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AKI (2) f Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". It can also come from 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name too.

AKIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 晶 (aki) meaning "clear, crystal", 明 (aki) meaning "bright" or 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

AKIRA m & f Japanese
From Japanese 昭 (akira) meaning "bright", 明 (akira) meaning "bright" or 亮 (akira) meaning "clear". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name. A famous bearer was the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), given name written 明.

AUTUMN f English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus. This name has been in general use since the 1960s.

AVIV m & f Hebrew
Means "spring" in Hebrew.

AVIVA f Hebrew
Feminine variant of AVIV.

BAHAR f Persian, Turkish
Means "spring" in Persian and Turkish.

BAHARGÜL f Turkmen
Derived from Turkmen bahar meaning "spring" and gül meaning "flower, rose" (both roots ultimately of Persian origin).

BEHAR m Albanian
From the archaic Albanian word behar meaning "summer".

BYEONG-HO m Korean
From Sino-Korean 炳 (byeong) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" combined with 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

BYUNG-HO m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 병호 (see BYEONG-HO).

CHINATSU f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer", as well as other kanji combinations.

CHUN f & m Chinese
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring (the season)" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

FLORA f English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower". Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, the wife of Zephyr the west wind. It has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, starting in France. In Scotland it was sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Fionnghuala.

FUYUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

GOLBAHAR f Persian
Means "spring rose" in Persian.

GRISHMA f Indian, Marathi
Means "summer" in Sanskrit.

HAF f Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh.

HA-JUN m Korean
From Sino-Korean 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand" combined with 准 (jun) meaning "approve, permit". This name can be formed by other hanja characters as well.

HARU m & f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

HARUKA f & m Japanese
From Japanese 遥 (haruka) meaning "distant, remote". It can also come from 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

HARUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

HARUNA f Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

HA-YUN f Korean
From Sino-Korean 昰 (ha) meaning "summer, name" combined with 昀 (yun) meaning "sunlight". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

HAZAN f Turkish
Means "autumn" in Turkish.

HEFIN m Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh.

HEFINA f Welsh
Feminine form of HEFIN.

JOON-HO m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 준호 (see JUN-HO).

JUN-HO m Korean
From Sino-Korean 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" combined with 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright" or 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

KOHARU f Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring". The compound word 小春 means "late summer". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name as well.

LAVERNE f & m English
From a surname that was derived from a French place name, ultimately derived from the Gaulish word vern meaning "alder". It is sometimes associated with the Roman goddess Laverna or the Latin word vernus "of spring".

MADHAVA m Sanskrit, Hinduism
Means "vernal, of the springtime" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of several Hindu gods. It was also the name of a 14th-century Hindu scholar.

MADHAVI f Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Feminine form of MADHAVA. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

MAIA (2) f Roman Mythology
Probably from Latin maior meaning "greater". This was the name of a Roman goddess of spring, a companion (sometimes wife) of Vulcan. She was later conflated with the Greek goddess Maia. The month of May is named for her.

NALIAKA f Eastern African, Luhya
Means "born during the weeding season", from Luhya liliaka meaning "weeding".

NATSUKI f Japanese
From Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Alternatively, it can come from 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

NATSUKO f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

NATSUMI f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". It can also come from 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 摘 (tsumi) meaning "pick, pluck". Other kanji combinations are possible.

PERSEPHONE f Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, probably of Pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek πέρθω (pertho) meaning "to destroy" and φονή (phone) meaning "murder". In Greek myth she was the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. She was abducted to the underworld by Hades, but was eventually allowed to return to the surface for part of the year. The result of her comings and goings is the changing of the seasons. With her mother she was worshipped in the Eleusinian Mysteries, which were secret rites practiced at the city of Eleusis near Athens.

PINAR f Turkish
Means "spring" in Turkish.

PRANVERA f Albanian
Derived from Albanian pranverë meaning "spring", itself from pranë "nearby, close" and verë "summer".

PYONG-HO m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 병호 (see BYEONG-HO).

QIU m & f Chinese
From Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn", 丘 (qiū) meaning "hill, mound", or other characters with a similar pronunciation. The given name of the philosopher Confucius was 丘.

RABI (1) m Arabic
Means "springtime" in Arabic.

RABI'A f Arabic
Feminine form of RABI (1). This can also be another way of transcribing the name رابعة (see RAABI'A).

RABİA f Turkish
Turkish form of RAABI'A or RABI'A.

RITU f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Means "season, period" in Sanskrit.

SHIZUKA f Japanese
From Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning "quiet" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

SIMIYU m Eastern African, Luhya
Means "born during the dry season" in Luhya.

SOMERLED m Scottish
Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Sumarliði meaning "summer traveller". This was the name of a 12th-century Scottish warlord who created a kingdom on the Scottish islands.

SOMHAIRLE m Scottish, Irish
Gaelic form of Sumarliði (see SOMERLED).

SOMMER f English (Modern)
Variant of SUMMER, coinciding with the German word for summer.

SORLEY m Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of SOMHAIRLE.

SPRING f English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English springan "to leap, to burst forth".

STAV f & m Hebrew
Means "autumn" in Hebrew.

SUMARLIÐI m Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SOMERLED.

SUMMER f English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English sumor. It has been in use as a given name since the 1970s.

SUVI f Finnish
Means "summer" in Finnish.

THERASIA f Late Roman
Earliest recorded form of THERESA.

THERESA f English, German, Danish
From the Spanish and Portuguese name Teresa. It was first recorded as Therasia, being borne by the Spanish wife of Saint Paulinus of Nola in the 4th century. The meaning is uncertain, but it could be derived from Greek θέρος (theros) meaning "summer", from Greek θερίζω (therizo) meaning "to harvest", or from the name of the Greek island of Therasia (the western island of Santorini).... [more]

THU f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 秋 (thu) meaning "autumn".

UDANE f Basque
Derived from Basque uda meaning "summer".

VASANT m Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Modern form of VASANTA.

VASANTA m Hinduism
Means "brilliant" or "spring" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu personification of the spring.

VERA (2) f Albanian
Derived from Albanian verë meaning "summer".

VERNA f English
Feminine form of VERNON, sometimes associated with the Latin word vernus "spring". It has been in use since the 19th century.

VESNA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Means "spring" in many Slavic languages. This was the name of a Slavic spirit associated with the springtime. It has been used as a given name only since the 20th century.

VETLE m Norwegian
Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Vetrliði meaning "winter traveller", and by extension "bear cub".

WAFULA m Eastern African, Luhya
Means "born during the rainy season", from Luhya ifula meaning "rainy season".

WAMALWA m Eastern African, Luhya
Means "born during the brewing season" in Luhya.

WANYONYI m Eastern African, Luhya
Means "born during the weeding season", from Luhya enyonyi meaning "weeds".

WINTER f English (Modern)
From the English word for the season, derived from Old English winter.

XIA m & f Chinese
From Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand", 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

XUÂN m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 春 (xuân) meaning "spring (the season)".

ŽIVA f Slavic Mythology, Slovene
Means "living, alive" in Slavic. This was the name of a Slavic goddess associated with life, fertility and spring.