The Weather Channel and weather.com on Tuesday released its winter storm names for the 2016-2017 season, marking the fifth season of naming winter storms.

The names will be used in alphabetical order to identify winter storms that meet naming criteria. was the first of its kind to be developed by The Weather Channel.

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The roster of winter storm names for the 2016-2017 season, compiled by Bryan Norcross of The Weather Channel in collaboration with the Bozeman High School Latin class.

"It's simply easier to communicate about a complex storm if it has a name, which our naming program has demonstrated," said, senior hurricane specialist at The Weather Channel and compiler of the list. "Good communications benefits everyone."

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According to winter weather expert of The Weather Channel, there were 22 named winter storms in the 2015-2016 season, matching the total from the, but less than the26 named storms in and 27 storms in .

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The Bozeman, Montana, High School Latin class, which has contributed to the winter storm name list since 2013-2014, once againcontributed to the 2016-2017 list.

Below is the list of 26 names to be used this season, as well as background on each and a guide for names with multiple or difficult pronunciations.

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Argos (AR-gus): A city in Greece and in Greek mythology the home of a number of kings. People have lived in this location for the past 7,000 years.Blanche:The French word for white. From the Latin word blancus.Caly (CAY-lee): A variation of Kaylee, short for Katherine. From the Greek name Aikaterine.

Decima (DEH-sih-mah): One of the Fates in Roman mythologyEuropa (your-OH-pah): From Greek mythology, the name of a princess who was abducted by Zeus. Europe is named for her.Fortis (FOR-tis): A Latin word for strong.Gregory:Derived from the Latin name Gregorius, which came from the Greek word gregoros meaning watchful or alert.Helena (HEH-leh-na): The Latin version of the Greek name, Helen. Helen of Troy was a mythological character described as the most beautiful woman in the world and appears in a variety of myths.Iras (EYE-rus):A character in Shakespeare’s tragedy “Antony and Cleopatra”, a story about the Roman general and leader and his queen at the end of their lives.Jupiter:The supreme god in Roman mythology, ultimately derived from Zeus plus pater, Latin for father.Kori (KORE-ee):A version of Corey, which was derived from the Old Norse name, Korí.Leo:The Ancient Latin word for lion.Maya:A variation of Maia from Greek and Roman mythology. To Romans, Maia was the goddess of spring. The month of May is named in her honor.Niko (NEE-koh): Short for the Greek name Nikolaos, which means victor of the people or people’s champion.

Orson: An English name that was ultimately derived from the Latin word for bear, ursus.Pluto: A Latinized version of the Greek word ploutos meaning wealth.Quid: Part of the Latin phrase quid pro quo meaning this for that.

Reggie: Short for Reginald, which is derived from the Latin Reginaldus, which is derived from Germanic words meaning advice and rule.

Stella: A Latin word meaning star.

Theseus (THEE-see-us): Theseus was the mythical king of Athens and was the son of Aethra by two fathers: Aegeus and Poseidon.Ursa (ERR-sah): A feminine form of the Latin word ursus meaning bear.Valerie: From Valeria, the feminine version of the Ancient Roman saint’s name Valerius.Wyatt: From the Medieval name Wyot, which ultimately came from the Middle English words for battle and brave.Xavier (ZAY-vee-er): From name of a 16th Century Spanish saint, Francis Xavier. His name was a Romanized version of his birthplace Exteberri, which meant new house in Basque.Yuri (YOUR-ee): An alternate spelling of Yuriy, the Russian version of George, which ultimately comes from the Greek word georgós meaning farmer.Zeno (ZEE-no): From the Greek name Zenon, derived from the name of mythological god of the thunder and the sky, Zeus.

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