothic images still cling to it, though they are fading.
Other references include the romantic film Elvira Madigan, based on a real person, and the main ghostly character in Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, as well as appearances in several operas.
 Elvira was in common use in the US in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, remaining in the Top 1000 until 1981; it's still popular in Scandinavia, ranking Number 39 in Sweden.

Elvira

A pretty Georgian flower name, perfect for a winter baby!

Endzela

This Basque name is used in a similar way to the Spanish name "Nieves" - that is as a reference to the Virgin Mary. This would make a striking choice for a winter-born baby.

Erdutza

alyshadragonfriend's list "White Snow And Icy Names" of 329 great name ideas: Aelwen - Šalnė!

White Snow And Icy Names

Names that mean and/or are associated with the color white, winter, snow, ice, and all other things that conjure up an image of the cold. Bonus: Any other wintery names.