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His name meant "North Wind" or "Devouring One". His name gives rise to the adjective "boreal". Khione (from χιών – chiōn, "snow") is the daughter of Boreas and Greek goddess of snow; Ded Moroz (literally "Grandfather Frost"), a Russian substitute of Santa Claus; Itztlacoliuhqui, deified personification of winter-as-death in Aztecan mythology
The practice of using names to identify weather systems goes back several centuries, with systems named after places, saints or things they hit before the formal start of each naming scheme. [1] [2] Examples include The Great Snow of 1717, The Schoolhouse Blizzard (1888), the Mataafa Storm, the Storm of the Century (1993). [3]
The name faded after the province's boundaries were extended in 1881 and 1912. [12] [10] "The Land of 100,000 Lakes" – dated provincial slogan, formerly used in tourism campaigns; also formerly used on its license plates from 1971 to 1975. "Canada's Heart Beats" – Travel Manitoba's slogan since 2014. [13]
Laura Olivas/Getty Images. This unique name of Hebrew origin has a soft sound and a tender meaning of “miracle of God.” 11. Eira. The meaning of this Welsh moniker is “snow” but it’s ...
AleksandarNakic/Getty Images. A feminine name of Latin origin that means “dawn” and has ties to the stunning Northern Lights. 2. Luz. This short and pretty name has Portuguese and Spanish ...
Twenty20. This name of French and Norman origin means “son of,” so it’s pretty apt for your soon-to-be baby boy. 16. Dax. Dax has French origins and a strong meaning of “leader.”
Anacostia – from the Piscataway name Anakwashtank, meaning 'a place of traders'. [35] Originally the name of a village of the Piscataway tribe on the Anacostia River. Also rendered as Nacochtank or Nacostine. Takoma – originally the name of Mount Rainier, from Lushootseed [təqʷúbəʔ] (earlier *təqʷúməʔ), 'snow-covered mountain'. [36]
Here, a unique Indonesian name with a dual meaning of “moon” and “month.” 38. Aylin. Aylin is a name of Turkish and Swiss origin that means “moon halo” or “one that belongs to the ...