Cyclone Tauktae: How Are Cyclones Named?

Cyclone Tauktae, the cyclone likely to hit Gujarat coast, is a Burmese word meaning gecko.

Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify into a "severe cyclonic storm" within six hours, and may hit the Gujarat coast by Tuesday, the weather office has warned. Over the next 12 hours, Cyclone Tauktae is likely to intensify further into a "very severe cyclonic storm" and is expected to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Naliya on Tuesday afternoon. This is the first cyclonic storm this year as India fights a deadly second wave of COVID-19, which has led to a surge in the country's caseload and death count. But have you ever wondered how these cyclones are named? There is a history and a process. #CycloneTauktae will hit Indian coasts soon. Do you know what it's name means. ‘Tauktae' (pronounced as Tau'Te), a name given by #Myanmar, means highly vocal lizard #GECKO.The cyclone names are given by countries on rotation basis in region.@mcbbsrpic.twitter.com/AakbZva8gr For starters, let's take a look at Cyclone Tauktae. Its name was suggested by Myanmar. It's a Burmese word meaning gecko, a “highly vocal lizard”.