Names That Mean Snow
- Nieves
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"snows"Description:
A name bestowed in honor of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Nieves, referring to a miracle she performed with unmelted snow in the August heat of Rome.
- Fjolla
Origin:
AlbanianMeaning:
"snowflake"Description:
If you can get past the unintuitive J (it's pronounced like a Y), Fjolla is a perky and attractive girl name. It is derived from the Albanian word for snowflake, fjollë, and is most common in Kosovo.
- Nevada
Origin:
Spanish place-nameMeaning:
"covered in snow"Description:
Western place-name that feels equally appropriate for both genders. Note: Natives say rhyme that second syllable with had, so it's not nehv-AH-da.
- Nevada
Origin:
Spanish place-nameMeaning:
"covered in snow"Description:
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 trampled tourist attraction.
- Ayuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow lover"
- Sesi
Origin:
Inuit, Native AmericanMeaning:
"snow"Description:
One of the many Inuit words for snow.
- Xue
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"snow"Description:
Gender-neutral choice with the covetable X initial. Xue's snowy meaning makes it especially well suited to a winter-born child.
- Neves
Origin:
PortugueseMeaning:
"snows"Description:
A name that refers to a title of the Virgin Mary -- "Maria des Neves," or Maria of Snows.
- Eirwen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"white snow"Description:
A fresh and pretty Welsh nature name whose beautiful meaning would be perfect for a winter baby girl. Pronounced as AIR-wen or IRE-wen depending on the region of Wales from which someone is from, it may appeal to those who like Eira and Elowen. Yet to feature in the US charts, it is given to a handful of babies in Wales most years.
- Kirsi
Origin:
Hindi, Finnish diminutive of Kirstina and KirstenMeaning:
"amaranth blossoms; Christian, frost"Description:
This attractive multicultural name is found in India and Finland, where it is also a word meaning "frost."
- Ice
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Ice officially joined the baby name pool when rapper Gucci Mane chose it for his son, born in December 2020. It briefly ranked for girls in 2021, but has since been predominantly, though very quietly, used for boys. The name the rapper and his wife Keyisha Ka'oir Davies chose for their daughter, however, Iceland, has proved more popular. Iceland is on the rise for girls, while similar Icelynn entered the Top 1000 in 2024.
- Fuyuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow"Description:
Unisex name for a winter-born child.
- Iceland
Origin:
Place nameMeaning:
"land of ice"Description:
Iceland is a futuristic place name that works as well for babies as Ireland. We predict it's going to be one of the top baby names of 2050, along with other girl names that end in land, such as Scotland, Graceland, and Zealand.
- Bora
Origin:
Czech diminutive of Barbara, Albanian, MongolianMeaning:
"snow; brown, grey"Description:
"Bore" and "boring" are teasing possibilities outside of Czechia and Albania. Thora, Nora, and Flora recommended alternatives
- Hima
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"snow"
- Tahoma
Origin:
Salishan, Native AmericanMeaning:
"snow-covered mountain"Description:
Tahoma was the original name of Mount Ranier, used by the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
- Himesh
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"snow king, snow god"
- Fannar
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"snow drift"Description:
Wintery and cool, Fannar ranked in the Top 50 in Iceland during the 2010s and remains a familiar choice in its native country today. Derived from the Old Norse fǫnn, it has the nature connected meaning of "snow drift", or potentially "snow army" or "warrior from the snow drift", if considered a blend of fǫnn and her.
- Nevata
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"snow white, snow-capped"Description:
An unusual addition to the snowy names perfect for a winter baby.
- Chione
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"snow"Description:
In Greek mythology, Chione is turned into a snow cloud by Zeus and Hermes.
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