Baby Names That Mean Wind / Air
720 baby names meaning wind — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means wind? Here are 720 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of wind. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Mckenley#12955 in the U.S.A spelling of McKinley (Mac Fhionnlaigh), a Scottish/Irish surname, 'son of Fionnlagh' ('fair h▶Rooh#13150 in the U.S.From Arabic ruh (Urdu rooh), 'spirit; soul; the breath of life' — a weighty word in Arabic and ▶Siri#13240 in the U.S.Siri is a Scandinavian short form of Sigrid, from the Old Norse Sigridr — sigr, 'victory,' plus▶Storme#13263 in the U.S.Storme is a variant spelling of the English word name Storm, from the Old English storm. A bold▶Wendolyn#13375 in the U.S.A form of Gwendolyn, from the Welsh gwen ('white; fair; blessed') and dolen ('ring; bow'). Vint▶Abelina#13432 in the U.S.Used in Spanish and German-speaking regions. It is generally read either as a feminine elaborat▶Aero#13467 in the U.S.A modern word name from the prefix aero-, from Greek aer, 'air' — the element in aeroplane, aer▶Aerolynn#13468 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Aero — from Greek aer, 'air' — to the -lynn ending common in American ▶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▶Alizea#13524 in the U.S.Alizea reads as a modern coinage close to French Alizee (from alize, the trade wind) and to Heb▶Aribel#13622 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining an Ari- sound (Aria/Ariana) with -bel/-belle ('beautiful; fair'). Rout▶Aspin#13627 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Aspen, the tree whose leaves tremble in the lightest wind (Old English aes▶Avanelle#13640 in the U.S.A modern name with a French air: Ava or Avan- joined to the diminutive -elle ('little'). It als▶Blayr#13704 in the U.S.Blayr respells Blair, a Scottish surname and place name from the Gaelic blar, 'plain; field' — ▶Bonny#13705 in the U.S.From the Scots and northern English bonny, 'pretty; fair; cheerful,' itself likely from the Fre▶Bryssa#13736 in the U.S.Most often a respelling of Brisa, Spanish for 'breeze,' with a doubled -ss- and a y for style; ▶Caely#13740 in the U.S.A modern respelling in the Kaylee/Kayleigh family — sometimes traced to the Irish Caoilfhionn (▶Caylei#13775 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Kaylee/Kayleigh — a name variously traced to the Irish Caoilfhionn ('sle▶Ellawynn#13929 in the U.S.A modern blend joining Ella (from a Germanic root, or short for Eleanor) to the -wynn ending, w▶Findley#13992 in the U.S.From the Scottish surname and given name Finlay/Findlay, from Gaelic Fionnlagh: fionn 'fair, wh▶Gayle#14005 in the U.S.A spelling of Gail, itself a short form of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil — 'my father rejoices'▶Gwendalynn#14026 in the U.S.A respelling of Gwendolyn, from Welsh gwen ('white, fair, blessed') plus dolen ('ring, bow') — ▶Gwynne#14028 in the U.S.From the Welsh gwyn/gwynn, 'white; fair; blessed; holy' - a crisp, one-beat name from a beloved▶Ilma#14094 in the U.S.Ilma is the Finnish and Estonian word for 'air' and a long-used girl's name in both countries. ▶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▶Jennalee#14188 in the U.S.Jennalee joins Jenna — a short form of Jennifer, itself from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white, fair, sm▶Jennalie#14189 in the U.S.Jennalie is a spelling of Jennalee, joining Jenna — a short form of Jennifer, from Welsh Gwenhw▶Jennalyn#14190 in the U.S.Jennalyn joins Jenna — from Jennifer, whose root is Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white, fair, smooth' — w▶Jinger#14207 in the U.S.Jinger is a respelling of Ginger — the spice, whose name travels from Sanskrit through Greek an▶Jinny#14208 in the U.S.Jinny is a spelling of Ginny, the pet form of Virginia (from the Roman name Verginius, later ti▶Justin#14240 in the U.S.From the Latin Justinus, a derivative of justus, 'just; fair; upright.' Borne by early saints a▶Keshavi#14349 in the U.S.Keshavi is the feminine form of Keshava, a Sanskrit epithet of the god Krishna (an avatar of Vi▶Loreen#14486 in the U.S.Loreen sits between Lorraine — the French region, from a kingdom named for Lothair — and the -e▶Mackinlee#14514 in the U.S.A modern respelling of McKinley, an Irish and Scottish surname usually read as 'son of Fionnlao▶Makinzie#14545 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Mackenzie, from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Coinnich, 'son of Coinneach' — a▶Makynzie#14550 in the U.S.A modern y-spelling of Mackenzie, from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Coinnich, 'son of Coinneach' — a▶Mj#14665 in the U.S.Mj is an initials-name: two letters used as a given name and said aloud as 'em-jay'. It carries▶Naomirose#14710 in the U.S.Naomirose runs two names together. Naomi is Hebrew, 'pleasantness; sweetness', borne in the Bib▶Nirvair#14749 in the U.S.From Punjabi nirvair, 'without enmity; free of hatred'. It is one of the qualities of the divin▶Olwyn#14787 in the U.S.A variant spelling of the Welsh Olwen, from ol ('footprint; track') and gwen ('white; fair; ble▶Raiven#14836 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Raven, the English bird name — a glossy black corvid long linked with cl▶Rokhaya#14876 in the U.S.A Senegalese and wider West African form of the Arabic Ruqayyah, borne by a daughter of the Pro▶Rutila#14896 in the U.S.From the Latin rutilus, 'reddish, glowing red-gold' — the colour of firelight or red hair. Ruti▶Sylphrena#15012 in the U.S.A literary invention: Sylphrena ('Syl') is a sylph-like spirit in Brandon Sanderson's Stormligh▶Aeryss#15318 in the U.S.Aeryss is a modern American coinage with no documented etymology. Its spelling echoes Aeris/Aer▶Aeriella#15349 in the U.S.A modern American elaboration blending Ariella — from the Hebrew Ariel, 'lion of God' — with th▶Elham#15911 in the U.S.From the Arabic ilham, 'inspiration' — in religious use, inspiration that comes from God. It is▶Evanthia#15927 in the U.S.A Greek girls' name from eu ('good, well, fair') and anthos ('flower, blossom'), giving 'fair f▶Branwen#15930 in the U.S.From the Welsh Branwen, 'blessed/fair raven; white raven' (bran, 'raven', + gwen, 'white/blesse▶Gwynivere#15948 in the U.S.A spelling of Guinevere, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white; fair; smooth; holy' - the name of K▶Finlay#15957 in the U.S.From the Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh, 'fair hero; fair-haired warrior' (fionn, 'fair,' + laogh, '▶Gwyndolin#16015 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Gwendolen, from Welsh gwen ('white, fair, blessed') with dolen ('ring, lin▶Fionnuala#16027 in the U.S.From the Irish Fionnuala, 'white shoulder; fair-shouldered' (fionn, 'fair; white,' plus guala, ▶Galena#16041 in the U.S.Two honest routes: Galena is the name of the lead-ore mineral (from Latin galena), and separate▶Gweneviere#16075 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Guinevere, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, generally read from gwen ('white, fa▶Isatou#16180 in the U.S.The Gambian and Senegalese form of Aisha, a name from the Arabic 'a'isha, 'alive, living' — bor▶Jaira#16220 in the U.S.Jaira is generally read as a feminine form of Jair — Hebrew Ya'ir, 'he shines, he enlightens' —▶Jennyfer#16276 in the U.S.A respelling of Jennifer, the Cornish/Welsh form of Guinevere, 'white; fair; smooth; blessed.' ▶Jazzmin#16279 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Jasmine, from the Persian yasamin, the fragrant white flower. The double▶Juliane#16673 in the U.S.A form of Juliana, feminine of Julius, 'youthful; downy-bearded; devoted to Jove.' A classic, e▶Caelie#16717 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Caeli, Kaylee and the Irish Caoilfhionn ('slender and fair'). As spell▶Medora#16775 in the U.S.The name of the heroine of Lord Byron's narrative poem The Corsair, apparently coined or adapte▶Ceridwen#16776 in the U.S.From the Welsh Ceridwen, of uncertain meaning (variously 'blessed poetry' or 'fair and crooked ▶Pranvi#17045 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-styled name in the Saanvi/Aanvi family, often linked to prana ('life-breath')▶Shiphrah#17272 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Shiphrah, linked to a root meaning 'to be beautiful; fair.' In the Book of Exod▶Sophira#17288 in the U.S.A modern name echoing the Greek sophia ('wisdom') and the Hebrew Shifra ('beautiful; fair'). It▶Skya#17296 in the U.S.A modern extension of Sky/Skye — the open air overhead — with an added -a, in the airy nature-n▶Salimatou#17324 in the U.S.Salimatou is a West African (notably Guinean, Malian, Senegalese and Ivorian) form of Salima/Sa▶Syari#17331 in the U.S.A modern, very rare coinage. It resembles names such as Sarai, Shari and the Indonesian/Malay s▶Skylene#17364 in the U.S.A modern coinage built on Sky ('the open air') with a -lene ending, echoing 'skyline.' Airy and▶Xanthe#17473 in the U.S.Xanthe is from Greek xanthos, 'yellow, golden, fair'. It is an ancient Greek name, borne in myt▶Vyana#17487 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-styled Indian name. In yogic and Ayurvedic tradition vyana is one of the vital airs ▶Wyn#17528 in the U.S.From the Welsh gwyn, 'white; fair; blessed; holy.' In Welsh this is the masculine form — the fe▶Wynlee#17529 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining the Welsh element wyn/gwyn ('white; fair; blessed; joy') with the fash▶Polingaysibutterfly sitting among flowers in the breeze▶SerqetFrom the Egyptian Serqet, 'she who causes the throat to breathe' (also read 'she who tightens t▶ZairaniZairani is a newly emerging coinage. Its Zair- opening recalls Zaira and Zara, and the -ani clo▶
Boy Names
Hayu#12936 in the U.S.Hayu is a rare name that some connect to a Javanese or Indonesian word for 'beautiful, fair,' w▶Illidan#12966 in the U.S.Illidan is a coined name, best known as the Warcraft character Illidan Stormrage. It has no tra▶Jairen#12997 in the U.S.Jairen is a newly emerging coinage. Its Jair- opening recalls Jairo and the biblical Jair, and ▶Jaier#13021 in the U.S.Jaier is most likely a respelling of Jair, a biblical Hebrew name read as 'he shines' or 'he en▶Jhair#13115 in the U.S.A modern spelling popular in Peru and other Latino communities, where the silent H is a common ▶Jhayce#13117 in the U.S.A modern coinage: a silent-H spelling of Jayce / Jace, in the Latin American style of Jhon and ▶Justan#13161 in the U.S.A modern -an spelling of Justin, from Latin Justinus, itself from Justus, 'just; fair; upright'▶Kaiyair#13188 in the U.S.Kaiyair is a modern American coinage built on Kai with a bright, end-stressed -yair ending. The▶Keelin#13248 in the U.S.An anglicized form of Irish Caoilfhionn, from caol, 'slender', and fionn, 'fair; white' — 'slen▶Keyair#13275 in the U.S.A modern American coinage built from the Key- prefix and an airy -air ending, kin to Zaire and ▶Kiyair#13315 in the U.S.Kiyair is one of many current American spellings in the Kyaire / Kyair / Zaire cluster, built o▶Kyzair#13356 in the U.S.Kyzair belongs to the modern American -air/-aire family (Zaire, Kyzaire, Kyair), built for soun▶Kyzaire#13357 in the U.S.Kyzaire is the fuller -aire spelling of the same modern coinage as Kyzair, built on the Zaire r▶Modou#13508 in the U.S.Modou is a Senegalese form of Muhammad, widely used in Wolof-speaking communities in Senegal an▶Nodin#13619 in the U.S.wind▶Nyheir#13631 in the U.S.Nyheir is a modern American coinage in the Ny- family (Nyair, Nyzir, Nyshawn), with an ending t▶Praneel#13660 in the U.S.Praneel is a modern Sanskrit-styled Indian name. It is commonly glossed as a name of Shiva, and▶Rett#13754 in the U.S.Rett is a spelling of Rhett, best known from the Dutch surname de Raedt, from raet ('advice; co▶Shu#13886 in the U.S.From the Egyptian Shu, variously 'emptiness; he who rises up; dryness/air'; the Egyptian god of▶Siair#13889 in the U.S.Siair is a modern American coinage — a Si- opening joined to an -air ending, in the same invent▶Sirr#13898 in the U.S.Sirr reads most often as a modern American respelling of the English title 'sir', chosen for it▶Siyir#13902 in the U.S.Siyir is a modern American coinage in the Si-/Sy- family, close in shape to Syir, Siair and Ami▶Sofian#13909 in the U.S.A French-influenced North African spelling of the Arabic name Sufyan, borne by companions of th▶Spiro#13915 in the U.S.A short form of the Greek name Spyridon, borne by Saint Spyridon of Corfu, a fourth-century bis▶Spyridon#13918 in the U.S.A Greek name borne by Saint Spyridon of Corfu, a fourth-century shepherd-bishop who is among th▶Sufjan#13934 in the U.S.A spelling of the Arabic name Sufyan, whose root is debated and often glossed as 'swift-moving'▶Zayair#14171 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining the popular Zay- prefix with an -air ending, echoing Zaire. A sleek so▶Zahmire#14190 in the U.S.A modern American respelling most naturally read as Zamir, a Hebrew name meaning 'song' or 'nig▶Zamair#14199 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no documented meaning; it is heard beside Zamir (Hebrew, 'song; ▶Zhair#14223 in the U.S.Zhair is a modern American coinage with no documented etymology. It sits in the popular Zaire/Z▶Zhyir#14224 in the U.S.Zhyir is a modern American coinage without a documented etymology. It reads as a respelling wit▶Zypher#14241 in the U.S.Zypher is a modern respelling of Zephyr, from Greek Zephyros — the west wind, and the god who p▶BoreasFrom the Greek Boreas, 'the north wind' (variously 'the devouring one; from the mountains'); th▶FujinFrom the Japanese Fujin, 'wind god' (fu, 'wind', + jin, 'god/deity'); the Shinto god of the win▶IlmarinenFrom the Finnish Ilmarinen, 'of the air/sky' (from ilma, 'air/sky'); the eternal smith-hero of ▶JaiairJaiair is a modern American coinage, layering the popular Jai-/Jay- opening with an -air finish▶NayarA modern given name, also known as a South Asian surname (Nayar/Nair, a community of Kerala). A▶Niyolwind▶NjordFrom the Old Norse Njordr, variously linked to 'strength; vigor'; the Norse god of the sea, win▶NotusFrom the Greek Notos, 'the south wind'; the god of the hot, storm-bringing south wind of late s▶SusanooFrom the Japanese Susanoo, of uncertain meaning (traditionally 'the impetuous male'); the Shint▶VayunA modern name that echoes the Sanskrit Vayu, the wind and a Hindu deity of air; as spelled here▶