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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variant of Layla meaning night in Arabic
yellow spice from the crocus flower
night beauty
night, dark as night
black-haired, dark one
unstruck, without blemish, pure
speckled meadow, brixton clearing
new, new star
land of ice, icy land
dark-complexioned (via Melania)
the opposite of darkness
dark red, crimson
white ring, blessed ring
willow meadow, willow clearing
black, dark hardwood
pure (via Katherine root)
black, dark
gate, lattice
shadow, area of darkness
young bustard (a bird)
place of white wood or white stones
pure, chaste (if Hebrew-derived)
pure
transparent, clear as crystal
hay meadow, grassy clearing
moonlit night, quality of moonlight
starwards, toward the stars
night beauty
winter season
the Milky Way, vast star system
joyful meadow, lively clearing
the pure, the selected
pure
dark challenger
heathery meadow, heathy clearing
dark-complexioned
advice, wisdom
beneficent, fortunate
fair warrior, white-haired hero
apparent, clear, radiant
brown-haired, dark complexioned
snow, bright white
pure, chaste
divine speech, sacred voice, word of God
star, bright celestial light
son of coal, dark strength
upright, morally pure
pure meadow
hare's meadow, woodland clearing
pure spirit, bright soul
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