Names That Mean Snow

Nivea, or Nívea, is most commonly seen as a given name in Brazil, where it was derived from niveus, meaning "snow-white" in Latin. The German skincare brand NIVEA, founded in 1882, took its name from the same source.

Nature names are often associated with Spring and Summer, but Glacier is ideal for a winter baby.

This airy Welsh name, 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.

A unisex name from the snowy north.

Nature names are often associated with Spring and Summer, but Glacier is ideal for a winter baby.

The Russian name for Snow White, along with its diminutive, Snegurochka.

One of the many Inuit words for snow.

Icelyn and its more popular sister Icelynn have been among the fastest-rising girls' names in the US in recent years.

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.

Although barely heard in the English-speaking world, this Slavic name is popular in Russia and the Balkans, and is also used in Scandinavia. It could be a snazzy name (or middle name) for a snow baby.

The Russian translation of Snow White.

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.

This attractive multicultural name is found in India and Finland, where it is also a word meaning "frost."

Icy baby names are currently hot, with names like Icelynn, Iceland, and Winter trending up for girls. Rapper Gucci Mane chose simple, streamlined Ice for his son 2020-born son, appropriately a winter baby. In 2021, it debuted on the charts for both boys and girls and has since been predominantly used for boys, with 13 receiving the name in 2023 and 6 in 2024.

Tahoma was the original name of Mount Ranier, used by the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.

Fannar is one of the top names for boys in Iceland but is rarely seen anywhere else in the world.

Hawaiian names tend to evoke sunshine and warm weather — this option is more appropriate for a wintertime baby.

A short form of the modern coinage Icelyn that feels cool as a short form, but too frosty for a full name.

This name of a supermodel from Ukraine is not one of those Eastern European choices that translate easily or attractively.