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Updated January 24, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • French : Storm

Girl name variations

How Popular Is The Name Tempest

Family name origins & meanings

  • English (Yorkshire) : nickname for someone with a blustery temperament, from Middle English, Old French tempest(e) ‘storm’ (Latin tempestas ‘weather’, ‘season’, a derivative of tempus ‘time’).

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