February Names

  1. AmarillisHeart
    • AmethystHeart
      • Origin:

        Gem and Color name
      • Description:

        As flower names become more unique, so can gem names move beyond Ruby and Pearl to names like Topaz, Sapphire, and Peridot. Amethyst, the purple birthstone for February, has never been in the Top 1000, but could have some appeal, joining similarly-hued Violet and Lilac, all of which make great names for Aquarius babies or names for February babies.
    • BlancheHeart
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "white"
      • Description:

        Blanche, which originated as a nickname for a pale blonde and then became associated with the notion of purity, was in style a century ago, ranking in the double digits until 1920. She then had to fight the stereotype of faded Southern belle, a la Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and Blanche Devereaux in TV's Golden Girls. Now all three of the Golden Girls--Blanche, Rose and Dorothy--could be ready for revival, with Blanche sounding like a stronger, simpler alternative to Bianca.
    • CarysHeart
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "love"
      • Description:

        Common in Wales, this name was introduced to America when Welsh-born Catherine Zeta-Jones and husband Michael Douglas chose it for their daughter in 2003. It didn't come into use in Wales until the late nineteenth century. It's currently Number 367 in England and Wales.
    • EiraHeart
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "snow"
      • Description:

        This Welsh nature name that can be pronounced exactly like the male Ira. Or, to avoid confusion, you could just name her Snow.
    • GwynethHeart
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "blessed, happy"
      • Description:

        Because of Gwyneth Paltrow, this has almost become a one-person name, but not in the prohibitive there's-only-one-Oprah sense. Also seen as Gwenyth and Gweneth, this mellifluous appellation is definitely becoming more and more appreciated by American parents-- enough to land it on this year's Top 1000.
    • HudsonHeart
      • Origin:

        English place-name and surname
      • Meaning:

        "Hugh's son"
      • Description:

        Hudson has risen quickly up the charts over the past 30 years, getting a lot of its style value from New York's Hudson River. That makes it a nature name and a place name that's also got the fashion gloss of New York City.
    • NarcissusHeart
      • Origin:

        Greek
      • Meaning:

        "daffodil"
      • Description:

        Mythological young man who fell in love with his own image: the first narcissist.
    • RoseHeart
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "rose, a flower"
      • Description:

        Rose is derived from the Latin rosa, which referred to the flower. There is also evidence to suggest it was a Norman variation of the Germanic name Hrodohaidis, meaning "famous type," and also Hros, "horse". In Old English it was translated as Roese and Rohese.
    • SnowdropHeart
      • ValenciaHeart
        • Origin:

          Spanish
        • Meaning:

          "brave, strong"
        • Description:

          This lovely orange-scented Spanish place-name would make an inventive namesake for an Aunt Valerie.
      • ValentineHeart
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "strength, health"
        • Description:

          Valentine is an attractive Shakespearean name with romantic associations, but those very ties to the saint and the sentimental holiday have sent it into a decline, one which we think may be about to turn around.