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ADAD:
Akkadian name of the
Babylonian-Assyrian god of thunder and storms, meaning
"thunder." Adad is
called Ishkur in Sumerian. He
is also known by the Akkadian name Ramman,
meaning "thunderer."
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APONIVI:
Native American Hopi name meaning "where the wind blows down the
gap."
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APUTSIAQ:
Greenlandic name meaning "little snowflake."
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ARSHAVIR: Armenian
name meaning "
attack; rush; storm."
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BA'AL:
Semitic name of several storm gods, derived from the word ba'al,
meaning either "lord" or "possessor."
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BARAK:
Hebrew biblical name of a military commander, meaning "lightning."
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BOANERGES: Surname given to the
brothers James and John by
Jesus, meaning either "sons of Thunder" or
"sons of Tumult."
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BOLIN:
Chinese name meaning "elder brother rain."
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BOURKAN:
Arabic name
meaning "volcano."
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BRONTE:
"Thunder." Nickname turned surname turned forename. Bronte is an
altered form of Irish Prunty, itself a form of Gaelic Ó Proinntigh, meaning
"descendant of Proinnteach." In Prunty's altered form,
Bronte, the name is
identical to the Sicilian place name
which literally means "thunder." Prunty was probably purposely altered
to Bronte by
bearers of the name who admired Lord Nelson who was awarded the title of
Duke of Bronte in 1799 by Ferdinand, King of the Two Sicilies.
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BUDDE:
African Ganda name meaning "night; occasion; time; weather."
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CORENTIN:
Breton/French name of Celtic origin, probably meaning
"hurricane, tempest."
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DONAR:
Teutonic equivalent of Thor,
meaning "thunder."
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DUMISA:
African Zulu name meaning "causes thunder."
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EDUR:
Basque name meaning "snow."
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EKAITZ:
Basque name meaning "storm."
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EKAITZ:
Basque name meaning "storm."
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EYVINDR:
"Island wind." Old Norse name composed of the
elements ey "island" and vindr
"wind."
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FENG:
Chinese name meaning "sharp blade" or
"wind."
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FLURRY: From the English vocabulary word meaning
"snow squall."
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FREYR:
"Ing." Old Norse myth name of the god of rain and sunlight.
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GALE:
Nickname for
English Galen, meaning "calm, tranquil."
In some cases, it may have been derived from the vocabulary word, gale,
meaning "sea storm."
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GAYDZAG:
Armenian
name meaning "lightning."
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GHAYTH:
Arabic name meaning "rain."
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GIRO:
Basque name meaning "weather."
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GLAW:
Welsh unisex name meaning "rain."
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HADAD:
Aramaic name of a Semitic god of storms and rain, meaning "thunder."
Hadad is equated with Babylonian-Assyrian Adad,
and is also known by the byname Rimmon,
meaning "thunderer."
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HARINDER:
Hindi name composed of the names Hari "he who
takes away" and Indra
"possesses a drop (of rain)."
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HEVOVITASTAMIUTSTO:
Native American Cheyenne name meaning
"whirlwind."
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HUNG: Chinese name meaning "flood."
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INDRA:
"Possesses a drop (of rain)." Hindi myth name of the king of gods,
composed of the Sanskrit elements indu "drop" and ra
"possessing."
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ISHKUR:
Sumerian form of Akkadian Adad, meaning
"thunder."
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LEUCETIUS: Gallo-Roman
myth name of a god of thunder, meaning "white
light."
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LEI:
Chinese name meaning "thunder."
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LOKNI:
Native American Miwok name meaning "rain falls through the roof."
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MAKANI:
Hawaiian name meaning "wind."
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MAZIN:
Arabic name meaning "rain clouds."
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MEALLAN
(Meallán): "Little lightning." Irish name composed of the Gaelic
element mall "lightning" and a diminutive suffix.
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MELLAN:
Variant of Irish Meallán,
meaning "little lightning."
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MINNINNEWAH:
Native American Cheyenne name meaning "whirlwind."
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MOLAN: Irish name meaning "servant of the storm."
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NEVADA:
English unisex name derived from the state name, itself meaning
"snow-capped."
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NIYOL:
Native American Navajo name meaning "wind."
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OSTOTS:
Basque name meaning "thunder."
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PAJACKOK:
Native American Algonquin name meaning "thunder."
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PAYLAG:
Armenian
name meaning
"lightning."
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PERUN:
Slavic myth name of a god of lightning, meaning "thunder."
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PHIRUN:
African Khmer name meaning "rain."
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PHONG:
Vietnamese name meaning "wind."
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PYRY:
Finnish name meaning "blizzard, snowstorm."
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RA'D:
Arabic name meaning "thunder."
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RAIDEN:
Japanese myth name of a god of thunder, meaning "thunder and
lightning."
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RAMMAN:
Akkadian name of a Babylonian-Assyrian god of thunder and storms, meaning
"thunderer." Ramman is also known by the name Adad,
meaning "thunder."
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RIMMON:
Aramaic byname of the storm and thunder god Hadad,
meaning "thunderer."
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SHANT:
Armenian
name meaning "thunderbolt."
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STORM:
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, "storm."
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SUMMANUS:
Roman myth name of a god of nocturnal lightning and thunder, meaning
"nighttime."
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TARANIS:
Celtic myth name of a thunder god, meaning "thunder."
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THÓR
(Þór): Icelandic form of Norse Thor, meaning
"thunder."
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THOR
(Þor): Norse myth name of the god of thunder, meaning "thunder."
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THORR
(Þórr): Variant of Norse Thor, meaning
"thunder."
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THUNOR:
Anglo-Saxon form of Old Norse Thor, meaning
"thunder."
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TLALOC:
Aztec myth name of a god of rain, meaning "of the earth" in the
Nahuatl language.
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Scandinavian form of Norse Thor,
meaning "thunder."
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TORE: Scandinavian nickname for Norse names
beginning with Thor-,
meaning "thunder."
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TUE:
Danish form of Old Norse Thor, meaning
"thunder."
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TUIREANN:
Irish/Celtic myth name of the husband of Brighid,
probably meaning "thunderer."
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TURE:
Variant of Scandinavian Tore,
meaning "thunder."
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UKKO:
Finnish myth name of a sky and thunder god, meaning "old man."
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VANADA:
Hindi name meaning "rain-giver."
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VOLKAN:
Turkish name meaning "volcano."
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WAYRA:
Quechua name meaning "wind."
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XUE:
Chinese unisex name meaning "studious" for
boys and "snow" for girls.
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YAS:
Native American Navajo name meaning "snow."
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YUKI:
Unisex nickname for Japanese names beginning with Yuki-,
meaning happiness; snow."