Baby Name Meanings
Names That Mean Snow
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Names that mean snow are cool and icy — perfect for a child born in the snowy season!
Names with snowy meanings are common in cold-climate countries — many Scandinavian names have meanings related to snow, such as the Finnish name Lumi and the Icelandic name Andri.
Along with Lumi, other girl names that mean snow worth considering include Neve, Haunani, Yuki, and Eira.
In addition to Andri, other boy names that mean snow trending now include Ayaz, Moroz, Yukio, and Edur.
Unisex names that mean snow on the rise include Frost, Glacier, and Ice.
Featured on this list are names that mean snow, names that mean ice, and names that mean frost.
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Icy
English word name
"icy"
A short form of the modern coinage Icelyn that feels cool as a short form, but too frosty for a full name.
Icelynn
Invented English name, combination of word name Ice and suffix -lynn
"beautiful ice; frozen lake; Iceland"
Icelynn is a modern smoosh name which rose 300 places in the popularity charts in 2023, then another 200 in 2024. It combines the strong I sound of Ivy, Iris, and Isla, with the on-trend -lynn ending…
Nevada
Spanish place-name
"covered in snow"
Named for its snowcapped mountains, Nevada is a state name which, unlike Carolina, Montana, and Dakota, has been relatively undiscovered. Warning: today's unvisited place-name could become tomorrow's…
Neva
Spanish
"white snow"
Has a pure, clean aura, but is also evocative.
Aputsiak
Greenlandic
"snow crystal"
A unisex name from the snowy north.
Aputsiaq
Greenlandic
"snow crystal"
A Greenlandic name from literature, Aputsiaq initially gained attention after the release of the novel "Apoutsiak, le petit flocon de neige" by French ethnologist Paul-Émile Victor. Boasting the…
Aput
Diminutive of Aputsiak, Greenlandic
"snow crystal"
Snowy short form.
Asqar
Kazakh
"snow"
Associated with Prime Minister Аsqar Маmın.
Aputsiak
Greenlandic
"snow crystal"
A unisex name from the snowy north.
Ayaz
Turkish and Azerbaijani
"frost"
A wintery name of Turkish origin that would suit a baby born during the colder months. Notably borne by the slave and later companion of an 11th century sultan, it is a popular choice in Turkey with…
Ayuki
Japanese
"snow lover"
Befraw
Kurdish
"snow"
Befrî
Kurdish
"snow"
Berfan
Kurdish
"snow"
Bora
Albanian, Hungarian, Mongolian, Slovene, Korean, "snow; foreign; brown, grey; pine tree; purple"
"snow; foreign; brown, grey; pine tree; purple"
A name with a multitude of meanings, Bora means "snow" in Albanian (via borë , and pronounced BAW-ruh); "foreign" in Hungarian, where it is a variation of Borbála, a form of Barbara (pronounced as…
Asayu
Japanese
"morning snow"
Bingxue
Chinese
"snow and ice"
Borake
Albanian
"snow"
Borime
Albanian
"powdery snow"
Berfhat
Kurdish
"snow is here"