76 super-cool winter names for babies

18 winter girl names

Anna

Anna shares roots with the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favor." Princess Anna helps save her kingdom from eternal winter in Disney's film Frozen.

Apricity

Apricity is an Old English word that describes the "warmth of the sun on a winter's day." It's rooted in a Latin word meaning "to bask in the sun."

Aurora

Aurora means "dawn," and is part of the Latin name for the Northern Lights aurora borealis. Aurora is also the Roman goddess of the dawn.

Atiyah

Atiyah means "gift" in Arabic.

Beira

In Gaelic mythology, Beira is a goddess with many names. She's commonly called the Cailleach, which literally means "hag." In Scotland, she's known as the "Queen of Winter" whose staff freezes the ground.

Bianca

Bianca is as an Italian version of the French name Blanche. It means "white" and "pure."

Celyn

Celyn is a Welsh word for "holly," the evergreen plant that decorates the winter holidays.

Coco

Coco is a sweet nickname-name short for many names starting with "Co-." It sounds just like cocoa, the bean used to make chocolate – and we love the way it evokes chilly days warmed by a mug of hot cocoa.

Elsa

Elsa is a variant of Elizabeth, which is rooted in a Hebrew name that means "my God is an oath." Commonly used in Scandinavia, Elsa is the snow queen in Disney's Frozen.

Holly

Holly has a couple meanings. It derives from an Old English surname that means "dwelling by the clearing by the hollow," but it's also a nature name. Branches and fruit from the European holly tree have long been used in Christmas decorations. Hollis is a trendier, gender-neutral iteration of this name.

Icelyn

Icelyn was created by parents who smooshed "ice" and "Lynn" together. Some surmise it's an alternative to Aislinn, an Irish name that means "dream." Bonus nickname: Icy.

Ivy

Ivy is a vintage, botanical name of Old English origin. Inspired by nature, it's a climbing vine. This winter name dovetails nicely with Holly.

Marzanna

Marzanna is the Slavic goddess of frost, winter, and death. This ancient goddess is also called Morena and Mara.

Myra

There are a few meanings of the name Myra, depending on the language. Its English meaning has a tie to Christmas: A 16th-century English poet made up the name and was inspired by the Latin word for myrrh, one of the gifts the three wise men brought to a newborn Jesus.

Natalie

Natalie is a French name derived from the Latin phrase natale domini, meaning "birth of the Lord" – also known as Christmas Day.

Olwen

Olwen is a Welsh name that means "white footprint." She's also a figure in Welsh mythology, and it's said she was so gentle and delicate that white clovers grew in her footprints.

Tiffany

Tiffany derives from Theophania, a Greek name that means "manifestation of God." Also known as Epiphany, Theophania is a Christian festival that commemorates the three wise men's visit to Jesus.

Yalda

Yalda is an Iranian name that derives from Yalda Night, a Persian winter solstice festival that celebrates the new year.

11 winter boy names

Aquilo

Aquilo is the Roman god of northeast winds and is commonly associated with winter. He's the Roman version of the Greek god Boreas.

Boreas

Boreas is the Greek god of the cold north wind and winter.

Cole

Cole is an English surname, but there's evidence of it being a given name in the medieval era. It means "swarthy" or "coal black."

Douglas

Douglas takes its roots from Gaelic and means "dark water." It's also a botanical name – the evergreen Douglas fir is a Christmas favorite.

Drummer

Drummer is an occupational and musical name that comes from the Middle Dutch word tromme, which is believed to be onomatopoeic – it sounds like the sound a beating drum makes.

Gabriel

Gabriel means "God is my strength" in Hebrew. In Christian tradition, he's the angel who appears before Mary to tell her she'll bear the son of God.

Gray

Gray is a color name, between black and white, with roots in Middle English. It's also spelled Grey, and commonly extended to Grayson.

Jack

Jack is a short name for Jacob, John, and James. The most universally accepted meaning is in reference to "a common man" – for example, Jack Frost.

Kirabo

Kirabo means "gift from God" in Luganda, one of the major languages of Uganda.

Oren

Oren means "ash" or "pine" in Hebrew.

Stellan

Stellan is a Swedish name linked to the German word stille, meaning "calm" and "peaceful."

25 gender-neutral winter names

Alaska

Alaska has Indigenous Aleut roots. It means "mainland" or, more specifically, "the object toward which the action of the sea is directed."

Alba

Alba has Latin roots meaning "white." It's also the name for Scotland in Gaelic, and in Spanish and Italian it means "dawn."

Aspen

Aspen has Old English roots that refer to both a species of tree and a place name – that of an iconic ski town and resort in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

Bentley

Bentley is English and means "grassy wood clearing." It was borne by one Wilson Bentley, the first person to photograph a single snow crystal.

Chandler

Chandler is an occupational surname from Medieval England. It means "one who sells candles."

Crystal

Crystal has roots in Latin and Greek words meaning "frost" and "ice."

Ember

Ember is a word name of Old English origin, meaning "small, live coal."

Epiphany

Epiphany is a word name rooted in Greek, meaning "manifestation" or "appearance." In Christian tradition, the word "epiphany" is used when Jesus appeared before believers after his resurrection.

Frost

Frost comes from the Proto-Germanic verb meaning "to freeze."

Garnet

Garnet means "dark red" in Middle English and is the name of a precious stone, the birthstone of babies born in January.

Hestia

Hestia is the Greek goddess of the hearth, the family, and the home.

Imani

Imani is a girl's name found in Arabic and African languages, including Swahili. It means "belief" or "faith." It's also one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, an annual celebration of African American culture.

Izar

Izar is of Basque origins and means "star."

January

January is rooted in the Latin Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions.

Joy

Joy finds its origins in the French word joie, meaning a "feeling of pleasure, or delight."

Kinara

Kinara is a Swahili word that means "candle holder." It's the seven-branched candle holder used in Kwanzaa celebrations. The seven branches represent the seven days of Kwanzaa and the seven principles.

Nia

Nia means "purpose" in Swahili and is one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Noel

Noel derives from an Old French word meaning "Christmas season." As a name, it was traditionally given to babies born around Christmas.

Skadi

Skadi, also spelled Skade and Skathi, is a Norse goddess of skiing, winter, and mountains. Her name's meaning isn't certain, but may derive from an Old Norse word for "shadow."

Solstice

Solstice derives from the Latin roots sol, meaning "sun," and sistere, meaning "to stand still." The solstices are the two days of the year when the Sun is farthest from the Earth's equator.

Starla

Starla is a form of the English word star, meaning "luminous celestial body."

Storm

Storm derives from Proto-Germanic and means "tempest" or "violent disturbance of the atmosphere."

Whitaker

Also spelled Whittaker, Whitaker is a surname-name means "white acre." It's of English and Scottish origin.

Silvester

Also spelled Sylvester, Silvester is a Latin name means "of the forest." In Catholic tradition, Saint Sylvester's Day celebrates the seventh day of Christmastide or the last day of the year.

Zawadi

Zawadi is a Swahili word name that means "gift."

9 names that mean winter

Brume

Brume nowadays connotes "fog" or "mist" in French, but in Old French it meant "wintertime" and derives from a Latin root meaning "winter."

Iver

Iver is an iteration of the Scandinavian name Ivar, meaning "bow warrior." The word hiver, pronounced the same way, means "winter" in French.

Fuyuko

Fuyuko means "winter's child" in Japanese, depending on what Japanese characters are used to spell the name.

Gola

Gola means "winter" in Cherokee, the native language of the Indigenous Cherokee people of the Southeastern United States.

Oyi

Oyi means "cold" in Igbo, a language spoken in Nigeria.

Talvi

Talvi is inspired by the Finnish and Estonian word for "winter."

Winter

Also spelled Wynter, this season name has uncertain origins. Winter is possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European root words meaning either "wet" or "white."

Yule

Yule is a Germanic winter festival commemorating the Wild Hunt and the Norse god Odin, though as Christianity spread throughout Europe, Yule became associated with Christmas.

Zima

Zima is a Slavic surname that means "winter."

13 names that mean snow

Bora

Bora is derived from an Albanian word meaning "snow."

Chando

Chando means "snow" in Shona, a language spoken in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique.

Chione

In Greek mythology, Chione was a daughter of the wind god Boreas. Her name means "snow" in Ancient Greek.

Eira

Eira is a Welsh name that means "snow."

Gwyneira

Gwyneira is a smoosh-name of Welsh origin, combining Gwyn (meaning "white"), with Eira (meaning "snow").

Himani

Himani means "glacier" or "avalanche" in Sanskrit.

Himesh

Himesh means "lord of snow" in Sanskrit.

Lumi

Lumi means "snow" in Finnish.

Miyuki

Miyuki can mean "deep snow" and "beautiful snow" in Japanese, depending on which kanji are used.

Nevada

Nevada is a place name and a word name rooted in Spanish. It means "snowy."

Nix

Nix is the Latin word for "snow."

Tushar

Tushar is a Sanskrit name meaning "cold," "frost," or "snow."

Yuki

Yuki means "snow" in Japanese.