Names That Mean Snow

A modern Finnish compound name, first used in the 70s, it blends the wintery Lumi with floral Kukka. A recent count saw it chosen for 23 girls as a first name and 106 as a middle, and as such, it joins a number of Lumi- compound names appearing in the Finnish stats, including Lumianna, Lumikirsikka, and Lumililja.

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 of Evelyn, Emberlynn, and Lakelynn, while also having the wintery feel of Winter and Wynter.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Popular in Iceland but primed for "Frosty the Snowman" jokes in the US.

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

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.

In the Japanese culture, this name suggests a sense of independence and is one of the popular names for December babies.

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

Wonderfully wintry with its snow-related meaning, Aputsiaq is a unisex name from Greenland popularised by "Apoutsiak, le petit flocon de neige", a book by the French ethnologist Paul-Émile Victor. Like most Greenlandic names, it can be used across genders.