The Met Office (which is the weather and climate office of the UK Government) is looking for new storm names for the upcoming 2025/26 storm season. It's asking members of the public to submit up to five name suggestions via an online form.
Given that extreme weather events like storms are becoming more frequent in the UK and across the world as our climate changes, and given the known impact of the extraction and use of fossil fuels on our climate... Wouldn't it be appropriate to name storms after the industry most responsible for them?
As such, there's a campaign to encourage members of the UK public to submit the following five suggested storm names, in alphabetical order:
BigOil
BP
Equinor
Exxon
Shell
The form to submit these name suggestions is here.
It's unlikely the Met Office will use these names, but that's not the point - the point is that if enough of us submit them, it will attract media attention. Think Boaty McBoatface, but with a serious point to make.
Hello! Could i request some name ideas for a The Owl House self insert with themes of storms, forests and magic (famous witches or magicians work!)? Preferably include femenine and neutral names, but masculine is okay too!
Thank you!! :D
Forest-y, Stormy, Magician Names for @dexter-the-dog!!
Flore (femme) - Means "flower" or "in bloom"
Houdin/Houdini (neutral, masc-ish) - Based off Harry Houdini, famous magician
Blaine (neutral) - Based off David Blain, famous magician
Gale (femme) - Means "gust of wind"
Iris (femme, neutral) - Means "rainbow", also the name of the colored part of the eye and the name of the eye of the storm
Raiden (neutral) - Means "thunder and lightning"
Aspen (femme, neutral) - Type of tree
Briar (neutral) - Type of bush
Birdie (femme) - Means "bird", also a golf term
Arden (neutral) - Means "valley of the eagle" or "great forest"
Hi guys! This is my first entry in a series of names for D&D clerics. This list gives name suggestions for followers of the winter goddess Auril, also known as the Frostmaiden.
As the personification of winter's wrath, Auril is a cruel goddess who seems to mostly be worshiped out of fear. In cold climates, sacrifices are made to her in hopes for a milder winter. In rare occasions humans are sacrificed.
Followers of Auril recruit on cold nights, offering the homeless and vulnerable salvation instead of freezing to death on the street. If one wanted to join the Church of Auril, they would have to undergo a ritual called the Embracing. The applicant, using no magic and wearing only boots and a thin robe, would have to spend all night in a raging blizzard. If they survived until the morning they were accepted into the Church.
Druids consider her an important deity and a part of nature, but usually don't worship her exclusively.
Hi guys! I have a short collection of winter names here for you. Next I'll be making Lush Names, then requests will be back open :-)
----------GENDER NEUTRAL NAMES--too cold for gender----------
December - m/f (English) the first month of winter
Bai - m/f (Mandarin Chinese) cypress tree, cedar, evergreen tree
January - m/f (English) the second month of winter
Leslie - m/f (English) garden of holly. Also: Lesly, Lesleigh, Lessie, Les
Magseránguak - m/f (Greenlandic) flower which is raised up by the heat of the sun, whilst small pieces of ice are still above it / sweet little healed one
Moeroa - m/f (Cook Islands Maori) long sleep
Solstice - m/f (English) in winter, the Solstice is the longest night of the year
Tahoma - m/f (Salishan) snow covered mountain. The name of a famous volcano.
Tulga - m/f (Mongolian) fireplace, hearth
Wintra - m/f (Old English) winter. Given to a person with a cold or gloomy temperament
Camellia - f (English) a beautiful flowering shrub that blooms in the winter. Also: Camélia, Camelia
Cemre - f (Turkish) From a term used in Turkish folklore referring to the warming of temperature at the end of winter, thought to occur in three stages affecting air, water, then earth.
Eyzyural - f (Mordvin) icicle
Himani - f (Sanskrit) glacier, avalanche, collection of snow. An epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati.
Kassoq - f (Greenlandic) a bluish piece of ice
Konga - f (Mari) sauna, stove
Syvne - f (Nenets) winter woman. Traditionally given to girls born in the winter
Been gearing up for the big storm that's supposed to tear through the East Coast. To prepare myself, I even rewatched the movie The Day After Tomorrow. I don’t have snowshoes. “Dang It”. I was surprised that this storm has been named FERN. I didn’t think we named regular storms, but only Hurricanes or Typhoons. I checked it out, and yep, The Weather Channel gave it the name FERN. What a lame name for a storm. Found out the next storm has no pre-determined name, but will begin with the letter “G”. Well, I want to get ahead of that and throw out some suggestions for the next storm's name. Since it must begin with the letter “G”, here are my names that the Weather Channel can consider. I like “Goo Goo”, Giggly Wiggly, and Ginger Snap. If we want to go more, Bad ASS, how about “Grim Reaper” or Grimlock? Finally, I like the storm name “Greenbean”. Because it rolls off the tongue so easily. I am taking a stand. I will not refer to this storm as FERN. Nope. I’m referring to it as Winter Storm Freckles. We had a dog growing up called Freckles. Caused us many problems. Had a cat named Fluffy, but just didn’t think it would work. Say Fluffy three times, and I bet you’ll laugh or at least smile.
