Winter names tend to be elegant and a bit unexpected. Neve (snow in Italian) is climbing fast. Stella has been popular for a century. The night-and-star category is particularly rich: Estelle, Nox, Orion, Lyra. These names work in any season; the winter meaning is often a discovery rather than the point.
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settlement at the clean/pure place
dog star
knight, mounted warrior
dark, dark-featured
eligible, worthy of choice
raven, dark one
one who practices abstinence from worldly pleas...
morning star (Venus before sunrise)
the pure, the selected
sublime, magnificent
star
pure, innocent, clean
the North Star, Polaris
oracle, dark-complexioned
dark, black-haired
fair, white
aromatic spice from nutmeg
pure (via Katharina in Norwegian use)
dark one's town
dark complexion
song, nightingale
knight, horseman
bright star
white, silver (ancient root)
pure, obedient
from Hugh's meadow, Hucc's woodland clearing
lord, warrior who holds land by military service
dark blue
from the white settlement
happiness, joy, rejoice
pure, without deception
bright, brilliant, clear
bent grass clearing
rejoice, hail, greetings
dark, swarthy (from Irish Dubhán)
dark one, little dark-haired one
the Nubian, the dark-skinned one
beneficent, one who does good
dark warrior, little dark chieftain
dark one, descendant of the dark one
rejoice, be glad
writing tablet, fresh start
dark, coal-black
white, pure
he who knocks at the door, night knocker
dark sea, dark one
dark-haired one
star, lunar mansion
ivory; creamy white material
immense, vast, magnificent
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