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Tropical cyclones
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Due to their long-term persistence, and the need for a unique identifier in issuing forecasts and warnings, tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones are given names according to policy. The following are lists from which these tropical and subtropical cyclone names are derived.

Contents 1 North Atlantic 2 South Atlantic 3 North Pacific east of 140W 4 Central North Pacific (Date line to 140W) 5 Western North Pacific 5.1 Philippines 6 North Indian Ocean 7 Australia 7.1 Western Australia (90E to 125 E) 7.2 Northern Australia (125E to 137E) 7.3 Eastern Australia (137E to 160E, south of ~10S) 8 South-west Indian Ocean 9 Fiji 10 Papua New Guinea 11 See also 12 Sources

North Atlantic Ocean storms are named by the U.S. National Hurricane Center from the following lists. There have been six lists of names in use since 1979 (List I). The lists make use of names from both sexes. They are in alphabetical order and lists are recycled after six years, with List V in use for the 2007 season, although the names of notable hurricanes are retired by the NHC on request. For retired names, see List of retired Atlantic hurricanes. All letters of the alphabet are used except Q, U, X, Y and Z.

Gender alternates both between adjacent names in a list (a male name is followed by a female one and vice versa) and between initial names between lists (if one year's list starts with a female name, the next year's list begins with a male one and vice versa).

If the names on a list are all used, storms are then named after the letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.)^[1] Greek names, unlike the names in the regular lists, cannot be retired. In case a storm reached the magnitude that might otherwise have lead to retirement, the storm would be listed with the retired names with a footnote indicating the Greek letter would still be available for future storms.^[2] The use of 21 names was established in reference to the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season which had been the record holder for the most storms in the region. This record was broken during the 2005 season, which saw 28 storms (27 named and one unnamed), and saw the first use of the Greek alphabet to name storms.

List I (2009)		List II (2010)		List III (2011)		List IV (2012)		List V (2007)		List VI (2008)
• Ana • Bill • Claudette • Danny • Erika • Fred • Grace • Henri • Ida • Joaquin • Kate • Larry • Mindy • Nicholas • Odette • Peter • Rose • Sam • Teresa • Victor • Wanda		• Alex • Bonnie • Colin • Danielle • Earl • Fiona • Gaston • Hermine • Igor • Julia • Karl • Lisa • Matthew • Nicole • Otto • Paula • Richard • Shary • Tomas • Virginie • Walter		• Arlene • Bret • Cindy • Don • Emily • Franklin • Gert • Harvey • Irene • Jose • Katia • Lee • Maria • Nate • Ophelia • Philippe • Rina • Sean • Tammy • Vince • Whitney		• Alberto • Beryl • Chris • Debby • Ernesto • Florence • Gordon • Helene • Isaac • Joyce • Kirk • Leslie • Michael • Nadine • Oscar • Patty • Rafael • Sandy • Tony • Valerie • William		• Andrea • Barry • Chantal • Dean • Erin • Felix • Gabrielle • Humberto • Ingrid • Jerry • Karen • Lorenzo • Melissa • Noel • Olga • Pablo • Rebekah • Sebastien • Tanya • Van • Wendy		• Arthur • Bertha • Cristobal • Dolly • Edouard • Fay • Gustav • Hanna • Ike • Josephine • Kyle • Laura • Marco • Nana • Omar • Paloma • Rene • Sally • Teddy • Vicky • Wilfred

Because of the rarity of tropical cyclones in the South Atlantic Ocean, there is no naming scheme for storms that occur there.

When a hurricane formed there in 2004, it was informally named Catarina after Santa Catarina in Brazil, where it made landfall. Some meteorologists, however, referred to it as Hurricane Aldonça, with the idea of using an 'A' name for the first storm.

Eastern North Pacific naming follows the same scheme as the North Atlantic, but with its own lists. The present naming system was introduced a year earlier than the Atlantic system, when List IV was used anomalously in 1978, but List I was used in 1979 in parallel with that in the Atlantic. Names starting with X, Y and Z were only added in 1985 when the number of storms threatened to exhaust the list and are repeated every two years instead of every six as very few names begin with X, Y and Z ("Xina" was used in 1985, and "Zeke" in 1992). Hurricane names are retired as in the Atlantic, but names are more rarely retired as they are rarely damaging; the last hurricane to have its name retired was Hurricane Kenna of 2002.

List I (2009)		List II (2010)		List III (2011)		List IV (2012)		List V (2007)		List VI (2008)
• Andres • Blanca • Carlos • Dolores • Enrique • Felicia • Guillermo • Hilda • Ignacio • Jimena • Kevin • Linda • Marty • Nora • Olaf • Patricia • Rick • Sandra • Terry • Vivian • Waldo • Xina • York • Zelda		• Agatha • Blas • Celia • Darby • Estelle • Frank • Georgette • Howard • Isis • Javier • Kay • Lester • Madeline • Newton • Orlene • Paine • Roslyn • Seymour • Tina • Virgil • Winifred • Xavier • Yolanda • Zeke		• Adrian • Beatriz • Calvin • Dora • Eugene • Fernanda • Greg • Hilary • Irwin • Jova • Kenneth • Lidia • Max • Norma • Otis • Pilar • Ramon • Selma • Todd • Veronica • Wiley • Xina • York • Zelda		• Aletta • Bud • Carlotta • Daniel • Emilia • Fabio • Gilma • Hector • Ileana • John • Kristy • Lane • Miriam • Norman • Olivia • Paul • Rosa • Sergio • Tara • Vicente • Willa • Xavier • Yolanda • Zeke		• Alvin • Barbara • Cosme • Dalila • Erick • Flossie • Gil • Henriette • Ivo • Juliette • Kiko • Lorena • Manuel • Narda • Octave • Priscilla • Raymond • Sonia • Tico • Velma • Wallis • Xina • York • Zelda		• Alma • Boris • Cristina • Douglas • Elida • Fausto • Genevieve • Hernan • Iselle • Julio • Karina • Lowell • Marie • Norbert • Odile • Polo • Rachel • Simon • Trudy • Vance • Winnie • Xavier • Yolanda • Zeke

As in the Atlantic, the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, etc.) would be used to name any additional cyclones if there are more than 24 named storms in one season. Unlike in the Atlantic, this has never happened in the Pacific.

Central North Pacific storms are named by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu, Hawaii from the following lists (arranged in order of the Hawaiian alphabet). The lists are used in rotating order without regard to year; the first name for a new year is the next name that was not used the previous year. The last name used from this list was Ioke, in the 2006 season. (The lists were since revised; among the revisions was the replacement of Ioke with the name Iopa.) The next tropical storm that forms in the Central Pacific will be named Kika, as of the 2007 season. As with the National Hurricane Center's lists, the names of damaging storms are retired (for example, Iniki was replaced with Iolana).

List I		List II		List III		List IV
Akoni Ema Hone Iona Keli Lala Moke Nolo Olana Pena Ulana Wale		Aka Ekeka Hene Iolana Keoni Lino Mele Nona Oliwa Pama Upana Wene		Alika Ele Huko Iopa Kika Lana Maka Neki Omeka Pewa Unala Wali		Ana Ela Halola Iune Kilo Loke Malia Niala Oho Pali Ulika Walaka

Western North Pacific tropical cyclones are named by the Tokyo Typhoon Center of the Japan Meteorological Agency. Names are selected from the following lists, which were contributed by members of the WMO Typhoon Committee. Each of the 14 nations or territories submitted 10 names, which are used in alphabetical order, by the English name of the country.

For the meaning of new names proposed by Hong Kong, refer to the middle part of this document. For the meaning of other names, refer to this website.

Contributing Nation	Names
Cambodia	Damrey	Kong-rey	Nakri	Krovanh	Sarika
China	Haikui	Yutu	Fengshen	Dujuan	Haima
DPR Korea	Kirogi	Toraji	Kalmaegi	Mujigae	Meari
Hong Kong	Kai-Tak	Man-yi	Fung-wong	Choi-wan	Ma-on
Japan	Tembin	Usagi	Kammuri	Koppu	Tokage
Laos	Bolaven	Pabuk	Phanfone	Ketsana	Nock-ten
Macau	Sanba	Wutip	Vongfong	Parma	Muifa
Malaysia	Jelawat	Sepat	Nuri	Melor	Merbok
Micronesia	Ewiniar	Fitow	Sinlaku	Nepartak	Nanmadol
Philippines	Maliksi	Danas	Hagupit	Lupit	Talas
RO Korea	Kaemi	Nari	Changmi	Mirinae	Noru
Thailand	Prapiroon	Wipha	Mekkhala	Nida	Kulap
U.S.A.	Maria	Francisco	Higos	Omais	Roke
Vietnam	Son Tinh	Lekima	Bavi	Conson	Sonca
Cambodia	Bopha	Krosa	Maysak	Chanthu	Nesat
China	Wukong	Haiyan	Haishen	Dianmu	Haitang
DPR Korea	Sonamu	Podul	Noul	Mindulle	Nalgae
Hong Kong	Shanshan	Lingling	Dolphin	Lionrock	Banyan
Japan	Yagi	Kajiki	Kujira	Kompasu	Washi
Laos	Leepi	Faxai	Chan-hom	Namtheun	Pakhar
Macau	Bebinca	Peipah	Linfa	Malou	Sanvu
Malaysia	Rumbia	Tapah	Nangka	Meranti	Mawar
Micronesia	Soulik	Mitag	Soudelor	Fanapi	Guchol
Philippines	Cimaron	Hagibis	Molave	Malakas	Talim
RO Korea	Chebi	Noguri	Koni	Megi	Noksuri
Thailand	Durian	Rammasun	Morakot	Chaba	Khanun
U.S.A.	Utor	Matmo	Etau	Aere	Vicente
Vietnam	Trami	Halong	Vamco	Songda	Saola

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) uses its own naming scheme for tropical cyclones (including tropical depressions) within its area of responsibility. These names are used along with the international names in the Western North Pacific. Lists are recycled every four years and are effective from 2005. If the list of names for a given year is insufficient, names are taken from an auxiliary list.

List 1	List 2	List 3	List 4
Auring Bising Crising Dante Emong Feria Gorio Huaning Isang Jolina Kiko Labuyo Maring Nando Ondoy Pepeng Quedan Ramil Santi Tino Urduja Vinta Wilma Yolanda Zoraida	Agaton Basyang Caloy Domeng Ester Florita Gloria Henry Inday Juan Katring Luis Milenyo Neneng Ompong Paeng Queenie Reming Seniang Tomas Usman Venus Waldo Yayang Zeny	Amang Bebeng Chedeng Dodong Egay Falcon Goring Hanna Ineng Juaning Kabayan Lando Mina Nonoy Onyok Pedring Quiel Ramon Sendong Tisoy Ursula Viring Weng Yoyoy Zigzag	Ambo Butchoy Cosme Dindo Enteng Frank Gener Helen Igme Julian Karen Lawin Marce Nina Ofel Pablo Quinta Rolly Siony Tonyo Unding Violeta Winnie Yoyong Zosimo
Auxiliary
Alamid Bruno Conching Dolor Ernie Florante Gerardo Hernan Isko Jerome	Agila Bagwis Chito Diego Elena Felino Gunding Harriet Indang Jessa	Abe Berto Charo Dado Estoy Felion Gening Herman Irma Jaime	Alakdan Baldo Clara Dencio Estong Felipe Gardo Heling Ismael Julio

This list is effective from mid-2004 until 2009. The names will be used sequentially and once only.

Contributing Nations	List 1	List 2	List 3	List 4	List 5	List 6	List 7	List 8
Bangladesh India Maldives Myanmar Oman Pakistan Sri Lanka Thailand	Onil Agni Hibaru Pyarr Baaz Fanoos Mala Mukda	Ogni Akash Gonu Yemyin Sidr Nargis Abe Khai−Muk	Nisha Bijli Aila Phyan Ward Laila Bandu Phet	Giri Jal Keila Thane Mujan Nilan Mahasen Phailin	Helen Leher Madi Na−nauk Hudhud Nilofar Priya Komen	Chapala Megh Vaali Kyant Nada Vardah Sama Mora	Ockhi Sagar Baazu Daye Luban Titli Das Phethai	Fani Vayu Hikaa Kyarr Maha Bulbul Soba Amphan

The Australian cyclone authorities give cyclones names based upon where in the ocean around Australia they form. The lists are similar to the Hawaiian list in how they operate. The lists are used in rotating order without regard to year (the first name for a new year is the next name that was not used the previous year), and damaging storm names are retired.

List 1		List 2		List 3
Alex Bessi Clancy Dianne Errol Fiona Grant Harriet Iggy Jana Ken Linda Mitchell Nicky Oscar Phoebe Raymond Sally Tim Vivienne Willy   —   —		Adeline Bertie Clare Daryl Emma Floyd Glenda Hubert Isobel Jacob Kara Lee Melanie Nicholas Ophelia Pancho Rosie Selwyn Tiffany Victor   —   — Zelia		Alison Billy Cathy Damien Ellie Frederic Gabrielle Hamish Ilsa Joseph Kirrily Leon Marcia Norman Olga Paul Robyn Sean Terri Vincent   — Yvette   —

List 1		List 2
Amelia Bruno Coral Dominic Esther Ferdinand Gretel Hector Irma Jason Kay Laurence Marian Neville Olwyn Phil Raquel Sid Tasha Verdun Winsome		Alistair Bonnie Craig Debbie Evan Farrah George Helen Ira Jasmine Kim Laura Matt Narelle Oswald Penny Russell Sandra Trevor Valerie Warwick

List 1		List 2		List 3
Alfred Blanch Charles Denise Ernie Frances Greg Hilda Ivan Joyce Kelvin Lisa Marcus Nora Owen Polly Richard Sadie Theodore Verity Wallace		Alice Bruce Cecily Dennis Edna Fletcher Gillian Harold Ita Jack Kitty Les May Nathan Olinda Pete Rona Stan Tammy Vaughan Wylva		Anika Bernie Claudia Des Erica Fritz Grace Harvey Ingrid Jim Kate Larry Monica Nelson Odette Pierre Rebecca Sheryl Tania Vernon Wendy

The cyclone authorities in Mauritius give names to Indian Ocean cyclones that form or move into the ocean west of 90 degrees East longitude and south of the Equator. (Cyclones that were given a name by the Australian authorities get a new name when they move west of 90 degrees East.) The lists work similar to those of Atlantic and Eastern Pacific storms, but because they are in the Southern Hemisphere, the years are counted from July of one year to June of the next, rather than January to December of the same year. Also, new names are made for every storm year and not recycled cyclically like the North American lists.

2005/2006

• Alvin - Boloetse - Carina - Diwa - Elia - Farda - Guduza - Helio - Isabella - Jaone - Kundai - Lindsay - Marinda - Nadety - Otile - Pindile - Quincy - Rugare - Sebina - Timba - Usta - Velo - Wilby - Xanda - Yuri - Zoelle

2006/2007

• Anita - Bondo - Clovis - Dora - Enok - Favio - Gamede - Humba - Indlada - Jaya - Katse - Lisebo - Magoma - Newa - Olipa - Panda - Quincy - Rabeca - Shyra - Tsholo - Unokubi - Vuyane - Warura - Xylo - Yone - Zouleha

2007/2008

• Ariel - Bongwe - Celina - Dama - Elnus - Fame - Gula - Hondo - Ivan - Jokwe - Kamba - Lola - Marabe - Nungu - Ofelia - Pulane - Qoli - Rossana - Sama - Tuma - Uzale - Vongai - Warona - Xina - Yamba - Zefa

Names in the list are used sequentially and effective 2005 onwards. List A, B, C and D is use sequentially. List E is a list of replacement names.

List A		List B		List C		List D		List E (standby)
Ami Bina Cody Dovi Eva Fili Gina Hagar Irene Judy Kerry Lola Meena Nancy Olaf Percy Rae Sheila Tam Urmil Vaianu Wati Xavier Yani Zita		Arthur Becky Cliff Daman Elisa Funa Gene Hettie Innis Joni Ken Lin Mick Nisha Oli Pat Rene Sarah Tomas Usha Vania Wilma   — Yasi Zaka		Atu Bune Cyril Daphne Evan Freda Garry Haley Ian June Koko Lusi Mike Nute Odile Pam Reuben Solo Tuni Ula Victor Winston   — Yalo Zena		Amos Bart Colin Donna Ella Frank Gita Hali Iris Jo Kala Leo Mona Neil Oma Pami Rita Sarai Tino Uka Vicky Wiki   — Yolande Zazu		Alvin Bela Chip Denia Eden Fotu Glen Hart Isa Julie Kevin Louise Mal Nat Olo Pita Rex Suki Troy  ? Vanessa Wano   — Yvonne Zidane

Tropical cyclones that develop north of 10°S between 141°E and 160°E are assigned names by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. List effective from 2005. Names are used sequentially. List B details replacement names for list A which will be added in the bottom of list A to maintain the alphabetical order.

List A		List B
Alu Buri Dodo Emau Fere Guba Hibu Ila Kama Lobu		Maila Obaha Paia Ranu Sabi Tau Ume Vali Wau

• List of previous tropical cyclone names
• European windstorm names
• List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
• List of Pacific hurricane seasons
• List of Pacific typhoon seasons
• List of Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone seasons

• Tropical Cyclone Names (2005-2010) from the World Meteorological Organization
• National Hurricane Center's list of world tropical cyclone names
• PAGASA's list of Philippine-specific tropical cyclone names
• UK Meteorological Office's list of tropical cyclone names
• Newspaper article on the origin of the current naming system
• Revised tropical cyclone name list for Northwest Pacific and South China Sea
• BOM Tropical cyclone names
• [1] Revised Tropical Cyclone Name List for the Northen Central pacfic