Names That Mean Christmas
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Noelle
French
"Christmas"
Noelle is the feminine variation of Noël, a masculine given name derived from the French word for "Christmas." As a word, Noël originated as a variant of nael , which evolved from the Latin natalis ,…
Noel
French
"Christmas"
Noel is British, fey, and sophisticated, connoting wit and creativity, much like namesake Noel Coward. Noel has also been a character on Felicity and Pretty Little Liars . Thanks to their association…
Noel
French
"Christmas"
Noel, the French word for Christmas has been given to both boys and girls born on that holiday since the Middle Ages. For girls it's often spelled Noelle.
Natalya
Russian from Latin
"natal day, Christmas"
Perfect name for a little girl born at Christmas . Its many variations and pet forms include Natalia, Nataliya, Natalie, Nataly, Natascha, Talya, Talia, Tasha and Tasya.
Tash
Diminutive of Natasha
"born on Christmas Day"
Tish for the twenty-first century.
Noely
Variation of Noel, French
"Christmas"
If Joely (as in actress Richardson) is a name, why not Noely? As nickname-names become both more acceptable and more fashionable, Noely may be a fresh spin on one traditional name for Christmas…
Natalija
Slovenian variation of Natalia
"Christmas"
The French version of this name, Natalie, is most popular in the U.S., but all variations are appealing and this one is a fresh twist. Pronunciation is like Natalia.
Winika
Maori
"Christmas orchid"
With the rise of all those other popular feminine W names, like Winnie, Willa and Winona, why not consider the lovely Winika? Win and Winnie are likely nicknames and it is associated with a dainty…
Noeli
Portuguese and Spanish form of Noelie, French
"Christmas"
This fresh variation of the classic Noel is beginning to rise along with the more familiar Noelle. In 2022, the name nearly quadrupled in popularity in the US and though it declined again in 2023,…
Natty
English
"Christmas"
Natty short form of Natalie, Natasha or even Anastasia.
Noelie
French, variation of Noel
"Christmas"
A pretty and fresh-sounding variation of the Christmasy classic Noelle. Several spelling variations were used for a handful of babies in recent years, including Noeli, Noellie, Noely, and Noelie.
Joulu
Finnish
"Christmas"
The Finnish word for Christmas, occasionally given as a name to children born around the holiday.
Joulu
Finnish
"Christmas"
A rare Finnish name for Christmas babies.
Navidad
Spanish
"Christmas Eve"
Navidad refers to Christmas Eve in Spanish. While the name is not commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries, it would certainly be an appropriate holiday choice.
Nollaig
Irish variation of Noel
"December, Christmas"
Nollaig is a unisex Irish name, created in the 20th century as a translation of the French name Noel. Meaning "Christmas", or more generally "December", it is also used in Irish as the name of the…
Natalino
Short form of Natale, Italian variation of Natalia
"born on Christmas Day"
Natalino is the jaunty Italian male nickname for the gender-neutral Natale. And it has that fashionable o ending. Natalino might work as a nickname for Nathaniel too.
Nouela
Breton
"Christmas"
Feminine form of Nouel, a variant of Noel
Calanthe
English from Greek
"Christmas orchid"
If you love Calliope and Callista, you'll love Calanthe, which combines the trendiness of the Greek 'cal' names with the equally fashionable "the" ending (like Xanthe and Evanthe) and a connection to…
Nouel
Breton
"Christmas"
Breton form of Noel
Natal
Spanish variation of Noel
"Christmas"
Because of its relationship to the English word, better lengthened to Natalio.
