Names that mean snow
This list groups names by the literal gloss at the start of each meaning, not the cultural notes that follow. Closely related meanings are gathered under snow. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
Hnin Burmese · snow, mist (နှင်း); the soft hn- opening has no English equivalent, so US families answer to 'nin'
Neva Spanish · snow
Lumi Finnish · snow
Yuki Japanese · snow
Tuyet Vietnamese · snow
Neve Italian · snow
Winter English · winter season
Xue Chinese · snow (雪)
Fuyuko Japanese · winter child
Yukiko Japanese · snow child
Wynter English · modern variant spelling of Winter, from the season
Miyuki Japanese · beautiful happiness, or beautiful snow
Isolde Germanic · uncertain, possibly "ice ruler"; the legendary tragic lover of Tristan
Eirlys Welsh · snowdrop, the small pale winter flower
Yalda Persian · the winter solstice festival night (from Syriac, 'birth')
Krystal Greek · modern respelling of Crystal, clear ice
Nevada Spanish · "snow-covered", from Sierra Nevada
Crystal Greek · from the word for clear quartz, ultimately Greek 'krystallos' (ice)
Kristal Modern American · A respelling of Crystal, ultimately from the Greek 'krystallos', meaning ice.
Cristal Greek · variant spelling of Crystal, from Greek 'krystallos' meaning clear ice
Christal Modern American · modern American respelling of Crystal, from Greek krystallos, ice, a nature and gemstone name.
Chrystal Modern American · A respelling of Crystal, taken directly from the word for clear quartz, from Greek krystallos, ice.
Yukio Japanese · meaning kanji-dependent, commonly glossed 'snow boy' or 'man of good fortune'; famously borne by Yukio Mishima, novelist and playwright
Halcyon Greek · the mythical kingfisher said to calm the winter seas while nesting, source of "halcyon days"
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