Thanksgiving Names

A strong and unusual Somali name with a great meaning.

Gracious African choice.

Perfect for September babies, this charming Japanese name is a popular choice in its native country.

A covert fruit name for non-Finnish speakers.

Helier is the patron saint of the Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, and it is for him that St. Helier, Jersey's capital, is named. The name is related to Hilary, Ilario etc, and therefor shares their wonderful meanings.

Full-hearted new virtue choice, though five syllables is a lot to handle.

Virtue names are making a comeback, but we don't foresee Humility coming into fashion. A baby named Humility Cooper was a passenger on the Mayflower.

A warm and positive English word name, used by the Puritans for both sexes but now given to only around a dozen baby girls each year.

Aki is a simple international name from two wildly divergent cultures.

A traditional day name used by Akan speakers in Ghana.

Cute and wearable.

A beautiful and rare botanical choice belonging to a tiny white flower, and also to the ship that first brought the Pilgrims from England to the New World in 1620.

A puritan virtue name that's only slightly less challenging than Chastity. It was used for nearly 20 baby girls in the contemporary US in one recent year.

Name of the Roman goddess of harvest and grain, appropriate for a fall baby. And a palindrome too!