At a Glance
- Meaning
- The powerful, cold north/northwest wind of southern France (literally 'masterful' wind)
- Origin
- Occitan/Provençal (via French)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- miss-TRAHL
Mistral is an Occitan/Provençal (via French) unisex name meaning “the powerful, cold north/northwest wind of southern France (literally 'masterful' wind)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Mistral
Meaning: The powerful, cold north/northwest wind of southern France (literally 'masterful' wind).
Origin: Occitan/Provençal (via French).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Mistral
miss-TRAHLIPA /mɪˈstrɑːl/
Popularity of Mistral
Mistral doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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