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Kip's List of Christmas Names
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Merry
English
"lighthearted, happy"
She'd better be. Merry is one of the classic names for Christmas babies .
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.
Novelia
Novelia is a lyrical feminine name with Latin origins, likely derived from "novus" meaning "new" or "novel." It could be considered a variation of Novella, which relates to stories or narratives,…
Poinsettia
Rejoice
English word name
"feel or show great delight"
A positive, festive English word name with potential. Rejoice Chuol is a South Sudanese fashion model.
Sally
Diminutive of Sarah
"princess"
Sally is a cheerful, fresh-faced girl-next-door name that was originally a nickname for Sarah, but has long been used independently. Sally was popular in the eighteenth century and then again from…
Season
Latin
"time of sowing"
Winter, Summer, and Autumn are all mainstream names; this covers all bases.
Shine
Shine is an uncommon feminine name derived from the English word meaning 'to emit light' or 'to be radiant.' As a given name, it carries obvious associations with brightness, brilliance, and standing…
Snow
English word name
There's definitely a cold front of names for winter babies moving in, with Summer, Spring and Autumn giving way to Winter--plus North, January, Frost--and Snow. This name feels brisk, fresh, pure,…
Solstice
English from Latin
"when the sun stands still"
Solstice graduated from word to official first name when author Lionel Shriver used it for a character in her novel Big Brother . But of course, there were people named Solstice before: 16 baby girls…
Spirit
English word name
" a supernatural being or essence"
Spiritual word names are becoming more and more popular – think Peace, Bodhi, Zen and Psalm – and Spirit is among the rarer options, given to a couple dozen baby girls each year in the US. It's the…
Star
Word name
Most parents today would prefer the softer-sell Stella. But Star has symbolic power related to Christmas, so this could make one of the perfect names for December babies .
Dulci
Dulci is a feminine name with Latin origins, derived from 'dulcis' meaning 'sweet' or 'pleasant'. This charming, concise name carries warm connotations of sweetness, gentleness, and joy. Dulci can be…