Name
Boreas
Meaning
Boreas is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning “north wind”.
Boreas was the Greek god of the north wind, the bringer of winter who swept down from Thrace with ice in his beard. His name survives in the aurora borealis, the northern lights, giving this mythological pick a built-in connection to polar skies.
Essentially unused as a given name; a bold mythological option.
At a glance
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /BOR-ee-as/
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Questions
Boreas is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning “north wind”. Boreas was the Greek god of the north wind, the bringer of winter who swept down from Thrace with ice in his beard.
Boreas is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Essentially unused as a given name; a bold mythological option.
The name Boreas comes from Greek. Boreas was the Greek god of the north wind, the bringer of winter who swept down from Thrace with ice in his beard. His name survives in the aurora borealis, the northern lights, giving this mythological pick a built-in connection to polar skies.
Boreas is pronounced BOR-ee-as.
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