Wikipedia: Hurricane names

Hurricane names
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Hurricanes are given easy to remember names for recognization. There are six lists of names, with female names starting odd-numbered years (e.g. 1999) and male names starting even-numbered years (e.g. 2002). Here are the six lists of names:

Atlantic Hurricane Season names

2003

Ana - Bill - Claudette - Danny - Erika - Fabian* - Grace - Henri - Isabel* - Juan - Kate - Larry - Mindy - Nicholas - Odette - Peter - Rose - Sam - Teresa - Victor - Wanda

This list was last used in 1997, and will be used again in 2009.

No names were retired in 1997 hurricane season.

Bill replaced Bob after 1991 hurricane season

Fabian will most likely be retired for 2009 hurricane season

Isabel will most likely be retired for 2009 hurricane season

2004

Alex - Bonnie - Charley - Danielle - Earl - Frances - Gaston* - Hermine - Ivan - Jeanne - Karl - Lisa - Matthew* - Nicole - Otto - Paula - Richard - Shary - Tomas - Virginie - Walter

This list was last used in 1998, and will be used again in 2010.

Alex replaced Andrew after 1992 hurricane season

Gaston replaces Georges

Matthew replaces Mitch

2005

Arlene - Bret - Cindy - Dennis - Emily - Franklin* - Gert - Harvey - Irene - Jose - Katrina - Lee* - Maria - Nate - Ophelia - Philippe - Rita - Stan - Tammy - Vince - Wilma

This list was last used in 1999, and will be used again in 2011.

Franklin replaces Floyd

Lee replaces Lenny

2006

Alberto - Beryl - Chris - Debby - Ernesto - Florence - Gordon* - Helene - Isaac - Joyce - Kirk* - Leslie - Michael - Nadine - Oscar - Patty - Rafael - Sandy - Tony - Valerie - William

This list was last used in 2000, and will be used again in 2012.

Gordon replaced Gilbert after 1988 hurricane season

Kirk replaces Keith

2007

Andrea* - Barry - Chantal - Dean - Erin - Felix - Gabrielle - Humberto* - Ingrid* - Jerry - Karen - Lorenzo* - Melissa* - Noel - Olga* - Pablo - Rebekah* - Sebastien - Tanya - Van - Wendy

This list was last used in 2001, and will be used again in 2013.

Andrea replaces Allison

Humberto replaced Hugo after 1989 hurricane season

Ingrid replaces Isis

Lorenzo replaces Luis

Michelle replaced Marilyn in 1995, but Michelle was retired in 2001 and is now replaced by Melissa

Olga replaces Opal

Rebekah replaces Roxanne

2008

Arthur - Bertha - Cristobal* - Dolly* - Edouard - Fay* - Gustav - Hanna* - Ike* - Josephine - Kyle - Laura* - Marco - Nana - Omar - Paloma - Rene - Sally - Teddy - Vicky - Wilfred

This list was last used in 2002, and will be used again in 2014.

Cristobal replaces Cesar

Dolly replaced Diana after 1990 hurricane season

Fay replaces Fran

Hanna replaces Hortense

Ike replaces Isidore

Laura replaces Lili

1997 hurricane season?

The main reason why no names were retired during the 1997 hurricane season was that we were in a record-setting El Niño pattern. El Niño tends to cool Atlantic waters, thereby choking off hurricane development. There was only 1 hurricane, and 4 named storms in 1997, making it the slowest season since 1933.