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White Snow And Icy Names
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Pire
Mapuche
"snow"
Persok
Salnis
Latvian
"frost"
Rare Latvian name with ties to winter weather.
Shoto
Japanese
"burn and freeze"
If you encounter this name in the real world, it may be written using kanji that mean "bright person," "happy person," "blessed person," or other related meanings. However, in the anime series My…
Shuang
Chinese
"frost"
Frosty unisex choice.
Snær
Old Norse
"snow"
The personification of the snow in Norse mythology, and a legendary king of Finland.
Snæúlfr
Old Norse
"snow wolf"
Snæþór
Icelandic from Norse
"thunder snow"
Tahoma
Salishan, Native American
"snow-covered mountain"
Tahoma was the original name of Mount Ranier, used by the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest.
Tanwyn
Welsh
"white fire"
Tanwyn is a modern Welsh name that can work for either sex depending on the spelling -- wyn is the traditional boys' spelling, while wen as in Tanwen is the girls' version. Famous bearers include…
Tecwyn
Welsh
"fair, white, beautiful"
A Welsh name for space fans, thanks to Tecwyn Roberts, a pioneering aerospace engineer at NASA.
Tushar
Sanskrit
"snow"
Chilly choice for a winter baby.
Urmas
Estonian
"frost, catkin"
Urmas was likely derived from the Estonian word urm , meaning "frost" and "catkin." It was first used by Johannes Linnankoski, a Finnish author, for his 1908 play Kirot . It is considered an older…
Vetle
Norwegian
"winter traveler"
Vetle is currently popular for boys in Norway. It comes from the Old Norse name Vetrliði, which means "winter traveler" and is also a word for a bear cub. Outside of Norway, it's very rare but could…
Whit
English
"white"
Whit is an uplifting short form of any number of surname-y full names, for Whitman to Whitaker to Whitney. But Whit stands perfectly well on its own and makes for a witty spin on modern virtue names .
Whitford
English
"from the white ford"
Quintessentially, stylelessly preppy.
Whitley
English
"white meadow"
Used occasionally for boys since the early 20th century, Whitley became a hit for girls in the 80s following its use in the show It's a Different World . Recent years have seen it come back into…
Whitman
English
"white man"
Whitman, a namesake surname for poet Walt, would be much more suited to a boy, probably because of that "man" part. Whit or Witt makes an uplifting short form which can be used on its own.
Whitney
English
"white island"
Deriving from an English locational surname meaning "white island", Whitney was in rare but regular use for boys in the US until the early 1960s, when actress Whitney Blake popularized it for girls.…
Whittaker
English
"white field"
If you discount the connection to the controversial Whittaker Chambers in the days of the Red Scare, Whittaker is a pleasant enough British surname with the preppyish nickname Whit.