Birthday Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Japanese
"spring goddess; sailing help"
Two very different meanings, depending on the kanji used.
Scandinavian
"daylight"
Norse god who's the son of light plus historic diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld and author Dag Solstad combine to boost this Nordic name's appeal, but this could be difficult in English-speaking countries…
Hindi
"born in autumn"
A pleasant seasonal name.
Day name
Saturday derives from Saturn, so with day names and mythological names both gaining wider acceptance, we may see some babies named for this relaxing day of the week.
Latin
"time of sowing"
Winter, Summer, and Autumn are all mainstream names; this covers all bases.
English word name
Christmas is a day name long and quietly used as a name for babies born at Christmas . Prettier and more modern than Noel or Noelle.
"night"
Shirina is most commonly seen as a name among Hindi-speakers in India and Pakistan, but it could also be considered a variation of the Persian name Shirin, meaning "sweet."
"one thousand autumns"
Maybe if you really love Autumn.
Irish from Old Norse
"a summer sailor"
Sorley is an anglicization of the Irish name Somhairle, itself derived from the Old Norse Sumarliði , a nickname for a summer traveler (perhaps meaning a viking raider!). It is sometimes used as a…
Hebrew
"Winter stream"
One of the rarer names to come from the Bible, Cherith has a fresh and modern sound despite its ancient roots. Cherith was the name of the stream that kept Elijah alive during the three years'…
Armenian
"springtime"
A lovely international version of the dated Karen, also spelled Karoun.
Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
"spring"
This popular Muslim name would more easily translate to English-speaking cultures in its Bahar form.
"music, song"
Both graceful and melodious.
Diminutive of Natasha
"born on Christmas Day"
Tish for the twenty-first century.
Thursday is named after the god Thor, itself becoming a popular baby name (who would have thought?). So why not Thursday?
Literary name
"Daughter of the twilight / nightingale"
Lúthien Tinúviel is an elf princess in J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium, who falls in love with a mortal human, Beren, and chooses to become mortal herself rather than to live without him. Tinúviel is…
French
"morning love song"
Where as a serenade is an evening love song, an aubade is sung first thing in the morning.
Ghanan
"born on Saturday"
Typical African day-of-the-week name.
"evening star"
A title given to the elf Arwen in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings , meaning "evening star" and usually rendered poetically as Evenstar. Like her revered ancestor Lúthien, Arwen chooses to become mortal…
Feminine variation of Otieno, Luo
"born at night"
Atieno is the feminine equivalent of Otieno, which is now more commonly seen as a surname in Eastern Africa.
