Last week our guest blogger Elisabeth Wilborn offered a great yuletide menu of names that was both inclusive and imaginative, covering all the bases from religious to seasonal to spiritual. At the risk of being accused of overkill, I thought I’d offer a few quirkier ideas, which are tied less directly to the holiday.
One of them is to look at some first and last names that have appeared in classic Christmas movies, ranging from the vintage It’s a Wonderful Life to the more recent Elf. Some examples:
BAILEY ……..It’s a Wonderful Life
CLAIRE …….Scrooged
CLARENCE ..It’s a Wonderful Life
DUDLEY ……Christmas in Connecticut
ELIOT ……….Scrooged
FELIX ……….Christmas in Connecticut
FRED ……….Miracle on 34th Street
GEORGE ……It’s a Wonderful Life
JEFFERSON ..Christmas in Connecticut
JOVIE ………..Elf
PRESTON …..Scrooged
VIOLET ……..It’s a Wonderful Life
ZUZU ………..It’s a Wonderful Life
Another possibility, even more of a stretch, could be various shades of the Christmas colors, red and green:
Then, in addition to the Cedar and Pine that Elisabeth mentioned, there are several other Christmas tree names:
BALSAM
And finally Christmas-season baby namers can consider one of the more exotic variations of Mary or Joseph:
MAIRI
or
JOZA
JOZIO
Oh, and what about Santa’s reindeer’s names? Where did those funky names come from? It seems that the Night Before Christmas poet Clement C. Moore gave a lot of thought to his choices, picking names that imply speed, grace, power, and strength. We wouldn’t recommend Donner or Blitzen or Prancer. Comet, Cupid, Vixen–barely possible. A little more conceivable: Dasher and Dancer.
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December 24th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Also…
Joshua- Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, so why not?
Natalie, Natasha, etc.- means ‘born on Christmas’
Stella- means ’star’, as in the star of Bethlehem
Israel- the country where Jesus was born
Bethlehem- cute place name, sports nickname Beth
Elizabeth- Mary’s cousin whom she visited
Christopher- ‘friend of God’, first syllable is Christ
… of course, the best is Mary Christmas.