Amihan

/AA-M-IH-HH-AA-N/

Girl ChristianOther Tagalog origin FilipinoSoutheastAsian

Northeast monsoon wind / first woman — Amihan (Tagalog/Visayan, from amihan 'northeast wind') is the deity of the cool dry-season wind in pre-colonial Filipino mythology. In the Visayan creation myth, Amihan is the bird-deity who breaks open the bamboo from which the first woman and man emerge.

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Meaning & origin

Amihan is a girl's name of Tagalog origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Northeast monsoon wind / first woman — Amihan (Tagalog/Visayan, from amihan 'northeast wind') is the deity of the cool dry-season wind in pre-colonial Filipino mythology. In the Visayan creation myth, Amihan is the bird-deity who breaks open the bamboo from which the first woman and man emerge." and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.

Beyond its Christian heritage, Amihan is also used in Other traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Filipino, SoutheastAsian families, Amihan carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Amihan

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Amihan resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
1
leadership and pioneering spirit
Chaldean
8
material mastery and executive power

How Amihan sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Amihan breaks down into 6 phonemes: /AA-M-IH-HH-AA-N/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

The six signals, applied to Amihan

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01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 1) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Amihan flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Nature
Amihan belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Christian
As a Christian name, Amihan carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Amihan is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Amihan

If Amihan resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Christian girl names, common in Filipino families

Maria
Wished-for child, beloved — the Latin form of Mary used across all European languages
Sofia
Wisdom, from Greek sophia, the word for insight, discernment, and deep understanding prized by philosophers. Honoured early as a Christian virtue and a martyr's name, it spread across the Latin and Orthodox worlds alike and remains a graceful favourite from Italy to Latin America.
Isabel
Pledged to God — the Iberian form of Elizabeth. Queen Isabel unified Spain and funded Columbus
Lucia
Light, the radiant saint of the darkest season — Saint Lucy of Syracuse is the patron saint of the blind and the bearer of light in Scandinavian midwinter festivals, where girls wear crowns of candles to honour her memory. Her name carries the piercing brightness of a candle held against December darkness, the faith that light persists even when the days are shortest

Sharing the same meaning

Other Christian girl names from the Nature cluster

Isla
Island, the serene landmass surrounded by water on every side — Isla takes its name from the Scottish island of Islay and carries the self-contained beauty of a place that is complete in itself, needing no bridge to the mainland to justify its existence
Lily
Lily flower, associated with brightness, softness, and bloom
Ivy
The evergreen climber that clings to ancient walls and never lets go — ivy is the plant of faithfulness and endurance, the vine that covers ruins and makes them beautiful, that survives every winter green and defiant

Names that sound similar

Christian girl names that open with the same syllables as Amihan

Amara
Grace, mercy, the quality of beauty that transcends physical form — Amara is an Igbo name that has been adopted across West African Muslim communities, carrying the pan-African ideal of beauty as a spiritual quality rather than a physical measurement
Ambre
Amber, the golden fossil resin and the warm, honeyed glow of its colour. The French form of the word, drawn through Old French from an Arabic source, it names a gem that holds light and ancient warmth within it. A transparent jewel-and-colour name in strong modern French use.
Amahle
Beautiful ones — a name used in the plural form because in Zulu naming tradition the child is seen not as a single individual but as the beautiful embodiment of all the beautiful things the family hopes for. Amahle has become one of the most-given feminine names in KwaZulu-Natal and is rising sharply in Gauteng, reflecting both the pride in Nguni language heritage and the genuinely warm sound of the name in any language environment

Common questions about Amihan

What does the name Amihan mean?

Amihan means "Northeast monsoon wind / first woman — Amihan (Tagalog/Visayan, from amihan 'northeast wind') is the deity of the cool dry-season wind in pre-colonial Filipino mythology. In the Visayan creation myth, Amihan is the bird-deity who breaks open the bamboo from which the first woman and man emerge.." It is a girl name of Tagalog origin, traditionally used in Christian families.

Is Amihan a boy or girl name?

Amihan is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Amihan?

Amihan is of Tagalog origin, used in Christian, Other traditions, commonly among Filipino, SoutheastAsian families.

What is the numerology of Amihan?

Amihan has a Pythagorean destiny number of 1 — leadership and pioneering spirit.

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