Names Categorized "wind"

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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 f Indian, Hindi
Feminine form of Anil.

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

Elil m Semitic Mythology
Akkadian form of Enlil.

Ellil m Semitic Mythology
Akkadian form of Enlil.

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.

Gale 1 f English
Variant of Gail.

Gale 2 m English
From an English surname that was derived from Middle English gaile "jovial".

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.

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-).

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).

Tezcatlipoca m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "smoking mirror" in Nahuatl. 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.

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.

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