Why are cyclones generally named after women?

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Because same as women, cyclones also come as wet and wild and then leaves you destroyed :)-

on a more serious note... it is not that all cyclones are named after women... check below fact..

The National Hurricane Center started naming tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean in 1953. At first, the list featured only womenâ€™s names, but in 1979 the list was changed to have alternating menâ€™s and womenâ€™s names. The list is now kept and updated by a committee of the World Meteorological Organization, affiliated with the United Nations. Six lists are rotated from year to year, so 2005's list of names will reappear in 2011. The names are picked from common names of people in the areas affected by the storms, so American, Caribbean, Mexican and Central American names will appear on the lists.

Also check the names of upcoming cyclones...a list of hurricane and tropical cyclone names.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/B2.html

vakayil k

Presently, most tropical cyclones are given a name using one of several lists of tropical cyclone names. Storms of tropical storm strength are given names to allow the public to easily distinguish between systems when there are multiple systems in an individual basin at the same time. In most cases, a tropical cyclone retains its name throughout its life; however, under special circumstances, tropical cyclones may be renamed while active. These names are taken from lists which vary from region to region and are drafted a few years ahead of time. The lists are decided upon, depending on the regions, either by committees of the World Meteorological Organization (called primarily to discuss many other issues), or by national weather offices involved in the forecasting of the storms. Each year, the names of particularly destructive storms (if there are any) are "retired" and new names are chosen to take their place.

For more details, please check the following links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone_naming

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_tropical_cyclone_names