Amihan

ah-MEE-han

Tagalog

"northeast monsoon, northeast wind"

Amihan Origin and Meaning

The name Amihan is a girl's name meaning "northeast monsoon, northeast wind".

In Philippine mythology, Amihan is a genderless deity in the form of a bird, and the first creature to inhabit the Earth. Alternaticvely, Amihan is portrayed as a female personification of the northeast wind. That wind is also called "amihan" in Tagalog and describes the mild weather phenomenon observed in the Phillipines every year from late autumn to spring, making this a culturally rich choice for anyone with Filipino ancestry.