Names Categorized "wind"

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

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

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 1 f Indian, Hindi
Feminine form of Anil.

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.

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

Boreas m Greek Mythology
Means "north wind" in Greek. Boreas was the Greek god of the north wind.

Ceferino m Spanish
Spanish form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Céfiro m Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Zephyr.

Cua f Hmong
Means "wind" in Hmong.

Ehecatl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American, Nahuatl
Means "wind" in Nahuatl. This was the name of the Aztec wind god.

Elil m Semitic Mythology
Akkadian form of Enlil.

Ellil m Semitic Mythology
Akkadian form of Enlil.

Enlil m Sumerian Mythology, Semitic 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.

Gale 1 f English
Variant of Gail. It also coincides with the English word gale meaning "storm".

Gale 2 m English
From a surname that was derived from Middle English gaile "jovial". It also coincides with the English word gale meaning "storm".

Haizea f Basque
Means "wind" in Basque.

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.

Ilmar m Estonian
Estonian form of Ilmarinen.

Ilmari m Finnish
Short form of Ilmarinen.

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.

Ilmārs m Latvian
Latvian form of Ilmarinen.

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.

Ilme f Estonian
Estonian form of Ilma 1.

Ilmi f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ilma 1.

Kåre m Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
From the Old Norse name Kári meaning "curly, curved".

Keanu m & f Hawaiian
Means "the cool breeze" from Hawaiian ke, a definite article, and anu "coolness". This name is now associated with Canadian actor Keanu Reeves (1964-).

Meltem f Turkish
Means "sea wind" in Turkish.

Nasim m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "breeze" in Arabic.

Nasima f Arabic, Bengali
Strictly feminine form of Nasim.

Pakpao f Thai
Means "kite (flying craft)" in Thai.

Poyraz m Turkish
Means "north" or "north wind" in Turkish, derived from Greek Βορέας (Boreas).

Pranee f Thai
Means "living being, one that breathes" in Thai, of Sanskrit origin.

Pyry m Finnish
Means "snowstorm, blizzard" in Finnish.

Rüzgar m Turkish
Means "wind" in Turkish.

Saba 2 f Persian, Urdu
Means "soft breeze" in Persian.

Sameera 3 m Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Samir 2.

Samir 2 m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Means "wind, air" in Sanskrit.

Sōma m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sōta m Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.

Sota m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯太 (see Sōta).

Souma m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯真 (see Sōma).

Souta m Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 颯太 (see Sōta).

Stormy f English (Modern)
From the English word meaning "stormy, wild, turbulent", ultimately from Old English stormig.

Tezcatlipoca m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "smoking mirror" in Nahuatl, derived from tezcatl "mirror" and pōctli "smoke". In Aztec and other Mesoamerican mythology he was one of the chief gods, associated with the night sky, winds, war, and the north. Like his rival Quetzalcoatl, he was a creator god.

Tuula f Finnish
Variant of Tuuli.

Tuule f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant of Tuuli.

Tuuli f Finnish, Estonian
Means "wind" in Finnish and Estonian.

Typhon m Greek Mythology
Possibly from Greek τύφω (typho) meaning "to smoke", τῦφος (typhos) meaning "fever" or τυφώς (typhos) meaning "whirlwind". In Greek Mythology Typhon was a monstrous giant who challenged the rule of Zeus. He and his mate Echidna were said to be the parents of all monsters.

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 Indigenous American, Quechua
Means "wind, air" 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.

Zephyros m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Zephyr.

Zephyrus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zephyros (see Zephyr).