Names That Mean Snow

Drífa comes from a snowy family in Norse mythology — father Snær and sisters Mjǫll and Fǫnn.

Finland's answer to Snow White.

Ice officially joined the baby name pool when rapper Gucci Mane chose it for his son, born in December 2020. But Ice- names for girls had been trending before then — Icelynn, Icelyn, and Iceland have been climbing up the charts over the past few years. Could we see more icy names in the future? We actually may want to look to the past — nickname-y Icie ranked in the Top 1000 from 1881 to 1913.

Derived from the Latvian word for frost.

Popular in Iceland but primed for "Frosty the Snowman" jokes in the US.

An unusual addition to the snowy names perfect for a winter baby.

The Russian name for Snow White, along with its diminutive, Snegurochka.

A unisex name from the snowy north.

Currently a grandma name in Latvia, where Sarmīte peaked in 1960.

The Lithuanian name for Snow White, as well as the word for "snowflake" and the snowdrop flower.

Cute, wintery Korean name that could cross borders.

One of the few truly unisex names that start with X.

Name from the Mohawk tribe associated with actress Kaniehtiio Horn, who created a video on how to pronounce her rare name.

This Basque name is used in a similar way to the Spanish name "Nieves" - that is as a reference to the Virgin Mary. This would make a striking choice for a winter-born baby.