For many months, years and even centuries, hurricanes have been baptized with the name of the saint of the day in which they took place. For example, Santa Ana in Puerto Rico in 1825. It was in 1953 when the National Hurricane Center decided to name them with the names of women until 1978 when male names began to be included. Shortly after, the World Meteorological Organization and the US Meteorological Service decided to alternate the names of women and men. But, why use proper names? Because it is very easy at the level of written and spoken communication. Curiosities 1- Each year a list is prepared with the names that hurricanes will receive during those 365 days. 2- The lists are prepared by zones. 3- Each list is repeated every 4, 6 or 8 years, depending on where the hurricane takes place. 4- This list includes a name for each letter of the alphabet, alternating the feminine with the masculine ones. 5- The names are given in three languages: English, Spanish and French. 6- When a hurricane is very destructive its name is removed from the list for 10 years and replaced by another to avoid confusion. 7- The lists contain maximum: 21 names for the Atlantic 24 for the Northeast Pacific 12 for the Central Pacific 2 for each territory of the Western Pacific 1 for each territory of the North Indian Ocean 8- In the Atlantic, if the maximum established is exceeded, the list continues with the Greek alphabet.

List of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic

2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Arlene	Alberto	Andrea	Arthur	Ana	Alex
Bret	Beryl	Barry	Bertha	Bill	Bonnie
Cindy	Chris	Chantal	Cristobal	Claudette	Colin
Don	Debby	Dorian	Dolly	Danny	Danielle
Emily	Ernesto	Erin	Edouard	Elsa	Earl
Franklin	Florence	Fernand	Fay	Fred	Fiona
Gert	Gordon	Gabrielle	Gonzalo	Grace	Gaston
Harvey	Helene	Humberto	Hanna	Henri	Hermine
Irma	Isaac	Imelda	Isaias	Ida	Ian
Jose	Joyce	Jerry	Josephine	Julian	Julia
Katia	Kirk	Karen	Kyle	Kate	Karl
Lee	Leslie	Lorenzo	Laura	Larry	Lisa
Maria	Michael	Melissa	Marco	Mindy	Martin
Nate	Nadine	Nestor	Nana	Nicholas	Nicole
Ophelia	Oscar	Olga	Omar	Odette	Owen
Philippe	Patty	Pablo	Paulette	Peter	Paula
Rina	Rafael	Rebekah	Rene	Rose	Richard
Sean	Sara	Sebastien	Sally	Sam	Shary
Tammy	Tony	Tanya	Teddy	Teresa	Tobias
Vince	Valerie	Van	Vicky	Victor	Virginie
Whitney	William	Wendy	Wilfred	Wanda	Walter

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