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Thanksgiving Names

  1. Humility

    • Origin:

      Word Name

    • Description:

      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.
  2. Truelove

    • Origin:

      Word Name

    • Description:

      An romantic Puritan virtue name that elaborates on the already-amorous Love.
  3. Aki

    • Origin:

      Japanese; Finnish

    • Meaning:

      "born in the autumn; ancestor"

    • Description:

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

    • Origin:

      Somali

    • Meaning:

      "thanks"

    • Description:

      A strong and unusual Somali name with a great meaning.
  5. Season

    • Origin:

      Latin

    • Meaning:

      "time of sowing"

    • Description:

      Winter, Summer, and Autumn are all mainstream names; this covers all bases.
  6. Sebele

    • Origin:

      Amharic

    • Meaning:

      "harvest"

    • Description:

      Variant of Seble
  7. Gracious

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "marked by kindness and courtesy"

    • Description:

      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.
  8. Momiji

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "autumn colors"

    • Description:

      Cute and wearable.
  9. Divinity

    • Origin:

      Word name, English from Latin

    • Meaning:

      "divinity"

    • Description:

      Could be a sister to Trinity, Genesis, or Heaven.
  10. Pomme

    • Origin:

      French

    • Meaning:

      "apple"

    • Description:

      Une amie for Gwyneth's little girl.
  11. Remember

    • Origin:

      Word name

    • Description:

      No one will ever forget it. But Remember as a name came over on the Mayflower, so it has deep history as well as modern potential.
  12. Kanagagota

    • Origin:

      Cherokee

    • Meaning:

      "standing turkey"

    • Description:

      The given name of Conocotocko II, or Standing Turkey, a Cherokee chief in the 18th century. He advised the tribe to go to war against the then-colonies of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
  13. Koharu

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "late summer; early autumn"

    • Description:

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

    • Origin:

      Word name

    • Description:

      An admirable quality to impart; Pleasant was used by Charles Dickens in Our Mutual Friend and in modern times is known via American Girl dolls creator Pleasant Rowland.
  15. Yao

    • Origin:

      Ewe

    • Meaning:

      "born on Thursday"
  16. Yaa

    • Origin:

      Arican, Akan

    • Meaning:

      "born on a Thursday"

    • Description:

      A traditional day name used by Akan speakers in Ghana.
  17. Tendai

    • Origin:

      Shona

    • Meaning:

      "be thankful"