Names That Mean Air
- Windy
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"windy"Description:
And her sisters, Stormy and Sunny.
- Waseskwan
Origin:
CreeMeaning:
"the sky is clearing after a storm"Description:
Poetic name used among the Cree people.
- Nasima
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"breeze, fresh air"Description:
Associated with a spring festival, this name is used by both Muslims and Christians.
- Nasim
Origin:
Arabic and UrduMeaning:
"breeze, fresh air"Description:
A unisex Arabic name with a fresh and nature related meaning, Nasim may also be spelled as Naseem in Urdu and Arabic, and as Nesim in Turkish. Used predominantly on boys in Iran, it leans feminine in Pakistan and Egypt, but is split fairly evenly in India. The strictly feminine form is Nasima.
- Shango
Origin:
African, Yoruba, mythology nameDescription:
More substantial than it sounds: Shango was the god of thunder and legendary ancestor of the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
- Makani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"wind"Description:
The sources that do list this name give it as a boys' name, but Woody Harrelson chose it for his daughter, and it does have a feminine lilt.
- Mihkwaskâw
Origin:
Cree, “red sky; red clouds at sunset”