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I'm due around Xmas / New Year and love the girls name Holly but is it a bit cheesy to name a Christmas baby Holly?

I like the name Holly. Of course, you could go for Ivy... Or Natalie, Natalia?

No, I think it's a lovely name for a Christmas baby!
You'll see on other name threads that quite a lot of people associate it with Christmas, so it would be perectly acceptable - and a very nice name to have!

Thanks guys - I already have a sister called Natalie so can't go for that and i'm not sure on Ivy. I like Holly though.

Had ds been a girl we were thinking of Noeli

Ivy is poisonous, right? Avoid. Holly is cute and nice if baby arrives at Christmas. Otherwise, I like Noelia (spanish name) or variations thereof. I think it's the only time of year that you can get away with being quite cheesy. I'd avoid a blatantly festive name if baby arrives after 25th December though.

What about Robyn - not too cheesily Xmassy

Or Lucia?
But Holly's nice IMO.

Noelle is nice. I like Holly.

Holly is a fantasic name. You are lucky to be able to use it!!

Holly is lovely. Or Ivy or Robin.

I love Holly! Especially for Christmas time, wish I'd have got that instead of Carol- I was the week before xmas!

My xmas baby is Holly I always sign her name with a little holly leaf next to it she is seven now and does it too

I am Holly but was born in July. Everyone asks if i was a Christmas baby.
Go for it.

I have a friend with a Christmas name (not Holly) and she was born on Christmas Eve, people tend not to make the connection though

I think Holly's a lovely name.

I have to confess that my baby is due in October and if she's a girl she'll be Holly.

DS was born in July and if he'd been a girl he'd have been Holly!

I have never considered it a name only 'usable' for Christmas babies to be honest...it's just a beautiful name. If you like it, use it!

Carol. Dare you to revive the Carol trend

My Holly was born in September, and it is assumed by lots of people that she has a Christmas birthday. Especially as her middle name is Eve. People think her birthday is December 24th.

She was conceived around Christmas though

Go for it - it's a lovely name.

I'm due on the 22nd and quite like the name Holly but it's the name of one of SILs cats!

I have a friend called Holly Berry. She's certainly not cheesy. My Dad's middle name is Carol as he was born at Christmas. That's not cheesy, that's cruel.

Plimple, my Aunts middle name is Ronald, there are some evil grannies out there!

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Aunty Ronald!! Ha ha

Holly's a great name and its my dd's name, she's not a christmas baby, dh chose her name before i knew i was pg.

I like Holly for a christmas baby - good name at any time and the christmas connection doesn't make it cheesy imo.

my baby was born christmas eve 08 and we named her holly. she wasnt due to jan and had picked something else, but holly just seemed perfect name when she arrived. i think its a lovley name.