Zephyr

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:

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!

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

United States

 * Zephyr Cove, Nevada
 * Zephyr, North Carolina
 * Zephyr, Texas

Other places

 * Zephyr, Ontario, Canada
 * Zephyr Glacier, Antarctica

Computing

 * Zephyr (operating system), small 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

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

 * 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, the former name of the Pacific Coast League franchise now known as the New Orleans Baby Cakes
 * 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