Atlantic Hurricane Name Lists

History
Atlantic hurricane naming started in 1950 using the NATO phonetic alphabet. This practice was later discontinued and replaced by a rotating list of female names in 1954. If a tropical cyclone does extensive and severe damage to any area, its name is retired from the name lists by the World Meteorological Association, and it will not be used to name another future tropical cyclone. Below are the names retired by the WMA and their replacements. Note: Names were not replaced prior to the year 1980.

1980:

 * Earl (Replaced by Edward)
 * Georges (Replaced by Gordon)

1981:

 * Erin (Replaced by Emma)

1984:

 * Edouard (Replaced by Erwin)
 * Gustav (Replaced by Gary)

1985:

 * Danny (Replaced by Darien)
 * Gloria (Replaced by Georgette)
 * Larry (Replaced by Lonnie)

1988:

 * Joan (Replaced by Jackson)

1989:

 * Dennis (Replaced by Don)
 * Ophelia (Replaced by Olga)

1992:

 * Allen (Replaced by Andrew)
 * Georges (Replaced by Gaston)
 * Ivan (Replaced by Igor)

1993:

 * Barry (Replaced by Bennett)
 * Hugo (Replaced by Humberto)

1995:

 * Rita (Replaced by Rina)

1999:

 * Felix (Replaced by Fernand)