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#21
Originally Posted by qgil View Post
Fremantle is a refreshing wind.
Foehn, on the other hand, is mainly known for causing headache:

These winds are often associated with illnesses ranging from migraines to psychosis. A study by the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München found that suicide and accidents increased by 10 percent during föhn winds in Central Europe.
But the patriot in me would have rejoiced, and it would have been a perfect fit for Maemo for the "how the f#%§ do I pronounce that?" factor.

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Originally Posted by hns View Post
But the patriot in me would have rejoiced, and it would have been a perfect fit for Maemo for the "how the f#%§ do I pronounce that?" factor.
That's easy: Föhn. As in Föhn.

(BTW, this leads us straight on to the J-Wind: Jauk. That's what people in Carinthia call the Foehn that comes down from the Karawanken.)
 

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Föhn is a warm wind falling from the alps in the southern part of Germany. And yes, it's known to cause headache for many people. So why not call a hacker edition "Föhn" as it will cause headache to many people, too.

For G, there still would be Ghibli, now that Gregale has already been taken by OS 2006.
 

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Originally Posted by pycage View Post
For G, there still would be Ghibli, now that Gregale has already been taken by OS 2006.
Ghibli's a no-go, I'll just think of Miyazaki films.
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Indeed. How about Nausicaa for N?
Kaze no tani no Nausicaa. Not a wind, but related to the valley of winds.
 
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Wind names (bold means already used by Nokia):
aeolus, apeliotus, aquilo, astraeus, auster
barat, barber, bayamo, blizzard, bora, boreas, breeze, buster
caver, chinook, cierzo, coromell, corus, cyclone
diablo, doldrums, downdraft
elephanta, etesian, euros
favonius, foehn, fremantle doctor, friagem
gale, gregale, gust
haboob, harmattan, helm wind, hurricane
i?
jetstream
kaikais, kari, khamsin, knik wind, kona storm
leste, levanter, libeccio, livos
maestro, makani, mariah, marin, matanuska, meltemi, mistral, monsoon
nashi, nor'easter, norte, nor'wester, notus
ostria
pali, pampero, papagayo, puelche
q?
rabi, roaring forties
santa ana, shamal, simoom, sirocco, skiron, solar wind, squamish, sundowner
tadi, taku, tebbad, thrascius, tornado, tramontana, twister, typhoon
updraft
vardar, vendavel, volturnus, vortex
williwaw, willy-willy
x?
y?
zephyros, zonda

Sources:
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Originally Posted by eiffel View Post
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When even lolcats can spell Fremantle correctly, you've got to feel bad for those who can't.
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Originally Posted by eiffel View Post
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And let's not forget http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Winds for a bundle

My local 'K' wind missing from your list is Koshava: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%A1ava_(wind))

PS. As for Föhn supporters, Chinook is I believe just a different name for the same wind
 
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eiffel: I think you need to edit your post and make "mistral" and "sirocco" bold as well... (Unless I'm completely missing your logic...)
 

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Chinook is a wind from Western Canada.

Every now and then, in the depths of winter, the Chinook will blow and devour the snow. It is said that the Chinook works so fast that, if you try to get home when you notice the wind blowing, the front of your sleigh's runners will be on snow, and the back ends of your runners will be dragging in the dirt.
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