New names for tropical cyclones in 2021
New Names for Tropical Cyclones in 2021
Choy Chun-wing
Six new names have been added to the list of tropical cyclone names in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in 2021. Their meanings are as follows:
| Old name |
New name |
Meaning of the new name |
| Yutu |
Yinxing |
A kind of tree native to China |
| Lekima |
Co-may |
A species of grass, Chrysopogon aciculatus |
| Faxai |
Nongfa |
A lake in Lao PDR, meaning blue lake |
| Hagibis |
Ragasa |
Rapid or fast motion |
| Kammuri |
Koto |
Lyra |
| Phanfone |
Nokaen |
A kind of bird, swallow |
