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Baby Names That Mean Snow / Winter

581 baby names meaning snow — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.

Looking for a name that means snow? Here are 581 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of snow. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.

Girl Names

Chrystal#12395 in the U.S.A spelling of Crystal, from the Greek krystallos, 'clear ice; rock crystal.' A sparkling gem/wo▶Eyra#12542 in the U.S.A short name of uncertain route: cited as Welsh (linked to eira, 'snow') and, separately, echoi▶Demelza#12567 in the U.S.From a Cornish place-name (a hamlet near St. Columb Major), reworked as a first name — carried ▶Elowin#12620 in the U.S.A respelling of Elowen, the Cornish word for 'elm tree' and a modern Cornish revival name. The ▶Jhanna#12685 in the U.S.Jhanna may draw on the Sanskrit/Pali jhana, 'meditative absorption', a term in Buddhist practic▶Kazia#12745 in the U.S.Kazia is a short form of Keziah, the Hebrew name of one of Job's daughters, meaning 'cassia' — ▶Kirat#12786 in the U.S.From the Punjabi/Sikh Kirat (kirt), 'the praise of God' and, more broadly, honest devotional wo▶Mays#12946 in the U.S.From the Arabic Mays (Mais), 'a proud, swaying walk; a graceful gait,' poetically the elegant s▶Morrison#13006 in the U.S.From the Scottish and English surname Morrison, 'son of Morris' — Morris itself from Maurice, L▶Neeti#13038 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit niti, 'ethics; policy; right conduct; guidance' — the same word behind the cl▶Power#13087 in the U.S.A word name from English power, 'strength; capacity to act', in the tradition of virtue names l▶Sanae#13187 in the U.S.A Japanese girls' name, most often written with characters read as 'early rice seedling' (sanae▶Secret#13199 in the U.S.Secret is an English word name, from Latin secretus, 'set apart; hidden' (from secernere, 'to s▶Sevin#13208 in the U.S.Sevin reads two ways: as a respelling of the number Seven (a modern word name), and as the Turk▶Shanice#13218 in the U.S.Shanice is a modern American name, generally explained as the Sha- prefix joined to Janice or D▶Siri#13240 in the U.S.Siri is a Scandinavian short form of Sigrid, from the Old Norse Sigridr — sigr, 'victory,' plus▶Sundae#13267 in the U.S.Sundae is the American word for an ice cream dish with syrup and toppings, coined in the late 1▶Tallinn#13286 in the U.S.Tallinn is the capital of Estonia; the name is usually explained as taani linn, 'Danish town' (▶Vara#13328 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vara, 'boon; blessing; choice gift'. In the U.S. it is also read simply as a shor▶Zamadhi#13398 in the U.S.A modern Z- respelling of Samadhi, a Sanskrit term for the state of deep meditative absorption ▶Ahnyx#13477 in the U.S.A modern American coinage. It echoes the gemstone name Onyx and the Greek night goddess Nyx, bu▶Alaisa#13498 in the U.S.Alaisa reads as a modern coinage or respelling sitting between Alaia and Elisa/Alisa (forms of ▶Aerys#13500 in the U.S.A modern name brought to notice by Game of Thrones (where Aerys is the 'Mad King'); as a girl's▶Alicea#13521 in the U.S.Alicea is a spelling of Alicia, the Latinized form of Alice — from Old French Aalis, a contract▶Aliyza#13523 in the U.S.Aliyza is a modern respelling of Aliza, a Hebrew girls' name from the root a-l-z, 'to rejoice' ▶Alisi#13541 in the U.S.A Polynesian (Tongan/Fijian) form of Alice, itself from Adelheidis, 'noble.' Warm and Pacific.▶Anouk#13588 in the U.S.A Dutch and French diminutive of Anna, itself from Hebrew Hannah, 'grace, favor'. Well establis▶Ayssa#13656 in the U.S.Ayssa is most often read as a trimmed, modern spelling of Alyssa (itself linked to the alyssum ▶Bebe#13683 in the U.S.Bebe began as an affectionate word name and pet form — from the French bebe, 'baby' — and as a ▶Bennet#13690 in the U.S.Bennet is the medieval English form of Benedict, from the Latin benedictus, 'blessed.' It survi▶Berry#13693 in the U.S.Berry is a nature word name — the small sweet fruit, from the Old English berie. It also exists▶Bunnie#13738 in the U.S.A spelling of the English endearment 'bunny' (a rabbit), long used as a term of affection and a▶Cayenne#13774 in the U.S.From cayenne pepper, whose name reaches back through French to a Tupi word for the chili (kyynh▶Celie#13780 in the U.S.A pet form of Celia or Cecilia, from Latin roots meaning 'heavenly' (caelestis) or from the Rom▶Cersei#13782 in the U.S.An invented name from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and the TV series Game of Th▶Clove#13803 in the U.S.The English word for the aromatic spice, from the French clou and Latin clavus, 'nail' — named ▶Delilahrose#13867 in the U.S.Delilahrose is a modern combination name, joining Delilah — Hebrew, traditionally read 'delicat▶Deni#13873 in the U.S.Deni is a short form of Denise or Denice, the French feminine of Denis, which descends from Lat▶Denice#13874 in the U.S.Denice is a variant spelling of Denise, the French feminine of Denis. Denis descends from Latin▶Eislee#13911 in the U.S.A modern coinage, read as a trimmed Aisley or Ainsley, or as an -lee name built on the Eis-/Ice▶Emmilia#13950 in the U.S.A doubled-M spelling of Emilia, the feminine of the Roman family name Aemilius, usually glossed▶Ishaani#14109 in the U.S.From Sanskrit ishani, the feminine of Ishana ('ruler, lord'), and a traditional epithet of the ▶Isys#14115 in the U.S.Isys respells Isis, the Greek form of the Egyptian goddess Aset — goddess of magic, healing and▶Ivvy#14121 in the U.S.Ivvy is a modern respelling of Ivy, the English name of the evergreen climbing plant — a plant ▶Iysis#14127 in the U.S.Iysis is a modern respelling of Isis — the Greek name for the Egyptian goddess Aset, protector ▶Jadis#14130 in the U.S.Jadis is the French adverb jadis, 'formerly, long ago, of old'. C. S. Lewis gave the name to th▶Janiece#14158 in the U.S.Janiece is a variant spelling of Janice, a name popularized in the early twentieth century as a▶Janise#14161 in the U.S.Janise is a variant spelling of Janice, an elaboration of Jane. Jane is the English feminine of▶Janni#14162 in the U.S.Janni is a short pet form of Jane, Janet or Janice — all from John, Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gr▶Jerusalen#14179 in the U.S.Jerusalen is the Spanish form of Jerusalem, the city sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam.▶Jhana#14201 in the U.S.Jhana is the Pali term for meditative absorption — the deep, settled states of concentration de▶Jinger#14207 in the U.S.Jinger is a respelling of Ginger — the spice, whose name travels from Sanskrit through Greek an▶Japneet#14212 in the U.S.A Punjabi Sikh name combining jap - the devotional recitation or remembrance of God's name, cen▶Kagome#14247 in the U.S.A Japanese word for the woven, hole-and-lattice pattern of a bamboo basket, and the name of a t▶Kalice#14262 in the U.S.A modern coinage that reads most naturally as the Ka- prefix joined to Alice (from Germanic Ada▶Kandy#14282 in the U.S.A K-spelling of Candy, long used as a pet form of Candace and Candice, and also read straight a▶Khaleesy#14309 in the U.S.A respelling of Khaleesi, a word from the invented Dothraki language of George R. R. Martin's A▶Keicha#14315 in the U.S.A spelling of Keisha, a modern American name usually explained as a short form of Lakeisha or K▶Khepri#14362 in the U.S.Khepri (also written Khepera) is the ancient Egyptian god of the rising sun, shown as a scarab ▶Kolsyn#14382 in the U.S.Kolsyn is a modern respelling of Colson, an English surname meaning 'son of Cole' — Cole being ▶Konner#14383 in the U.S.Konner is a modern respelling of Connor, from the Irish Conchobhar — usually explained from con▶Kourage#14387 in the U.S.Kourage is a modern K- spelling of the English word courage, used as a virtue name. Courage com▶Manhattan#14566 in the U.S.A place name: Manhattan is the New York borough, named from a Lenape word recorded by Dutch col▶Macaria#14621 in the U.S.From the Greek makaria ('blessed; happy'). In myth, Macaria was a daughter of Heracles honored ▶Miyuki#14664 in the U.S.Japanese Miyuki is commonly read as 'beautiful happiness' (mi, beauty, plus yuki, happiness or ▶Mykaela#14677 in the U.S.Mykaela is a modern respelling of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael. Michael comes from He▶Myrcella#14682 in the U.S.Myrcella is best known as an invented character name from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice a▶Nanayaa#14708 in the U.S.Nanayaa joins the Akan honorific Nana — the title of elders, chiefs and queen mothers in Ghana ▶Neilah#14730 in the U.S.Most often a modern respelling of Neila or Naila (Arabic Na'ila, 'achiever; one who attains'), ▶Nerissa#14738 in the U.S.From Greek Nereis, 'sea-nymph' (a Nereid). Shakespeare gave the name to Portia's clever, warm-h▶Nevah#14739 in the U.S.A modern -ah respelling of Neva, which is read variously as Spanish nieve/neva ('snow'), as the▶Nida#14744 in the U.S.From the Arabic nida, 'call; voice; summons'. Widely used in Arabic-speaking countries, in Türk▶Price#14814 in the U.S.From the Welsh surname Price (Pryce), a contraction of ap Rhys, 'son of Rhys' — Rhys itself mea▶Sadhana#14849 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit sadhana, 'spiritual practice; disciplined devotion; the means to a goal' - a ▶Righteous#14869 in the U.S.The English word righteous, 'morally upright; just,' from Old English rihtwis (riht, 'right' + ▶Rosalba#14882 in the U.S.From the Latin rosa alba, 'white rose' — a name long used in Italy, where it carries both a flo▶Sadaa#14907 in the U.S.Most often traced to Arabic sada, 'echo; resonance; a voice carrying back'. It may also simply ▶Samy#14923 in the U.S.Read either as a spelling of Sammy — the pet form of Samantha (girls) and Samuel (boys) — or as▶Simrah#14977 in the U.S.Used chiefly in Punjabi Sikh and Muslim families, and generally linked to simran — from Sanskri▶Whisper#15098 in the U.S.The plain English word whisper - a soft, hushed voice - used directly as a given name, in the t▶Veronique#15165 in the U.S.Veronique is the French form of Veronica. The name is traditionally connected to St Veronica, w▶Yuzu#15181 in the U.S.Yuzu is the Japanese name for a fragrant, knobbly citrus fruit widely used in Japanese and Kore▶Addaley#15209 in the U.S.A modern American respelling of Adalee or Adaleigh, names in the Adalyn family that descend fro▶Zikra#15274 in the U.S.Zikra is a romanization of Arabic dhikra, 'remembrance, memory', from the root dh-k-r. The rela▶Aleysa#15347 in the U.S.A modern spelling gathered around Alisa, Alessa and Alyssa — names variously traced to Alice ('▶Anise#15431 in the U.S.The English name of the spice, whose seeds carry a warm licorice scent. The word traces back th▶Bunny#15680 in the U.S.Bunny is the English word for a rabbit, used since the eighteenth century as a term of endearme▶Alyzza#15682 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Alyssa/Alissa, linked to the alyssum flower (Greek, 'without madness') and▶Greicy#16068 in the U.S.Greicy reads as a Spanish-language phonetic spelling of the English Gracie or Gracey — from Gra▶Holleigh#16141 in the U.S.A modern -leigh respelling of Holly, from the Old English for the holly tree - the bright everg▶Icelynd#16150 in the U.S.A modern coinage. It reads most naturally as a respelling echoing Iceland, the North Atlantic c▶Jaydee#16258 in the U.S.A modern formation with no documented etymology. It most naturally reads as the initials J.D. s▶Jessika#16288 in the U.S.A respelling of Jessica, which first appears in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice as the nam▶Khlover#16471 in the U.S.Khlover is a modern respelling of Clover — the English word for the small three-leafed meadow p▶Aizleigh#16642 in the U.S.A modern American respelling built with the fashionable -leigh ending, standing beside Aisley a▶Lorina#16649 in the U.S.A form of Lora/Laura ('the laurel; bay tree,' a sign of victory) extended with the Latinate dim▶Madilynne#16699 in the U.S.One of the many modern respellings of Madeline or Madelyn, from Magdalene — 'of Magdala,' a tow▶Rufaida#17136 in the U.S.From the Arabic, linked to 'support; help.' The name honors Rufaida al-Aslamia, regarded as the▶Seda#17231 in the U.S.From the Turkish seda, 'voice; sound; echo' (via Persian/Arabic sada). A soft, lyrical word-nam▶Simisola#17290 in the U.S.From the Yoruba, read as 'rest/rejoice into wealth' (simi, 'rest; be at ease,' + ola, 'wealth; ▶Themis#17409 in the U.S.From the Greek themis, 'divine law; custom; that which is laid down as right'; the Titaness of ▶Worthy#17502 in the U.S.Worthy is the English adjective 'worthy' — deserving, having value or merit — taken up directly▶Sekhani#17580 in the U.S.From Chichewa (spoken in Malawi and southern Africa), sekani/sekhani, 'laugh; be happy; rejoice▶AelysA medieval French form of Alice (Adelais/Aalis), ultimately from the Germanic 'adal', 'noble'. ▶AhnaleiaA modern American blend joining Ana — a form of Hannah, Hebrew for 'grace' — with Leia or Leah.▶HunniA modern respelling of honey, from Old English hunig, the word for the sweet substance and a te▶IphigeniaFrom the Greek Iphigeneia, 'born strong; of noble/mighty birth' (iphios, 'strong', + genes, 'bo▶Kaniehtiiobeautiful snow▶MoranaFrom the Slavic Morana, 'death; the winter one' (from mor, 'death/pestilence'); the Slavic godd▶Nuvatisnow▶SevayahA modern American coinage on the -ayah/-iyah ending. It has no documented etymology of its own;▶

Boy Names

Ava#12421 in the U.S.Overwhelmingly a girl's name (as borne by Ava Gardner), variously linked to a Latin/Germanic ro▶Athos#12477 in the U.S.Athos is best known as one of the Three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel and as the name of▶Briceson#12574 in the U.S.Briceson is a modern coinage, likely reading as 'son of Brice' or blending Brice with the -son ▶Bucky#12584 in the U.S.Bucky is an English nickname, from 'buck' (a young man or a deer) or as a short form of surname▶Chazz#12624 in the U.S.A modern short form, usually a nickname for Charles (from Germanic 'ceorl', 'free man') via the▶Dayten#12770 in the U.S.Dayten is a modern respelling of Dayton, an English place-name and surname (an Old English sett▶Eklavya#12794 in the U.S.Eklavya (Ekalavya) is the name of a celebrated self-taught archer in the Sanskrit epic the Maha▶Giveon#12893 in the U.S.A modern given name brought to wide notice by the American R&B singer Giveon (Giveon Dezmann Ev▶Harjaap#12927 in the U.S.A Sikh/Punjabi name joining Har (a name for God) with jaap ('meditation, repetition of the divi▶Inari#12971 in the U.S.From the Japanese Inari, 'carrying rice; rice load' (ina, 'rice', + ri, linked to 'to carry'); ▶Infinity#12972 in the U.S.Infinity is the English word for boundlessness, from Latin infinitas ('without end'). Used as a▶Jaehaerys#13010 in the U.S.Jaehaerys is an invented name from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and the HBO ser▶Jameis#13036 in the U.S.Jameis is a modern American coinage in the James family, given wide notice by the quarterback J▶Jaskirat#13057 in the U.S.A Punjabi Sikh name from jas ('praise, glory') and kirat / kirtan ('the singing of God's praise▶Jaysaun#13080 in the U.S.A modern -saun respelling of Jason, from Greek Iason, connected to iasthai, 'to heal' — hence '▶Jeanbaptiste#13086 in the U.S.The French compound name Jean-Baptiste, 'John the Baptist': Jean (John, from Hebrew Yochanan, '▶Justan#13161 in the U.S.A modern -an spelling of Justin, from Latin Justinus, itself from Justus, 'just; fair; upright'▶Kaileo#13163 in the U.S.Kaileo is a Hawaiian-styled name joining kai ('sea') and leo ('voice'), read as 'voice of the s▶Kaicyn#13179 in the U.S.Kaicyn is a modern American coinage joining Kai to the fashionable -cyn/-syn ending, in the pat▶Keerat#13250 in the U.S.From Punjabi keerat (kirat/kirtan family), 'praise; the singing of God's praises' — a word at t▶Kouvr#13307 in the U.S.A modern coinage with an unusual spelling, brought to notice by social-media personality Kouvr ▶Kourage#13332 in the U.S.Kourage is a K- respelling of the English word courage, which came through Old French corage fr▶Lark#13368 in the U.S.Lark is the English word for the small songbird famed for singing at dawn, from Old English law▶Lumi#13414 in the U.S.Lumi is the Finnish word for snow, used as a given name in Finland, where it is overwhelmingly ▶Meric#13506 in the U.S.Meric is the Turkish name of the river known elsewhere as the Maritsa or Evros, used as a boy's▶Mizaan#13527 in the U.S.Mizaan comes from Arabic mizan, 'balance; scales; measure'. The word carries a strong sense of ▶Morrie#13539 in the U.S.Morrie is an affectionate short form of Morris or Maurice, from Latin Maurus, 'dark-skinned; Mo▶Nasyr#13588 in the U.S.A y-spelling of the Arabic Nasir, 'helper; supporter; one who grants victory', from the root n-▶Rhyley#13624 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Riley, which comes either from an English place-name meaning 'rye cleari▶Reginaldo#13691 in the U.S.The Spanish and Italian form of Reginald, from the Germanic elements ragin ('counsel; advice') ▶Rhavi#13725 in the U.S.An Rh- spelling that stands beside Ravi, the well-attested Sanskrit name meaning 'sun'. The add▶Reginal#13747 in the U.S.Reginal is a variant of Reginald, from the Germanic Reginald — ragin ('counsel; advice') plus w▶Rett#13754 in the U.S.Rett is a spelling of Rhett, best known from the Dutch surname de Raedt, from raet ('advice; co▶Reynard#13758 in the U.S.Reynard comes from the Germanic Reginhard — ragin ('counsel; advice') plus hard ('brave; strong▶Rorey#13799 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Rory, the anglicized form of Gaelic Ruaidhri — from ruadh ('red') and ri▶Ryce#13808 in the U.S.Ryce is a modern spelling that lands between two names: Rice (an anglicization of Welsh Rhys, '▶Ryiot#13810 in the U.S.Ryiot is a creative spelling of the English word riot — 'an uproar; a wild disturbance', and co▶Saeid#13817 in the U.S.A Persian-style romanization of Arabic Sa'id, from a root meaning 'happy; fortunate; auspicious▶Samurai#13834 in the U.S.From Japanese samurai, from a verb meaning 'to serve' — literally 'one who serves'. It names th▶Searcher#13853 in the U.S.An English word-name: a searcher is one who seeks or looks for something. It has no tradition a▶Sega#13854 in the U.S.As a name Sega has no documented etymology. To most people it names the Japanese video-game com▶Sekanii#13857 in the U.S.Sekanii is an unusual spelling with no documented entry of its own. It sits closest to Sekani, ▶Sevinn#13864 in the U.S.Sevinn has no documented etymology. It reads either as a stylized spelling of Seven — a number-▶Smayan#13906 in the U.S.From Sanskrit smaya / smayan, 'smiling; a smile' — related to the root smi, 'to smile'. A moder▶Tarzan#13965 in the U.S.A name invented by Edgar Rice Burroughs for his 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, glossed within t▶Thijs#13991 in the U.S.Thijs is the Dutch short form of Matthijs, the Dutch version of Matthew — Hebrew Mattityahu, 'g▶Timmothy#14000 in the U.S.Timmothy is a variant spelling of Timothy, from Greek Timotheos — time, 'to honour,' and theos,▶Tobiaz#14003 in the U.S.Tobiaz is a modern respelling of Tobias, the Greek form of Hebrew Toviyah — tov, 'good,' plus Y▶Trentyn#14022 in the U.S.Trentyn is a modern respelling of Trenton — an English place name, from the River Trent, later ▶Tui#14033 in the U.S.Tui is the Maori name of a New Zealand songbird famous for its white throat-tuft and its extrao▶Tyeson#14036 in the U.S.Tyeson is a modern respelling of Tyson, an English surname of Old French root — tison, 'firebra▶Tyro#14051 in the U.S.An English word name. A tyro is a beginner or novice, from Latin tiro, 'young soldier; new recr▶Venicio#14070 in the U.S.An Italian and Spanish name usually read as 'of Venice; Venetian', from Latin Venetius, the nam▶Vidhur#14079 in the U.S.A spelling of Vidura, from Sanskrit vidura, 'wise; skilful; intelligent'. Vidura is the celebra▶Vinn#14086 in the U.S.A respelling of Vin, the short form of Vincent (Latin vincere, 'to conquer') or Vinny. The doub▶Waco#14097 in the U.S.A place-name from Waco, Texas, which takes its name from the Waco (Hueco) people, a Wichita-aff▶Yaron#14108 in the U.S.Hebrew, from the root r-n-n ('to sing out, to rejoice') — 'he will sing' or 'he will rejoice'. ▶Widley#14115 in the U.S.A surname-style name read most naturally as 'the wide meadow', from Old English wid, 'wide', an▶Winson#14121 in the U.S.An English surname name whose route is unsettled: it reads as a trimmed Winston ('Wine's settle▶Yiming#14154 in the U.S.A Mandarin given name in pinyin romanization. The second element ming is very often the charact▶Zakkary#14195 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Zachary, the English form of Zachariah, from Hebrew Zekharyah, 'the Lord r▶Ziion#14226 in the U.S.Ziion is a modern respelling of Zion, from the Hebrew Tsiyon, the name of the hill in Jerusalem▶Ziven#14229 in the U.S.Ziven is widely listed as a Slavic name meaning 'vigorous' or 'alive', on the strength of the S▶Zylyn#14239 in the U.S.Zylyn is a modern American coinage with no documented etymology. It marries a Zy- opening to th▶BoreasFrom the Greek Boreas, 'the north wind' (variously 'the devouring one; from the mountains'); th▶ForsetiFrom the Old Norse Forseti, 'the presiding one; the chairman/president' (fyrir, 'before', + set▶GanymedeFrom the Greek Ganymedes, variously 'glad to be a prince; gladdening; rejoicing in manhood' (ga▶HeimdallFrom the Old Norse Heimdallr, variously 'the one who illuminates the world; world-brightener' (▶PraizeA modern respelling of the English word 'praise', which reaches English through Old French from▶SymireA modern American respelling whose sound sits on Samir/Sameer, the Arabic name for a good eveni▶

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