In European tradition, a zephyr is a light wind or a west wind, named after Zephyrus, the Greek god or personification of the west wind.

Zephyr may also refer to:

Arts and media

Fictional characters

  • Zephyr (comics), in the Marvel Comics universe
  • Zephyr, a comic book character created by characters in the TV series Queer as Folk
  • Zephyr, a playable character from Warframe
  • Zephyr, in the video game City of Heroes
  • Zephyr, in the video game Heroes of Newerth
  • Zephyr, in the film The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, voiced by Haley Joel Osment
  • Zephyr, in the TV series Killjoys
  • Zephyr, in the TV series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
  • Zephyr, in the video game Need for Speed Rivals
  • Zephyr, in the manga series One Piece
  • Zephyr, in the video game series Ratchet & Clank
  • Zephyr, in the video game Resonance of Fate
  • Zephyr, in the video game Tornado Outbreak
  • Zephyr, in the video game XCOM: Chimera Squad
  • Zephyr, in the short animated film How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

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Fictional entities

  • Zephyr, the Alabama town setting of the novel Boy's Life
  • Zephyr, a prototype battery in the 2010 film Knight and Day
  • The Hoboken Zephyrs, a baseball team in The Twilight Zone episode "The Mighty Casey"
  • Zephyr, a sailboat in the children's book The Wreck of the Zephyr
  • Zephyr, an obtainable bow in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Zephyr, a realm in the video game Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
  • Zephyr, a ship within the fleet of the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica

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Music

Albums

  • Zephyr (Zephyr album)
  • Zephyr (Basement Jaxx album), a 2009 EP by Basement Jaxx

Performers

  • Zephyr (band), an American blues-based hard rock band formed in 1968
  • The Zephyrs, a Scottish indie band
  • Zephyr Quartet, an Australian string quartet

Songs

  • "Zephyr" (Madeon song), written and produced by Madeon, from the album Adventure
  • "Zephyr", a song from the Mary Chapin Carpenter album The Age of Miracles
  • "Zephyr", a song by one man project Conjure One (Rhys Fulber) from the album Exilarch
  • "The Zephyr Song", from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album By the Way
  • "Zephyrus" (Bloc Party song), by the band Bloc Party, on their album Intimacy
  • "Andvari" (English: zephyr), a song on the Sigur Rós album Takk...

Radio stations

  • WRKN (FM), an alternative rock station (formerly known as 106.1 the Zephyr) in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
  • KZFR, a community radio station in Chico, California, US
  • WZPH-LP, 96.7 FM The Zephyr, a Classic Oldies station located in Zephyrhills, Florida, US

Other media

  • Zephyr (film), a 2010 Turkish feature film
  • Zephyr (video game), a 1994 PC game
  • Zephyr (sculpture), a 1998 stainless steel sculpture by Steve Wooldridge
  • Zephyr Books, a publishing imprint of the Continental Book Company in the 1940s

Businesses

  • Zephyr Books, a publishing imprint of the Continental Book Company in the 1940s
  • Zephyr Headwear, a headwear company
  • Zephyr Technology, a medical technology company
  • Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions, a surfboard manufacturing facility and surf shop

People

  • Zephyr (artist), graffiti artist from New York City
  • Mikhail Mukasei (1907–2008, code name: Zephyr), Soviet spy active from the 1940s through the 1970s
  • Zephyr Moore Ramsey (1893–1984), African American lawyer based in Southern California
  • Zephyr Teachout (born 1971), professor at Fordham University and former candidate for governor of New York
  • Zephyr Wright (née Zephyr Black; 1915–1988), African American civil rights activist and chef for President Lyndon Johnson
  • Zooey Zephyr (born 1988), Montana state representative

Places

United States

  • Zephyr Cove, Nevada
  • Zephyr, North Carolina
  • Zephyr, Texas

Other places

  • Zephyr, Ontario, Canada
  • Zephyr Glacier, Antarctica

Science and technology

Computing

  • Zephyr (operating system), small FLOSS real-time operating system
  • Zephyr (protocol), an instant messenger protocol and application-suite
  • Zephyr, a hardware revision of Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console
  • Zephyr, a commercial test management tool sold by SmartBear Software

Other uses in science and technology

  • Zephyr (rover), a NASA concept for a robotic Venus rover
  • Zephyranthes, a plant genus whose species include the zephyr lily
  • Washoe Zephyr, a meteorological phenomenon in the western US

Transportation

Aviation

  • Advanced Aviation Zephyr, ultralight, homebuilt aircraft
  • Addyman Zephyr, a one-off, single seat sailplane
  • Airbus Zephyr or Qinetiq Zephyr, a series of solar-powered UAVs
  • ATEC Zephyr, Czech ultralight aircraft manufactured by ATEC
  • Bartlett Zephyr, light, civil aircraft of the 1940s
  • Fouga Zéphyr, a carrier-capable jet trainer for the French Navy, based on the Fouga Magister
  • Qinetiq Zephyr, later Airbus Zephyr, a solar powered unmanned air vehicle
  • RAE Zephyr, 1923 pusher biplane

Maritime

  • Zephyr (ship), several mercantile vessels
  • Zephyr (dinghy), a New Zealand sailing dinghy class
  • HMS Zephyr, eight ships of the British Royal Navy
  • RV Zephyr, a research vessel
  • USS Zephyr (PC-8), United States Navy ship
  • Zephyr Seaport Liberty Cruise, a sightseeing service operated by Circle Line Downtown in New York, US

Rail

  • California Zephyr, an American passenger train service
  • Zephyr (train), a type of train-set with matching streamlined locomotive and passenger cars

Road

  • Ford Zephyr, a 1950–1972 British executive car
  • Kawasaki Zephyr, a 1989–2000 Japanese sport bike
  • Lincoln-Zephyr, a 1936–1942 American mid-size luxury car
  • Lincoln-Zephyr V12 engine, a 1936–1948 series of engines
  • Lincoln Zephyr, a 2022–present Chinese mid-size luxury sedan
  • Lincoln MKZ, a 2006–2020 American mid-size luxury sedan, originally named the Lincoln Zephyr
  • Mercury Zephyr, a 1978–1983 American compact car

Sports

  • Zephyr (garment), a garment used in competitive rowing
  • Chicago Zephyrs, former name of the NBA franchise currently known as the Washington Wizards
  • Denver Zephyrs, former minor league baseball team
  • Muskegon Zephyrs, former ice hockey team
  • New Orleans Zephyrs, a former name of the Pacific Coast League franchise now known as the Wichita Wind Surge
  • Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka, a Japanese professional basketball team
  • Spokane Zephyr FC, a professional women's soccer team
  • Zephyr skateboard team, also known as Z-Boys, in the 1970s

Other uses

  • Zephyrus or Zephyr, one of the Anemoi and the Greek god of the west wind
  • West wind or light wind, in European tradition
  • Zephyr (cloth), a lightweight cotton fabric
  • Zefir (food) or zephyr, a type of soft confectionery
  • Zephyr, a cultural festival of Orissa Engineering College, India
  • Zephyr, a wooden roller coaster at the former amusement park Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans, Louisiana, US

See also

  • Zephyrhills, Florida, US
  • Zephyr One, a fictional transport and mobile headquarters in the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Zephir (disambiguation)
  • Zefir (disambiguation)
  • Xephyr, a unix computer display server which targets a window on a host X Server as its framebuffer
  • Sapphire (disambiguation)