There’s a popular saying that there’s power in the name, however, some forward-thinking parents are beginning to name their babies according to the circumstances and season when the birth happened.
If you’re expecting a baby born during this Christmas or just want a name that depicts the magical season of joy, peace, giving and love, here are some beautiful Christmas names you can pick from.
Below are the names and meanings;
Noelle
Origin: French
Meaning: “Christmas”
Description:
Noelle is the feminine variation of Noël, a masculine given name derived from the French word for “Christmas.” As a word, Noël originated as a variant of nael, which evolved from the Latin natalis, meaning “birth.” Noelle and Noel have traditionally been given to children born around Christmastime, particularly in the Middle ages.
Mira
Origin: Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit
Meaning: “admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean”
Description:
This name owes its present life to actress Sorvino. Mira and Mirra have an arty aura. Mira is a true cross-cultural choice, with the literal meaning of “look” in Spanish, a peaceful meaning in several Eastern European languages, a well-used name in Arabic cultures meaning queen-like or a female ruler, and a nature name in Sanskrit. In Greek, it means “fate, destiny”. Mira can also be a short form of Miryam or Miranda.
Nicholas
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “people of victory”
Description:
Nicholas is derived from the Greek Nikolaos, a name that evolved from the components nikē, meaning “victory”, and laos, “people.” It shares origins with Nike, the name of the Greek goddess of victory. Nicholas is also a New Testament name that is well-used in literature, such as in Dickens’s Nicholas Nickleby.
Ariadne
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “most holy”
Description:
This name of the Cretan goddess of fertility is most popular now as the more melodic Ariana, but Ariadne has possibilities of its own. It first entered the US Top 1000 in 2014. The renewed interest in the name falls in line with the revival of other mythological names like Apollo and Athena. The trendy nickname Ari doesn’t hurt either.
Axel
Origin: Scandinavian variation of Absalom
Meaning: “father of peace”
Description:
A classic in its native Scandinavia, Axel has a cool rock ‘n’ roll flavor in the US, thanks to Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose (born William). Axel is a popular Scandinavian form of the Biblical Absalom, who was a son of King David, and is the name of the title character of William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom.
Estelle
Origin: French
Meaning: “star”
Description:
Maybe it’s because she shares that winning -elle sound with Isabel and Bella, but Estelle is no longer seen as a muumuu-wearing canasta player of a certain age (think George Costanza’s mother on Seinfeld or Joey Tribbiani’s talent agent in Friends). This could be in part thanks to the young Royal Couple of Sweden, who chose it for their firstborn daughter, or the single-named British R&B singer.
Eve
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: “life”
Description:
Eve, the oldest name in the Book, is now coming back into style, having the virtues of simplicity and purity, yet with more strength and resonance than other single-syllable names like Ann. British actor Clive Owen chose Eve for his daughter, as did Jessica Capshaw.
Amy
Origin: French
Meaning: “beloved”
Description:
Amy is the English variation of the Old French name Amée—Aimée in modern French. Amée was a translation of the Latin name Amata, which derived from amatus, meaning “beloved.” Other spelling variations include Amie and Ami.
Natalie
Origin: French variation of Russian Natalia
Meaning: “birthday of the Lord”
Description:
Natalie is the French variation of Natalia, a name originally derived from the Latin phrase natale domini, meaning “birthday of the Lord.” It was historically given to girls born around Christmas for this reason. Nathalie is an additional, though less common, spelling of the name.
Eira
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: “snow”
Description:
This Welsh nature name that can be pronounced exactly like the male Ira. Or, to avoid confusion, you could just name her Snow.
Frost
Frost Origin and Meaning
The name Frost is a boy’s name meaning “freezing”.
Long heard as the last name, as in venerable poet Robert, U.K. talk show host David, British actress Sadie and old Jack Frost, Frost has suddenly entered the scene as a possible first, along with other seasonal weather names like Winter and Snow.
