Easter Names

Reminiscent of mid-century Pamela and contemporary Palmer, Palmina is a diminutive of Palma, an Italian, Spanish, and Croatian name meaning "palm", used more specifically to refer to Palm Sunday. Occasionally given to girls born the Sunday before Easter, Palmina is currently a rare choice, perhaps because it may be confused with Palomino, a word used to describe horses with golden coats and white manes. 

Palmina

Simple, sweet, and breezy, Pash is a Medieval English name which was occasionally given to babies born at Easter. A relation of Paschal and Pascal, it may also be used as 'slang' for passion or passionate.
 
Once used as a stand alone, today it could also be a nickname for Praskovya, Pascale, or Patricia, or used as a variation on Sanskrit and Indian names such as Vipashyana ("seeing clearly, understanding") and Rupashi ("beautiful"), along with the Persian Pashmina ("cashmere") and Pashtun (an Iranian ethnic group).

Pash

Along with August, March is one of the month names perfectly suited to boys. This brisk single-syllable name – which derives from the name of Mars, the Roman god of war – is worth considering as either a first or middle option. As a surname, it brings warm memories of the girls of Little Women, and of twentieth century actor Fredric.

March

Playful with a hint of poetry, Pashkin is a Medieval diminutive of Pash or Paschal, ultimately derived from Hebrew to mean "Easter" or "Passover". Used as a unisex choice, it could make an interesting character name for a something slightly fantastical.

Pashkin

The adorable and iconic bunny character Miffy was created in 1955 by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Her Dutch name is Nijntje, a contraction of the Dutch word for "little bunny", konijntje.
 
Bruna searched for an international name for his character — something easy to pronounce in all languages. He and his English translator arrived at Miffy. According to the Miffy website, "It’s the kind of sound a bunny might make, but it has no special meaning."

Miffy

One of the few French words/names not attractive to the American ear.  It's pronounced moo-gay, not a winner on either syllable.  Alternatives: Liliane, Lily, Lilou, Manon. 

Muguet

Nedda

Neeja

Nikau is among the most popular Maori names for boys in New Zealand. It sounds like a cousin to Nicholas, but Nikau is actually the name of a palm tree native to the islands.

Nikau

Kind of a combination of Agnes and Inez, a name rarely heard in the US.

Oanez

Birkett

Biblical family with 323 children. That's a lot of eggs. 

Bezai

In Germanic mythology, Ostara is the goddess of springtime, fertility, and dawn. Her existence as a mythological figure was pieced together by scholar Jacob Grimm, who used evidence such as the German word for April (ostermonat) and parallels to the Anglo-Saxon Eostre. Ostara is also the modern German name for the Easter holiday.

Ostara

Commonly associated with Chinese supermodel Liu Wen.

There's no shortage of quirky ways to get to hip nickname Oz -- Ozias, Osborne, Ozymandias -- but this one may appeal to parents looking for a full name with some religious significance. It was originally a name for Palm Sunday, which came from the Latin word for "hosanna."The main drawback is the feminine-sounding ending. Some might compare it to "Joanne," and assume that it's a strange female version of some other Oz-name.

Ozanne

Derived from the Latin lilium, Lírio is a unisex floral name which was used for a witch character in the cult 1996 horror film The Craft.

Lirio

Possibly a variant of Lirio, from Latin lilium.

Liriel

Americans may not realize Barclay is the phonetic spelling of the British Berkeley -- though both sound like old-fashioned butler names. 

Barclay

Easter names celebrate the spiritual and significant Spring holiday. They may be associated with the animals of Easter, such as rabbits, lambs, and butterflies, are appropriate as Easter baby names.

 connected to Easter's natural elements of lilies, birch, and willow make wonderful options for babies born in the Easter season.

 include Anastasia, April, Christian, John, Palmer, Peter, and Rachel. Unique names that mean Easter include Pascha, Pascal, and Pascua.

These baby names refer to the springtime holiday, including 

, biblical personages connected with the holiday, or Easter's symbolism of spring and rebirth.

Easter names include religious or springtime choices such as Palmer, Agnes, and Lily, with meaning, origin, and popularity (Page 11)