Winter Baby Names Inspired by Cold and Cooler Weather

If you love the cold and are on the lookout for some good names inspired by winter or fall, then you've come to the right place. The seasonal names below were influenced by a variety of cold-weather related terms that are always used more often whenever the chilly part of the season rolls around. Everything from winter slang and clothing worn during this time of the year to animals and plants closely associated with cold to iconic places or fiction associated with winter have been used for inspiration.

The idea for this article came to me last winter when my sister and I were making a list of potential baby names while it was snowing outside. We had a warm crackling fire going, two cups of hot chocolate and that fire-like hue was lighting the living room just the right amount to make things more peaceful. Thinking back on the memory makes me really appreciate family. I hope the list below will help you come up with that perfect name for your newborn, and if it doesn't, I at least hope that the article gives you a little inspiration to discover a name on your own. In either case, thank you for taking a look and best wishes to you, your family and the family yet to come (or just arrived).

• Adolpha: means "noble wolf" and is of German origin
• Avalanche: maybe Avi or Ava for short
• Candy: the one time of they year where everyone eats more candy and sweets than any other time
• Donner: one of the reindeer that pulls Santa's sleigh when delivering presents each winter (and one of my favorites from my youth)
• Eliora: a beautiful Hebrew name that means "God is light"
• Frankie: short for frankincense
• Froid: means "cold" in French
• Gelu: "intense cold" in Latin
• Hope: A lot of people don't have a lot of hope around the holidays. I would find it amazing for a girl named Hope helping people become a little happier around this time of the year.
• Idas: "December" in the Sardinian language
• Kenyon: a name of English origin that means "white-haired"
• Meg: a great winter name from someone I actually know; short for nutmeg
• Natalia: in Latin, this name means "Christmas Day"
• Oswald: a great name inspired by a classic Batman villain, which in turn was inspired by the cold weather, flightless bird... the penguin
• Robert: Robert Ripley was born on Christmas day
• Yukio: means "snow" in Japanese

If there's one thing cold weather brings with it, it's the need for warmth. If you're lucky enough to be able to burn wood, it's the most relaxing sound you'll ever hear—perfect for reading, sharing memories, or falling to sleep. People all around the world can tell you how good the sound of a crackling fire is to their ears.

• Cookie: you can find this delicious treat everywhere when it gets cold; my guess is that it is a wonderful comfort food that makes you feel good
• Douglas: a tree that is used quite often during the holidays
• Ebusika: a perfect name for either a boy or girl that means "winter" in the Zulu language
• Eira: means "snow" in Welsh and would be a good name for a boy or girl
• Enero: this word means "January" in Spanish
• Frio: means "cold" in Spanish
• Gelid: icy or extremely cold
• Gennaio: in the Italian language this word means "January"
• Humphrey: Humphrey Bogart was another well known Christmas baby
• Israel: a word that is heard often this time of the year
• Kevin: the kid from the Home Alone Christmas movies
• Niamh: a very unique name for a girl with Irish origins meaning "bright" or "radiant"
• Nog: short for eggnog, which is a most delicious holiday drink
• Shepherd (or Shep for short if you prefer)
• Solstice: the winter solstice marks the arrival of winter and is also generally the shortest day of the year

My cousin actually named her little girl "Aspen" because she went into labor early at a well known ski resort in Aspen. The child decided to be born around three weeks early. Thankfully the birth took place inside a hotel and not on the slopes, although that would have been a good story to tell as well.

One thing most people can agree on is that when latter half of the year comes around, listening to Christmas and holiday music becomes much more appealing. Isn't it funny how this time of the year, this kind of music can fill our hearts with kindness more than any other tunes permeating the airwaves.

I have a cousin named Christmas who comes to visit during the holidays almost every year. She always wants to go out for karaoke, where she always chooses songs about Christmas, snow or cold weather. We always have fun without drinking an ounce of alcoholic beverage. As a side note, don't really try doing this at a low-end dive bar that has karaoke; we've tried that a couple of times and it didn't go over too well with the audience.