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
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
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", from the Mary Chapin Carpenter album The Age of Miracles "Zephyr", 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), 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 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), US 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), 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)