Names That Mean Snow
- Setsura
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow resplendence"
- Yukio
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow boy"Description:
In the Japanese culture, this name suggests a sense of independence and is one of the popular names for December babies.
- Glacier
Origin:
Nature name, FrenchMeaning:
"ice"Description:
Nature names are often associated with Spring and Summer, but Glacier is ideal for a winter baby.
- 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
- Xue
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"snow"Description:
Unisex Chinese name ideal for a child born in the winter.
- Shimo
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"frost"Description:
Chilly choice for a winter-born daughter.
- Neige
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"snow"
- Souko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"frost child"Description:
One of many Japanese options for a winter baby.
- 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.
- Hima
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"snow"Description:
Unisex Sanskrit name with appeal for a winter baby.
- Flykra
Origin:
FaroeseMeaning:
"snowflake"Description:
Wintry choice heard on the Faroe Islands.
- 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.
- 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.
- Himani
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"snow"Description:
A snowy epithet of the goddess Pavarti.
- Fuyuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow"Description:
Unisex name for a winter-born child.
- Pire
Origin:
MapucheMeaning:
"snow"
- Lumikki
Origin:
Variation of Lumi, FinnishMeaning:
"snow"Description:
Finland's answer to Snow White.
- Piren
Origin:
MapucheMeaning:
"to snow"
- Aputsiaq
Origin:
GreenlandicMeaning:
"snow crystal"Description:
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.
- Tuyết
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"snow"Description:
Pronounced as "tweet" or "tweak," depending on the dialect.
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