Baby Name Meanings
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Japanese
"light snow"
Finnish, Italian
"snow; citron"
Although Lumi (Finnish for "snow") is far more popular, the elaboration Lumia is used in Finland as well. It's also a technical word in English for patterns of light used as an art form, and in…
Variation of Lumi, Finnish
"snow"
Finland's answer to Snow White.
Estonian variation of Lumi, Finnish
Icelandic
"snow goddess"
Old Norse
Russian surname
"frost"
Icy surname common in Ukraine.
French
Catalan variation of Nieves, Spanish
Spanish
"to snow"
One of several snowy options, this one lacking a tie to a specific place: an asset.
Italian
"snow white, snow-capped"
An unusual addition to the snowy names perfect for a winter baby.
Portuguese
"snows"
A name that refers to a title of the Virgin Mary -- "Maria des Neves," or Maria of Snows.
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.
Greenlandic
"snow flurry"
Mapuche
Latvian
Derived from the Latvian word for frost.
Lithuanian
The Latvian variation, Salna, may translate easier for those who don't speak Lithuanian.
