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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rye clearing, wood clearer
cold, dry air; frost
son of Brice
clear, tinkling sound
the beginning, the start
pure, chaste
white
descendant of the dark-eyed one
pure monotheist
of the night
to rejoice, happy, glad
son of Morris/Maurice
rejoice, be glad (via Gaius/Caio)
priceless, flourishing (via Anthony/Antonius)
night
night visitor, one who arrives at dawn
to rejoice, to be glad
pure, whole, undiluted
god of justice
God is my justice
pure, innocent
dark one
dark one
dark one, black-haired
priceless, invaluable (from Antonius family name)
ash tree clearing
stag's clearing
magnificence, nobility
white, fair-complexioned
woodland clearing, meadow
pure, innocent
dark one
priceless, of inestimable worth
dark one, beloved child (referring to Krishna)
of the night
one who works at the latticed barrier
rejoice, be happy
bright star in Aquila
black, dark-complexioned
invented name, possibly from Tariq (morning star)
white man, fair-haired man
broad meadow, wide clearing
night
broad valley, wide clearing
white settlement, white farm
morning star, night visitor
pure strength
great, magnificent, mighty
black, dark; time
dweller at the white cultivated land
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