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Re: Ylva
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Hi Remora !!!What is the meaning of Winka? I love its sound. Mette and Maisa are nms.Ylva is nice on paper but it reminds me of Ilva,an Italian steelworks company. It is a very bad link imo.I love Siberian Huskies! I would use Scandinavian names or wordy names linked with winter.Pyry
Lumi
Synnøve
Smilla
Siri
Alaska
Tormenta ("blizzard")
Thor
Loki
Fenrir
Neve ("snow")
Spettro ("phantom")
Stark (ASOIAF)
Greywind (ASOIAF)
Nymeria (ASOIAF)
Ygritte (ASOIAF)
Brynden (ASOIAF)
Ice
Tchaikovsky
Nightwish (like the band)
Balto
Gry
Ulalume
Matryoshka
Bolshoi
Silmaril (LoR)
Ragnar
Lagertha
Boreas ("North Wind)
Winterina
Claus
Bering
Romanov
Zar / Czar / Tsar
...Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456

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Winka is derived from "vinka", a rare Finnish word meaning "cold wind". There are also other meanings to it, see here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vinka
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