Winter
Winter is a baby name of English origin, meaning The cold, still season.
What Winter means
The cold, still season.
Winter sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Winter comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Winter is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Winter?
Winter is not in the current top 100 baby names we track. In practice that means a child called Winter is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Winter
Two ideas meet in Winter: the natural world and Peace. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Winter
These share Winter's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Dove — The bird of peace.
- Halcyon — Kingfisher; tranquil.
- Oliver — Olive tree; symbol of peace.
- Olivia — Olive tree — peace, dignity, friendship.
- Paloma — Dove — a symbol of peace.
- Callum — Dove; peace.
- Colm — Dove.
- Olive — The olive tree; peace.
- Olivier — The olive tree; peace.
- Wilder — Untamed; of the wild.
- Ash — The ash tree.
More English names
- Winston — From the joyful town.
- Wisteria — The cascading purple vine.
- Winona — First-born daughter.
- Wren — The small, spirited songbird.
- Willow — Willow tree — grace and flexibility.
- Wyatt — Brave in war.
- Wilfred — One who wishes for peace.
- Wilder — Untamed; of the wild.
- Wilbur — Resolute and brilliant.
- Weston — From the western town.