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Generate wind names from real languages and weather lore: given names and words that mean wind or breeze (Zephyr, Anila, Makani, Kaze, Tuuli), wind gods (Aeolus, Boreas, Vayu, Fujin), named winds like the Mistral and the Chinook, and airy names for pets, horses and characters.

About wind names

Wind names fall into a few families, and it helps to know which one a name belongs to before you use it. The first is given names and everyday words that mean wind, breeze or air in their own language: Zephyr (from Zephyros, the Greek west wind), Anila and Pavan (Sanskrit), Makani (Hawaiian), Kaze (Japanese), Tuuli (Finnish), Haizea (Basque), Awel (Welsh), Nasim (a breeze in Arabic and Persian) and Wayra (Quechua).

The second family is the winds' own names. Wind gods and spirits come from their traditions: the Greek Anemoi Boreas, Notus, Eurus and Zephyrus under Aeolus, the Hindu Vayu, the Japanese Fujin, the Slavic Stribog, the Aztec Ehecatl and the Yoruba Oya. Named winds are labels for real regional winds, not words that mean wind: the Mistral of southern France, the Sirocco off the Sahara, the Chinook of the Rockies, the Bora of the Adriatic and the Meltemi of the Aegean.

The rest of the 1,000 is English and invention: weather words that work as names (Gale, Breeze, Tempest, Squall), sky and breath names where the link is real (Sora, Akash, Pneuma), playful names for fast pets (Second Wind, Hat Snatcher) and character surnames such as Galeborn and Fairweather. Before you settle on a name from another language, look up its meaning and pronunciation in that language yourself.

How to choose wind names

  • For a baby or a character from a real culture, start with the given names (Zephyr, Anila, Makani, Tuuli, Nasim, Wayra) and confirm the meaning in a dictionary of that language, because name sites often repeat each other's mistakes.
  • Match the wind to the temperament. A Zephyr or a Brisa suits a gentle animal; a Bora, a Buran or a Williwaw is a cold, violent wind and suits something fierce.
  • Named winds carry a place with them. Mistral reads as Provence, Chinook as the Rockies and the Pacific Northwest, Harmattan as West Africa, so pick one that fits your setting.
  • For a horse or a dog, say the name out loud as a call. Two syllables with a clear first beat (Zephyr, Kaze, Gusto, Breezy) carry across a field better than a long phrase.
  • One wind word per name is enough for a character: Gale Harrowgate works, while stacking Storm, Gale and Tempest in one name reads as a game handle.

Frequently asked questions

What names mean wind?

Given names and words that mean wind in their own language include Anila and Pavan (Sanskrit), Makani (Hawaiian), Kaze (Japanese), Tuuli (Finnish), Haizea (Basque), Wayra (Quechua) and Baram (Korean). Zephyr comes from the Greek name of the west wind, and Nasim and Awel mean a breeze in Arabic and Welsh.

What is the difference between a wind name and a named wind?

A wind name such as Makani or Tuuli is a word that means wind. A named wind is the local name of one real wind: the Mistral blows down the Rhone valley, the Sirocco comes off the Sahara and the Chinook warms the eastern slopes of the Rockies. Both kinds are in the list, so find out which one you have before you tell people what the name means.

Who are the gods of the wind?

The Greek wind gods are the Anemoi: Boreas (north), Notus (south), Eurus (east) and Zephyrus (west), with Aeolus as keeper of the winds. Other traditions have Vayu in Hindu texts, Fujin in Japan, Stribog among the Slavs, Ehecatl among the Aztecs, Enlil in Mesopotamia and Tawhirimatea among the Maori.

What is a good wind name for a horse or a dog?

Short names that sound fast work well: Zephyr, Gusto, Kaze, Breezy, Chinook or Spindrift. For a show name a phrase can be fun, such as Second Wind, Outrun the Gale or Mane in the Breeze.

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A: 82 names

  • Aandhi
  • Abel
  • Abel Northcott
  • Abrego
  • Abroholos
  • Adiere
  • Aello
  • Aellopus
  • Aeolian
  • Aeolus
  • Aeolus Thrace
  • Aer
  • Aeras
  • Aero
  • Aerwood
  • Aether
  • Afa
  • Afefe
  • Afganets
  • Ahe
  • Aheahe
  • Airborne
  • Aire
  • Akash
  • Akash Verghese
  • Akikaze
  • Albatross
  • Aliento
  • Alizée
  • Alizée Marchand
  • Amatsukaze
  • Ambar
  • Amihan
  • Andvari
  • Anemone
  • Anemone Blythe
  • Angin
  • Anil
  • Anila
  • Anila Brightwater
  • Anima

A, continued

  • Anitun Tabu
  • Anori
  • Anori Frostholm
  • Anuqa
  • Anuri
  • Anzu
  • Aoarashi
  • Aolani
  • Aozora
  • Apo Angin
  • Aquilo
  • Aquilon
  • Aracati
  • Aragem
  • Arashi
  • Aria
  • Aria Bellweather
  • Asakaze
  • Aseman
  • Ashwind
  • Astraeus
  • Asuman
  • Ategun
  • Aura
  • Aura Lockwood
  • Aurae
  • Auster
  • Austral
  • Autumn Gale
  • Avel
  • Avel Kerouan
  • Avela
  • Avela Le Goff
  • Avra
  • Awel
  • Awel Pendragon
  • Awelon
  • Awha
  • Awlo Nefas
  • Awyr
  • Ayao

B: 65 names

  • Bad Hair Day
  • Bad-e Saba
  • Bag of Winds
  • Balius
  • Bangputys
  • Baram
  • Baram Seo
  • Barguzin
  • Batara Bayu
  • Batas
  • Bayaar
  • Bayu
  • Bayu Santoso
  • Beam Reach
  • Bearer of Rain
  • Becalmed
  • Beifeng
  • Belat
  • Biegga
  • Bieggolmai
  • Bise
  • Blær
  • Blowing Rock
  • Blown Away
  • Bluster
  • Blustery
  • Boare
  • Bohemian Wind
  • Bombaram
  • Bora
  • Bora Demirci
  • Boreal

B, continued

  • Boreas
  • Boreas Stavros
  • Borée
  • Borino
  • Bourrasque
  • Breaker of Sails
  • Breath of Autumn
  • Breeze
  • Breeze Callahan
  • Breeze off the Bay
  • Breezeley
  • Breezer
  • Breezewood
  • Breezy
  • Breezy Does It
  • Breezy Hollow
  • Breva
  • Brezza
  • Bries
  • Bris
  • Brisa
  • Brisa Navarro
  • Brise
  • Brisote
  • Brubu
  • Bubbee
  • Buhawi
  • Buran
  • Buran Volkov
  • Burin
  • Burle
  • Burrasca
  • Byr

C: 35 names

  • Caelus
  • Cagi
  • Cagi Donu
  • Cagilaba
  • Calais
  • Cat's Paw
  • Ceferino
  • Celaeno
  • Celeste
  • Celeste Hallam
  • Celestine
  • Cers
  • Changfeng
  • Chasing Gales
  • Chergui
  • Chime Ringer
  • Chinook
  • Chinook Dawson
  • Chocolatero
  • Chunfeng
  • Ciel
  • Cielo
  • Cierzo
  • Cihuatecayotl
  • Cirrus Lightbody
  • Close Haul
  • Cloud
  • Cloud Herder
  • Cloudharbor
  • Cloudmere
  • Coromuel
  • Corwynt
  • Crivat
  • Crosswind
  • Cumulus

D: 18 names

  • Dabayl
  • Dajoji
  • Dandelion
  • Daughter of the East Wind
  • Derecho
  • Desert Sigh
  • Diablo
  • Door Slammer
  • Draft
  • Drafton
  • Drafty
  • Drift
  • Driftmoor
  • Driftwell
  • Dune Shaper
  • Dunewalker
  • Dust Devil
  • Dwarrelwind

E: 29 names

  • Easterly
  • Eastgale
  • Easy Breezy
  • Eddystone
  • Efufu
  • Egoi
  • Ehecatl
  • Ehecatotontli
  • Eka
  • Elvegust
  • Embat
  • Empewo
  • Enlil
  • Éole
  • Eolia
  • Eolo
  • Era
  • Esen
  • Esen Calloway
  • Esin
  • Esin Aydemir
  • Esinti
  • Etelätär
  • Etesian
  • Euroclydon
  • Eurus
  • Eurus Kallis
  • Evening Breeze
  • Eya

F: 40 names

  • Fairweather
  • Fairwind
  • Falak
  • Farwind
  • Favonian
  • Favonius
  • Fei Lian
  • Fellwind
  • Feng
  • Feng Bo
  • Feng Po Po
  • Feng Yi
  • Fengling
  • Fengzheng
  • Fenwind
  • Finye
  • First Breeze of Spring
  • Flag Snapper
  • Fleetfoot
  • Flurry
  • Flyaway
  • Foehn
  • Folata
  • Following Breeze
  • Following Wind
  • Fornjot
  • Forty Knots
  • Four Winds Farm
  • Fresh Breeze
  • Friend of Kites
  • Fujin
  • Full Sail
  • Fuuga
  • Fuuka
  • Fuuka Aizawa
  • Fuuma
  • Fuurin
  • Fuuta
  • Fuvallat
  • Fuyukaze

G: 43 names

  • Gagan
  • Gale
  • Gale Harrowgate
  • Gale Rider
  • Gale's End
  • Galeborn
  • Galehaven
  • Galerna
  • Galesworn
  • Galewright
  • Gallego
  • Gaoh
  • Gaoth
  • Garbis
  • Garmsil
  • Geay
  • Gending
  • Gentle Breeze
  • Gharbi
  • Ghibli
  • Giiwedin
  • Gilavar
  • Gio
  • Girouette
  • Gökay
  • Gökçe
  • Gökhan
  • Göksel
  • Gola
  • Gregale
  • Gregos
  • Guabancex
  • Guguwa
  • Günbatısı
  • Gündoğusu
  • Gust
  • Gustmere
  • Gusto
  • Gustur
  • Gusty
  • Gusty Gus
  • Gwyns
  • Gwynt

H: 58 names

  • Habagat
  • Haboob
  • Hae
  • Haifeng
  • Hair Tousler
  • Haize
  • Haize Etxeberria
  • Haizea
  • Haizea Marlowe
  • Halny
  • Hamakaze
  • Haneul
  • Hangin
  • Hanuibaram
  • Harbor Gale
  • Hard Alee
  • Harmattan
  • Haru-ichiban
  • Harukaze
  • Hat Snatcher
  • Hatsukaze
  • Hau
  • Hauauru
  • Hauch
  • Hauraki
  • Hautonga
  • Hauwhenua
  • Hava
  • Havili
  • Hawa
  • Hawa Mahal
  • Hayakaze
  • Hayate
  • Hayate Mori
  • He Who Bends the Grass
  • Headwind
  • Heathergust
  • Hefeng
  • Henkhisesui
  • Henndu
  • Herald of the Storm
  • Hevel
  • High Meadow Wind
  • Highgarth
  • Hoeori
  • Hokaze
  • Hollowind
  • Howl
  • Howler
  • Hraesvelgr
  • Huitztlampaehecatl
  • Hupe
  • Huracan
  • Hurricane Force
  • Hurricane Ridge
  • Hutchai
  • Hyperborea
  • Hyperborean

I: 18 names

  • Iansa
  • Ibuki
  • Ifufe
  • Ik
  • Ikuku
  • Ilma
  • Ilma Koivisto
  • Ilmari
  • Ilmari Lehtonen
  • Ilmarinen
  • Ilmatar
  • Imbat
  • In Irons
  • Inkanyamba
  • Inside-Out Umbrella
  • Ipo-ipo
  • Iska
  • Isokaze

J: 4 names

  • Jaloque
  • Jhonka
  • Jugo
  • Juracan

K: 58 names

  • Kaatru
  • Kabibonokka
  • Kadim
  • Kaiaulu
  • Kalani
  • Kalbaishakhi
  • Kaldi
  • Kamaitachi
  • Kamakani
  • Karaburan
  • Karakkaze
  • Karayel
  • Kári
  • Kaskazi
  • Kauaula
  • Kaus
  • Kazagumo
  • Kazaguruma
  • Kazahana
  • Kazami
  • Kazane
  • Kaze
  • Kaze Hartwell
  • Kazenoko
  • Keeper of the Four Winds
  • Keewatin
  • Keşişleme
  • Kestrel
  • Kestrel Thorne
  • Khamsin
  • Kharif
  • Khazri
  • Khiimori
  • Khyal
  • Kıble
  • Kipuupuu
  • Kitakaze
  • Kite
  • Kite Hill
  • Kite Thief
  • Kitewood
  • Kkotbaram
  • Knik
  • Kochi
  • Kogarashi
  • Kona
  • Kondal
  • Kosava
  • Kuapakaa
  • Kuehu Lepo
  • Kukalahale
  • Kuling
  • Kultuk
  • Külək
  • Kumbang
  • Kunpu
  • Kuruf
  • Kusi

L: 36 names

  • Laamaomao
  • Lady of the Tall Grass
  • Laelaps
  • Lagi
  • Lahor
  • Land Breeze
  • Langi
  • Lani
  • Lani Makoa
  • Laundry Thief
  • Leaf Chaser
  • Leafblower
  • Lebeche
  • Lebić
  • Lee Shore
  • Leeward
  • Leeward Lodge
  • Leilani
  • Leoithne
  • Les Suêtes
  • Leste
  • Levante
  • Liangfeng
  • Libeccio
  • Lifter of Wings
  • Light Air
  • Light as Air
  • Lihangin
  • Lingfeng
  • Livas
  • Lodos
  • Lom
  • Longbreath
  • Lord of the Leeward Shore
  • Luft
  • Lungta

M: 59 names

  • Maestrale
  • Maestro
  • Mahli
  • Maikaze
  • Maistros
  • Majjistral
  • Makani
  • Makani Farrow
  • Makani Oluolu
  • Malanai
  • Malayanil
  • Maloja Wind
  • Mane in the Breeze
  • Manglo
  • Maparam
  • Maraamu
  • Marangai
  • Marinada
  • Marshbreeze
  • Marut
  • Maruti
  • Matacabras
  • Matagi
  • Matai
  • Matangi
  • Matanuska
  • Matarishvan
  • Matlai
  • Matsukaze
  • Meltem
  • Meltem Arslan
  • Meltemi
  • Merriweather
  • Meulen
  • Mframa
  • Mhepo
  • Mictlanpachecatl
  • Midnight Gale
  • Mill Turner
  • Minamikaze
  • Mistral
  • Mistral Beaumont
  • Moae
  • Moani
  • Moani Kealoha
  • Moea
  • Mono Wind
  • Monsoon
  • Moorgale
  • Mopepe
  • Morning Draft
  • Mother of Winds
  • Mountain Breath
  • Mover of Clouds
  • Moya
  • Moya Dlamini
  • Mphepo
  • Mudjekeewis
  • Murmurvale

N: 41 names

  • Nafas
  • Nagi
  • Nalani
  • Nam Phong
  • Nanfeng
  • Naseem-e-Sahar
  • Nasim
  • Nasim Rookwood
  • Nasima
  • Nasma
  • Natsukaze
  • Near Gale
  • Nefas
  • Neoga
  • Neshama
  • Nesma
  • Ngelaw
  • Niavi
  • Nilchi
  • Nilchitsoh
  • Nilchitsosi
  • Nimbus
  • Nimbus Wetherby
  • Ninlil
  • Niyol
  • Njord
  • Nodin
  • Noelani
  • Nokaze
  • Nopsae
  • Nor'easter
  • Nor'wester
  • Nordan
  • Nordés
  • Noroît
  • North Wind's Daughter
  • Northerly
  • Northgust
  • Notus
  • Notus Vane
  • Nowaki

O: 18 names

  • Oikaze
  • Oiteag
  • Okaga
  • Okelani
  • Okikaze
  • Opua
  • Ora
  • Oreig
  • Oroshi
  • Osag
  • Östan
  • Ostria
  • Ostro
  • Ouranos
  • Outrun the Gale
  • Owera
  • Oya
  • Oyandone

P: 42 names

  • Pakaa
  • Pampero
  • Papagayo
  • Paracas
  • Paun
  • Pavan
  • Pavan Sterling
  • Pavana
  • Pavanaja
  • Pavanputra
  • Pazuzu
  • Peler
  • Pepo
  • Petrel
  • Phayu
  • Phefo
  • Phong
  • Phra Phai
  • Piteraq
  • Plow Wind
  • Plumewright
  • Pneuma
  • Pnoe
  • Ponant
  • Ponente
  • Ponentino
  • Pontias
  • Pounentes
  • Povetarac
  • Powiew
  • Poyraz
  • Pozvizd
  • Prabhanjan
  • Prana
  • Prevailing Wind
  • Procella
  • Psyche
  • Puffball
  • Puhuri
  • Pulenat
  • Pungbaek
  • Purvai

Q: 3 names

  • Qami
  • Qebui
  • Qingfeng

R: 18 names

  • Raco
  • Ráfaga
  • Rangi
  • Ranginui
  • Rattler of Shutters
  • Refolo
  • Remolino
  • Ride the Gale
  • Rider of the North Gale
  • Rih
  • Rivotra
  • Riyah
  • Ruach
  • Run Like the Wind
  • Runaway Kite
  • Rustlewood
  • Rüzgar
  • Rüzgar Gülü

S: 109 names

  • Saar
  • Saba
  • Saetbaram
  • Sail Filler
  • Sailom
  • Salatan
  • Salkhi
  • Salt Breeze
  • Sama
  • Samal
  • Sameer
  • Sameer Whitlock
  • Sameera
  • Samiran
  • Samyeli
  • Santa Ana
  • Sapa
  • Sarsar
  • Savili
  • Screaming Sixties
  • Scudder
  • Sea Breeze
  • Second Wind
  • Seed Carrier
  • Seher Yeli
  • Seistan
  • Semilir
  • Sepoi-Sepoi
  • Septentrio
  • Shamal
  • Shamal Qasim
  • Shamol
  • Shaper of Dunes
  • Shawondasee
  • She Who Stirs the Leaves
  • Shehbui
  • Shimakaze
  • Shinatobe
  • Shinatsuhiko
  • Shiokaze
  • Shu
  • Shunpu
  • Shutu
  • Sighmoor
  • Sila
  • Silap Inua
  • Simoom
  • Simoy
  • Singer in the Eaves
  • Sir Gusts-a-Lot
  • Sirocco
  • Sirocco Vega
  • Sky
  • Sky Sweeper

S, continued

  • Skye Penhallow
  • Skyfell
  • Skylark
  • Skyler
  • Skyler Easton
  • Skyreach
  • Skysail
  • Skyward
  • Snow Eater
  • Soffio
  • Solbaram
  • Son of the South Wind
  • Song of the Reeds
  • Songfeng
  • Soplo
  • Sopro
  • Sora
  • Sora Tanabe
  • Sorokos
  • Souffle
  • Southdraft
  • Southerly
  • Soyoka
  • Soyokaze
  • Spindrift
  • Spiritus
  • Squall
  • Squall Harbor
  • Squallborn
  • Squamish
  • Stikine
  • Stormharrow
  • Stormur
  • Stormvane
  • Stormy Petrel
  • Stratos
  • Stribog
  • Strong Breeze
  • Strong Gale
  • Suão
  • Suidooster
  • Sukhovey
  • Sulanga
  • Sumatra Squall
  • Summer Zephyr
  • Sunnan
  • Sunpung
  • Surazo
  • Suroît
  • Susurrus
  • Suzukaze
  • Szél
  • Szélanya
  • Szélkirály
  • Szellő

T: 59 names

  • Tachikaze
  • Tadio
  • Tailwind
  • Taivas
  • Taku
  • Tangled Chimes
  • Tanikaze
  • Tate
  • Tate Topa
  • Tatsuta-hiko
  • Tatsuta-hime
  • Tawhiri
  • Tawhirimatea
  • Tayfun
  • Tehuantepecer
  • Tempest
  • Tempest Greaves
  • Tempest Point
  • Tempestas
  • Tempestine
  • Tengri
  • Tenku
  • Than Gio
  • Thanh Phong
  • Thaya
  • The Flying Kite
  • The Howling Pass
  • The Long Gust
  • The Quiet Draft
  • The Rusty Weathervane
  • The West Wind
  • Thendral
  • Thendral Raman
  • Thien Phong
  • Thousand-Mile Wind
  • Tivano
  • Tlalocayotl
  • Toelau
  • Toerau
  • Tokerau
  • Tokitsukaze
  • Tousle
  • Tower of the Winds
  • Trade Wind
  • Tramontana
  • Trysail
  • Tsioka
  • Tsumujikaze
  • Tuule
  • Tuule Ema
  • Tuuletar
  • Tuuli
  • Tuuli Ravensworth
  • Tuulia
  • Tuulia Hakala
  • Tuulikki
  • Tuulispää
  • Typhon
  • Typhoon

U: 8 names

  • Ulumano
  • Umbrella Wrecker
  • Umikaze
  • Umoya
  • Umuyaga
  • Unos
  • Upepo
  • Urakaze

V: 52 names

  • Vaadai
  • Vanehurst
  • Vánek
  • Vanewright
  • Vânt
  • Vantoase
  • Vara
  • Vardaris
  • Västan
  • Vata
  • Vayu
  • Vayudeva
  • Vayuputra
  • Vedrfolnir
  • Veja Mate
  • Vėjas
  • Vejopatis
  • Vējš
  • Vėjūnė
  • Veleta
  • Ventania
  • Ventarrón
  • Venti
  • Venticello
  • Vento
  • Ventolera
  • Ventulus
  • Ventus
  • Verkhovik
  • Vēsma
  • Vetar
  • Veter
  • Veterok
  • Viento
  • Viento Blanco
  • Vietor
  • Vihor
  • Vihra
  • Vihra Dimova
  • Vihren
  • Vihuri
  • Viima
  • Vikhr
  • Vind
  • Vindalf
  • Vindsval
  • Vindur
  • Viração
  • Viter
  • Vítr
  • Voice of the High Passes
  • Vyom

W: 62 names

  • Wabun
  • Wambraw
  • Wasatch
  • Washoe Zephyr
  • Wayra
  • Wayra Solano
  • Wayra Tata
  • Weather Gauge
  • Weatherall
  • Weathervane House
  • Weifeng
  • Westerly
  • Westgale
  • Wherever It Blows
  • Whirl
  • Whirlwind
  • Whisper
  • Whisper of the Steppe
  • Whisper Tolliver
  • Whistledown
  • Whistler at the Door
  • Whistling Gap
  • Whitecap
  • Wiatr
  • Wicher
  • Wietrzyk
  • Williwaw
  • Willy-Willy
  • Wind Advisory
  • Wind Eagle
  • Wind Gourd

W, continued

  • Wind Harp
  • Wind Horse
  • Wind King
  • Wind of 120 Days
  • Wind off the Moor
  • Wind Over Water
  • Wind Shear
  • Windborne
  • Windbound
  • Windchaser
  • Windchill
  • Windfall
  • Windflower
  • Windholt
  • Windhover
  • Windlestraw
  • Windmill Rise
  • Windrider
  • Windrush
  • Windward
  • Windward Cottage
  • Windy
  • Windy Gap
  • Winnow
  • Winterbreath
  • Wisp
  • Wispy
  • Witch of November
  • Wreckhouse Wind
  • Wuchowsen
  • Wuther

X: 5 names

  • Xanthus
  • Xiaofeng
  • Xifeng
  • Xlokk
  • Xuan Phong

Y: 20 names

  • Yamakaze
  • Yamase
  • Yamo
  • Yanpa
  • Yaogah
  • Yata
  • Yel
  • Yel Ana
  • Yel Ata
  • Yeongdeung
  • Yıldız
  • Yohualli Ehecatl
  • Yokaze
  • Yotin
  • Yufeng
  • Yukikaze
  • Yumni
  • Yuqiang
  • Yuukaze
  • Yvytu

Z: 18 names

  • Zeferino
  • Zeffie
  • Zefiro
  • Zeph
  • Zéphirin
  • Zephyr
  • Zephyr Ashdown
  • Zephyr Hollow
  • Zephyrholt
  • Zephyrine
  • Zephyrine Duval
  • Zephyrson
  • Zephyrus
  • Zepyur
  • Zetes
  • Zhel
  • Zhuifeng
  • Zonda