Below is the list of 26 names to be used this season, as well as background on each and a guide for names with multiple or difficult pronunciations.
Aiden - From an Old Irish name meaning "fire." (Produced snow along the Interstate 25 corridor, including in Denver and Cheyenne, Wyoming, as well as parts of the High Plains of western Nebraska and eastern Colorado.)
Benji - Short for Benjamin, an old Hebrew name meaning "son of the south." ( By the time Benji departs the Northeast, it will have laid down a blanket of snow 2,000 miles long from Texas to New England. Up to 25 inches of snow has fallen in the Appalachians already.)
Chloe (KLO-ee) - From Greek, it is a reference to blooming or the young green shoot of a new plant.
Dylan - From Welsh words meaning "great tide."
Ethan - From a Hebrew name meaning "strong," "solid" or "firm."
Frankie - A nickname for Frank, Francis or Frances from the Germanic tribe the Franks.
Grayson - From the Middle English word that meant steward plus son.
Hunter - From the time when people in England were named for their work.
Inga - Related to the name of a people who lived on the North Sea called the Ingaevones.
Jaxon - From the son of Jack, which was a nickname for John in the Middle Ages.
Kalani - From the Hawaiian words meaning the plus heaven or sky.
Liam - From Irish, a short form of William, which comes from German.
Mateo (muh-TAY-o) - The Spanish form of Matthew, which is distantly derived from the Hebrew word for gift.
Noah - Derived from the Hebrew word meaning "rest."
Oliver - The English form of the French name Olivier.
Polly - From Molly, which is an old nickname for Mary.
Quinn - Derived from an Irish Gaelic word meaning "chief" or "counsel."
Riley - Derived from Reilly, which comes from the Old Irish name Raghailleach.
Skylar - A modified version of Tyler merged with the word sky.
Toby - Derived from Tobias, a name from old versions of the Bible.
Uma (OO-ma) - From multiple cultures including the Sanskrit word meaning "tranquility."
Violet - Originally from the name for the Latin name for the flower, viola.
Wilbur - Mr. Ed’s owner in the TV show about a talking horse.
Xanto - From the Ancient Greek name Xanthus meaning "blonde."
Yvonne (ee-VONN) - Related to a nickname for the Old French name Yves, which came from the name of a type of wood used to make bows.
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