Drifa
Drifa is a term with Nordic roots that can refer to two related but distinct uses: a common noun in Icelandic and a personal name. As a noun, drífa (often anglicized as drifa) denotes a snowdrift or a snowstorm—wind-driven snow accumulated in a drift or a blizzard. The word derives from Old Norse drífa and is part of the linguistic family of Germanic terms describing drifting snow. In Icelandic weather discourse, drífa can appear in descriptions of snow accumulations created by wind, particularly during storms.
As a given name, Drifa (often written Drífa in Icelandic) is a feminine name in Iceland. The
The term should be distinguished from related forms such as drífa with diacritical marks, which more strictly