Weather names
- Gust
Origin:
Dutch diminutive of Augustus, LatinMeaning:
"great; magnificent"Description:
The Dutch answer to Gus. Pronounce it like the English word and you have a name that means air.
- Glacier
- Glaze
- Hail
- Hazy
- Jet
Origin:
Mineral and word nameDescription:
This super-charged variation of Jett is on the rise -- along with the unlikely newcomer Jetson.
- Luna
- Misty
- Muggy
- Newton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"new town"Description:
Named after Isaac. Or Wayne.
- Nimbus
- Parigee
- Rain
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Mostly feminine, though "Office" star Rainn Wilson gives it a slight masculine twist. You might also use this as a short form of Raines.
- Rainbow
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"rainbow"Description:
Colorful, yes, but also probably among the hippiest of hippie names. Holly Madison recently chose it for her little girl.
- Radar
- Rossby
- Sky
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Sky may be a bit hippie-ish, but it's bright and sunny nonetheless. Sky rejoined the Top 1000 in 2013 after spending many years off the list. Sky was the choice of magician David Copperfield for his daughter, born in 2010.
- Spring
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Spring doesn't sound half as contemporary as Winter, which has become the cool season name.
- Storm
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Windswept and dramatic, but perhaps asking for trouble. Quite popular in Denmark and Sweden, where it derives from Stromr, which is a fairly common surname. Storm Thorgerson is a famous bearer of the name - he designed iconic album covers for Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, the Cranberries, Anthrax, and Pink Floyd.
- Summer
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
The temperature is definitely rising for this popular seasonal name, which began being used in the seventies, and has been heard consistently ever since.