Names Categorized "air"

AELLA f Greek Mythology
Means "whirlwind" in Greek. In Greek myth this was the name of an Amazon warrior killed by Herakles during his quest for Hippolyta's girdle.

AIOLOS m Greek Mythology
Means "quick-moving, nimble" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek god of the winds.

AKASH m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Means "open space, sky" in Sanskrit.

ALIZÉE f French (Modern)
From French alizé meaning "trade wind".

AMIHAN f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "north wind, winter storm" in Tagalog.

AMON m Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
From Ἄμμων (Ammon), the Greek form of Egyptian Ymn (reconstructed as Yamanu) meaning "the hidden one". In early Egyptian mythology he was a god of the air, creativity and fertility, who was particularly revered in Thebes. Later, during the Middle Kingdom, his attributes were combined with those of the god Ra and he was worshipped as the supreme solar deity Amon-Ra.

AN (2) m Sumerian Mythology
Means "heaven, sky" in Sumerian. An was the supreme Sumerian god of the heavens, the father of Enlil and Enki. His cuneiform sign 𒀭 (dingir) was prefixed to the names of other deities in writing, though it was not pronounced.

ANEMONE f English (Rare)
From the name of the anemone flower, which is derived from Greek ἄνεμος (anemos) meaning "wind".

ANIL m Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit अनिल (anila) meaning "air, wind". This is another name of Vayu, the Hindu god of the wind.

ANILA f Indian, Hindi
Feminine form of ANIL.

ARACELI f Spanish
Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and coeli "sky". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.

ARACELIS f Spanish
Variant of ARACELI.

ARACELY f Spanish
Variant of ARACELI.

ARCELIA f Spanish
Variant of ARACELI.

ARIA (1) f English (Modern)
Means "song, melody" in Italian (literally means "air"). An aria is an elaborate vocal solo, the type usually performed in operas. As an English name, it has only been in use since the 20th century. It is not common in Italy.

AUDRA (1) f Lithuanian
Means "storm" in Lithuanian.

AURA f English, Italian, Spanish, Finnish
From the word aura (derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek αὔρα meaning "breeze") for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.

AUSTER m Roman Mythology
Means "south" in Latin (descended from an Indo-European root meaning "dawn", making it related to the English word east). Auster was the Roman god of the south wind.

AYAZ m Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu
From Turkish and Azerbaijani ayaz meaning "frost" or "dry and cold air". This was the name of a slave and later companion of the 11th-century sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.

AZZURRA f Italian
Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.

BORA (1) m Turkish
Means "storm, squall" in Turkish, ultimately related to Greek Βορέας (Boreas), the name of the god of the north wind.

CAELESTIS m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "of the sky, heavenly".

CEFERINO m Spanish
Spanish form of Zephyrinus (see ZEFERINO).

CÉFIRO m Greek Mythology (Spanish)
Spanish form of ZEPHYR.

CELESTE f & m Italian, English
Italian feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS. It is also the English feminine form.

CELESTINA f Spanish, Italian
Latinate feminine form of CAELESTINUS.

CORENTIN m Breton, French
Possibly means "hurricane" in Breton. This was the name of a 5th-century bishop of Quimper in Brittany.

EDDY m English, Dutch
Diminutive of EDWARD, EDMUND, and other names beginning with Ed.

ENLIL m Sumerian Mythology
From Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and possibly 𒆤 (lil) meaning "wind". Enlil was the Sumerian god of the wind and storms, the son of An and Ki. He was later worshipped by the Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and other Mesopotamian peoples.

ERA f Albanian
Derived from Albanian erë meaning "wind".

ESEN f & m Turkish
Means "the wind" in Turkish.

ETERI f Georgian
Means "ether, air" in Georgian. This name features in the Georgian opera Abesalom and Eteri (1918).

EVE f English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חָוָה (chawah) meaning "to breathe" or the related word חָיָה (chayah) meaning "to live". According to the Old Testament Book of Genesis, Eve and Adam were the first humans. God created her from one of Adam's ribs to be his companion. At the urging of a serpent she ate the forbidden fruit and shared some with Adam, causing their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.... [more]

FRIGG f Norse Mythology
Means "beloved" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Indo-European *pri "to love". In Norse mythology she was the goddess of the earth, air and fertility, and the wife of Odin. Some scholars believe that she and the goddess Freya share a common origin.

GÖKHAN m Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and han, which is from the title khan meaning "leader".

GOVAD m Persian Mythology
Means "wind" in Persian. This was the name of a Yazata (or angel) associated with the wind in Zoroastrianism.

HAIZEA f Basque
Means "wind" in Basque.

HANEUL m & f Korean
Means "heaven, sky" in Korean.

HAYATE m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (hayate) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.

ILMA (1) f Finnish (Rare)
Means "air" in Finnish.

ILMARINEN m Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish ilma meaning "air". Ilmarinen is an immortal smith in Finnish mythology, the creator of the sky and the magic mill known as the Sampo. He is one of the main characters in the Finnish epic the Kalevala.

ILMATAR f Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish ilma "air" combined with a feminine suffix. In Finnish mythology Ilmatar was a semi-androgynous goddess of the heavens. She was the mother of Ilmarinen, Väinämöinen and Lemminkäinen.

KAITO m Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

MELTEM f Turkish
Means "sea wind" in Turkish.

NĀLANI f & m Hawaiian
Means "the heavens" or "the chiefs" from Hawaiian nā, a definite article, and lani "heaven, sky, chief".

NEIL m Irish, Scottish, English
From the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud". This was the name of a semi-legendary 4th-century Irish king, Niall of the Nine Hostages.... [more]

NEPHELE f Greek Mythology
From Greek νέφος (nephos) meaning "cloud". In Greek legend Nephele was created from a cloud by Zeus, who shaped the cloud to look like Hera in order to trick Ixion, a mortal who desired her. Nephele was the mother of the centaurs by Ixion, and was also the mother of Phrixus and Helle by Athamus.

NEPHTHYS f Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Nebet-Hut meaning "lady of the house", derived from Egyptian nbt "lady" and hwt "house". This was the name of an Egyptian goddess associated with the air, death and mourning. She was wife of the desert god Seth.

NINLIL f Sumerian Mythology
Derived from Sumerian 𒊩𒌆 (nin) meaning "lady" and possibly 𒆤 (lil) meaning "wind". This was the name of a Sumerian goddess, the consort of Enlil.

PRAN m Indian, Hindi
Means "breath" in Sanskrit.

PSYCHE f Greek Mythology
Means "the soul", derived from Greek ψύχω (psycho) meaning "to breathe". The Greeks thought that the breath was the soul. In Greek mythology Psyche was a beautiful maiden who was beloved by Eros (or Cupid in Roman mythology). She is the subject of Keats's poem Ode to Psyche (1819).

RÜZGAR m Turkish
Means "wind" in Turkish.

SAMIR (2) m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Means "wind, air" in Sanskrit.

SAMIRA (2) f Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu
Feminine form of SAMIR (2).

SKY f & m English (Modern)
Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse sky "cloud".

SKYLER m & f English (Modern)
Variant of SCHUYLER. The spelling was modified due to association with the name Tyler and the English word sky.

SORA f & m Japanese
From Japanese 空 (sora) or 昊 (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

SOUMA m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯真 (see SŌMA).

SOUTA m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯太 (see SŌTA).

SPIRIT f English (Rare)
From the English word spirit, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath, energy", a derivative of spirare "to blow".

TUULI f Finnish
Means "wind" in Finnish.

TUULIKKI f Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Means "little wind" in Finnish, derived from tuuli "wind". This was the name of a Finnish forest goddess, the daughter of Tapio.

TZAFRIR m Hebrew
Hebrew form of ZEPHYR.

VAYU m Hinduism
Means "air, wind" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of the air and wind, one of the five elements.

WAYRA m Native American, Quechua
Means "wind" in Quechua.

ZEFERINO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of the Roman name Zephyrinus, which was derived from the Greek Zephyros (see ZEPHYR). Saint Zephyrinus was a 3rd-century pope.

ZEPHYR m Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Greek Ζέφυρος (Zephyros) meaning "west wind". Zephyros was the Greek god of the west wind.

ZÉPHYRINE f French (Rare)
French feminine form of Zephyrinus (see ZEFERINO).

ZEPHYRINUS m Late Roman
Latin form of ZEFERINO.

ZEPHYROS m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of ZEPHYR.

ZEPHYRUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zephyros (see ZEPHYR).