Names That Mean Air

  1. Windy
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "windy"
    • Description:

      And her sisters, Stormy and Sunny.
  2. Waseskwan
    • Origin:

      Cree
    • Meaning:

      "the sky is clearing after a storm"
    • Description:

      Poetic name used among the Cree people.
  3. Nasima
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "breeze, fresh air"
    • Description:

      Associated with a spring festival, this name is used by both Muslims and Christians.
  4. Nasim
    • Origin:

      Arabic and Urdu
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  5. Shango
    • Origin:

      African, Yoruba, mythology name
    • Description:

      More substantial than it sounds: Shango was the god of thunder and legendary ancestor of the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
  6. Makani
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  7. Mihkwaskâw
    • Origin:

      Cree, “red sky; red clouds at sunset”