100+ Names That Mean Snow for Girls and Boys (2026)

This list has more than 100 names that mean snow, sorted into girl, boy and unisex sections, then names that mean ice, frost or winter, names that mean white, and a last group of winter deities. Each entry gives the origin language and the accepted meaning, and where the etymology is disputed the entry says so.

How to use this list

Few Western names literally mean snow. Neve, Nieves and Snow itself are the main ones. Japanese, Sanskrit, Persian and Slavic naming are much richer, so a large share of this list comes from those traditions: Yuki, Himani, Barfin, Snezhana. English-speaking parents tend to reach for names that mean white (Gwen, Bianca, Fiona) or winter (Winter, Brumal) instead, and those have their own sections below.

If none of these fit, the Baby Name Generator can take a meaning like "snow" or "winter" and a style you like and suggest names with the origin attached. For other themes, start with the hub of more names by meaning.

Girl names that mean snow

The clearest literal choices for girls are Neve, Nieves, Yuki, Himani, Snezhana and Barfin.

European

Neve — Italian, “snow”; also an anglicised spelling of Irish Niamh, “bright”, so check which one you mean
Nieves — Spanish, “snows”, from Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, Our Lady of the Snows
Neige — French, “snow”
Nevada — Spanish, “snow-covered”
Nevena — Bulgarian and Serbian, “marigold”; often listed as snow, so debated
Snezhana — Russian and Bulgarian, “snowy”
Snježana — Croatian, “snowy”
Snežana — Serbian and Slovene, “snowy”
Sniezka — Polish, “little snow”, also the highest peak of the Karkonosze
Snegurochka — Russian, “snow maiden”, the Snow Maiden of folklore
Lumi — Finnish, “snow”
Lumikki — Finnish, “Snow White”
Snö — Swedish, “snow”; occasionally a middle name
Snow — English, “snow”
Snowdrop — English, the first flower of the year
Crystal — Greek krystallos, “ice”
Crystel — French form of Crystal, “ice”

Japanese, Chinese and Korean

Yuki — Japanese 雪, “snow”; also 幸, “happiness”, depending on the kanji
Yukiko — Japanese 雪子, “snow child”
Yukina — Japanese 雪菜, “snow” plus “greens”
Yukie — Japanese 雪絵, “snow picture”
Yukino — Japanese 雪乃, “of the snow”
Miyuki — Japanese 美雪, “beautiful snow”
Koyuki — Japanese 小雪, “little snow”
Sayuki — Japanese 紗雪, “gauze snow”
Mayuki — Japanese 真雪, “true snow”
Fuyuko — Japanese 冬子, “winter child”
Xue — Chinese 雪, “snow”
Xueli — Chinese 雪丽, “snow beautiful”
Xuemei — Chinese 雪梅, “snow plum”
Seol — Korean 설, “snow”, from Sino-Korean

Sanskrit, Persian and Turkic

Himani — Sanskrit, “snowy”, a name of Parvati
Hima — Sanskrit, “snow”
Himaja — Sanskrit, “born of the snow”, Parvati as daughter of the Himalaya
Himanshi — Sanskrit, “snow-cool”, a name of the moon
Tushara — Sanskrit, “frost, snow”
Tuhina — Sanskrit, “snow, dew”
Barfin — Persian, “snowy”
Barfeen — variant of Barfin
Sepideh — Persian, “dawn, whiteness”; the whiteness, not snow
Kar — Turkish, “snow”; rare as a name

Celtic, Norse and other

Eira — Welsh, “snow”
Eirwen — Welsh, “snow-white”
Gwyneira — Welsh, “white snow”
Eirlys — Welsh, “snowdrop”
Mjöll — Icelandic, “fresh snow”
Drífa — Icelandic, “snowdrift”
Fönn — Icelandic, “snowdrift”
Aput — Inuit, “snow on the ground”
Qanik — Inuit, “falling snow”
Pukak — Inuit, “crystalline snow”

Boy names that mean snow

Yukio — Japanese 雪男, “snow man”; also 幸雄, “happy hero”, depending on the kanji
Yukito — Japanese 雪斗, “snow” plus “dipper”
Yukihiro — Japanese 雪広, “broad snow”; depends on the kanji
Fuyuki — Japanese 冬樹, “winter tree”
Toshiyuki — Japanese, often 俊雪, “genius snow”; depends on the kanji
Himesh — Sanskrit, “king of the snow”, the Himalaya
Himanshu — Sanskrit, “moon”, literally “snow-rayed”
Himadri — Sanskrit, “snow mountain”
Himavan — Sanskrit, “snowy”, the god of the Himalaya
Tushar — Sanskrit, “frost, snow”
Barfan — Persian, “snowy”; modern masculine of Barfin
Snezhan — Bulgarian, “snowy”
Snježan — Croatian, “snowy”
Eirwyn — Welsh, “snow-white”
Gwyn — Welsh, “white, blessed”
Fionn — Irish, “fair, white”
Finn — anglicised Fionn, “fair”
Alban — Latin, “white”, from albus
Albin — Latin, “white”
Albus — Latin, “white”
Bain — Scottish, “white, fair”
Jokul — Old Norse jökull, “glacier, icicle”
Jökull — Icelandic, “glacier”
Frosti — Old Norse, “frost”
Snær — Icelandic, “snow”

Unisex names that mean snow

Winter — English, “winter”
Frost — English, “frost”
Sleet — English, “sleet”; rare
Icelyn — modern English, from ice
Nivalis — Latin, “snowy”
Niveus — Latin, “snow-white”
Brumal — Latin, “wintry”

Names that mean ice, frost and winter

Isolde — often linked to Old Norse ís, “ice”; its origin is Celtic and uncertain, so debated
Isa — Old Norse ís, “ice”, also the Norse rune for ice
Kori — Japanese 氷, kōri, “ice”; rare
Hyōka — Japanese 氷花, “ice flower”
Fuyumi — Japanese 冬美, “winter beauty”
Shimo — Japanese 霜, “frost”
Dong — Chinese 冬, “winter”
Dongmei — Chinese 冬梅, “winter plum”
Hemanta — Sanskrit, “early winter”
Zima — Russian and Czech, “winter”
Talvikki — Finnish, the wintergreen plant, from talvi, “winter”
Hiems — Latin, “winter”

Names that mean white

Gwen — Welsh, “white, fair, blessed”
Guinevere — Welsh Gwenhwyfar, “white phantom” or “white wave”
Jennifer — Cornish form of Guinevere
Fiona — Scottish, from Gaelic fionn, “white, fair”
Bianca — Italian, “white”
Blanche — French, “white”
Blanca — Spanish, “white”
Alba — Latin, “white, dawn”
Albina — Latin, “white”
Candida — Latin, “white, pure”
Lily — English, the white flower
Paloma — Spanish, “dove”
Sefid — Persian, “white”
Shiro — Japanese 白, “white”
Byakko — Japanese, the White Tiger of the west

Winter and snow deities

Skadi — Norse goddess of winter, skiing and mountains
Ullr — Norse god of snow and archery
Morozko — Russian frost spirit, the source of Ded Moroz
Marzanna — Polish goddess of winter and death
Morana — Slavic goddess of winter
Yuki-onna — Japanese snow woman spirit
Boreas — Greek god of the north wind and winter
Khione — Greek goddess of snow, daughter of Boreas
Chione — Latinised spelling of Khione
Poli’ahu — Hawaiian goddess of snow on Mauna Kea
Beira — Scottish queen of winter
Cailleach — Irish and Scottish hag of winter
Jack Frost — English personification of frost

Frequently asked questions

What girl names mean snow?

The literal ones are Neve (Italian), Nieves (Spanish), Neige (French), Eira (Welsh), Yuki (Japanese), Himani (Sanskrit), Barfin (Persian), Snezhana (Slavic) and Lumi (Finnish).

What boy names mean snow?

Yukio, Tushar, Himesh, Snezhan, Snær and Eirwyn mean snow directly. Frosti means frost and Jökull means glacier, both from Norse.

Does Neve mean snow?

Yes in Italian, where neve is the word for snow. The Irish name spelled Neve is a different name, an anglicised Niamh, meaning “bright” or “radiant”. The spelling is the same and the meanings are unrelated.

What name means snow white?

Eirwen and Eirwyn in Welsh, Niveus in Latin, Lumikki in Finnish and Gwyneira (“white snow”) all mean snow-white.

Which snow names go with other elements?

Pair this list with names that mean water and names that mean storm for a weather set, or with names that mean fire for ice-and-fire twins.