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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little star
little dark one
fair, white, bright
magnificence, grandeur
hill meadow, hillside clearing
white, fair-complexioned
starry, relating to stars
dark, all-attractive
descendant of the dark challenger
hazel tree woodland clearing
marsh clearing, ten's meadow
to rejoice, joyful
one who rejoices
dark as a raven
star
bailiff, law officer
clearing of hazels
beneficent, good
west meadow, western woodland clearing
priceless, inestimable
clear ice, rock crystal, quartz
clarity, clearness
snow
little dark one (from Latin niger)
night, dark beauty
star of the sea; beloved
son of Brice; son of Bryce
of the night, night creature
cinnamon tree, spice plant
white field, white acre
dark one
reed clearing
star
Royal meadow clearing
Great, magnificent, venerable
Generous, good, beneficent
Pure, clear
chalice, cup
beautiful voice, fair-voiced
to rejoice, exultation
from the brick clearing or meadow
lake or waterfall + meadow clearing
king's meadow, woodland clearing of the king
noble meadow, noble clearing
the winter season, wet season
broad meadow, marshy clearing
pure, unblemished
morning star (Venus)
eloquent, clear speech
jasmine, white jasmine
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