Name for a snow baby

[BlackberryandNettle]

Any ideas for a baby girl born in this snow/cold?

Why on earth would you call your child Winter??!

Do you want them to be teased for the rest of their life?

I have a friend that called their February born daughter Summer.

So Summer has her birthday in Winter? Brilliant!

Yes. Weird.

Faina - there's a novel called the Snow Child (it's a modern version of a Russian folktale) and the little girl made of snow in it is called that.

No offence to any baby Olwens, but for me it's a name for an older woman. Eira, Aneira work at any age. Eirwen and Eirlys again a bit 'old'.

"Ia- ice
Gwyn - white
In welsh"

Ia is not a name though and Gwyn is a male name. Gwen is the feminine.

"Eira and it’s variations aren’t pronounced ‘ay’ at all - more like Ey-rah"

This is true, though there are probably people who pronounce them incorrectly.

Another one chiming in for the pronunciation of Eira. The 'ra' bit is obvious. As for the Ei bit - well: it's a cross between 'air' and 'eh. A definite but subtle roll on the 'r' and an a rather than an ahaa.

In my spud Welsh I'd say Ei r r ah.

When I met the most beautiful Eira, she seemed like the good fairy who came to bless my new baby (so gracious, so kind but that's her story not mine) I said her name as Eh err ah with the stress on the penultimate syllable. It's all about the shape of your mouth.

What about Alice, I know the pronunciation isn’t actually ‘ice’ but it’s enough of a nod to it.

Lucia x

lecossaise I loved that book and had forgotten about it, so thanks for the reminder. I definitely need to reread it.

Elurra (Basque for snow)
Galanthia (from Galanthus, Latin term for snowdrop)

Some of these posts did make me chuckle.

Congrats op

Aloce (All ice)

There are some lovely names meaning warmth or fire as baby is your bundle of toasty cuteness.

Leave Eira alone. Pronounced correctly it is a lovely name. The Ei bit is very difficult to get right. It doesn't sound like Ava and Ada. The Ayra pronunciation is a bit yukky to a fluent Welsh speaker.
There are Welsh names that are popular on here that Welsh speakers would not use because they are very dated or because they are naff. The names make it plain that thre parents don't speak Welsh.
And there are always people on here who know loads of people with a name and they all seem to pronounce it in some strange way.
Call the baby Emma or something.

Eleri

Gwendoline means white circle
Amber

Eleri is dated. Nice but will cause problems. Pronounced El LERRy.
Nowt to do with Snow. Welsh for Hilary.

loving the expert welsh speakers.

I have found they are more vocal about being foreign language speakers then other groups.
So what if the name its pronounced 'incorrectly'? So what if it is old fashioned? No one is trying to pretend they are Welsh by giving their child a welsh name and why would they want to anyway?

Wales won't combust if non welsh citizens use welsh names.

Flake?
Drift?

Just checking to see and yup, My name is on here! I love it and have only met one other.

I was born in winter and my dad worked in the ski industry. It still suits me as an adult as I am fair/blue eyed.

I had a colleague named Nieva (nee eh va). I think it's a lovely name

Guinevere meaning fair/white + smooth.

Lumi
Snow

We gave our daughter middle name snow!