bumper, You would see irish xmas cards with Nollaig Shona in the middle and the Shona part means happy and is a name. Nollaig is also a name, but it's very rare. Don't know any. I know a couple of Shonas though.

I like HOlly. I also like Ivy and Robin and Noelle, and Natalia and Eve and Christmas and Stephanie (St Stephen's day is 26th December). OK Christmas is pushing it! but she could be Christa which is lovely.

Poor Santa.

i love it.ds2 was 19th dec and his middle name is robin which dd chose.

i know a santa-really!

Holly is lovely for a Christmas baby.

My mum is a Christmas Carol.

or Ilex maybe

also i know a couple of girls called holly,born in aug/sept although ones is spelled hollie

Holly is ok, and not cheesey, but I like Noelle for a Christmas name!

I used to live in Wales and work with babies and there was a baby called Llawen. Merry Christmas in Welsh is Nadolig Llawen and my colleague explained to me that she had never heard the name Llawen before, (or it might have been a really old fashioned name) and was essentially like calling their baby 'Merry'. She thought it was very sweet.

I like it but spell it properly!

ooh holly a lovely name ,you could always spell it hollie ,go for it

DS2 was a due at Christmas but turned up late baby. He was born on New Year's Day and is named Rowan - it's a winter tree too. I was going to use Rowan for either gender, I love it.

I like Holly, but prefer Natalie or Natalia if you want a 'Christmas' association.

Do not pick Natalie, everyone drops the t and makes it sound awful.

I would probably relegate it to a middle name Too cheesy for me as well.

celyn is welsh for holly....

but i love holly, and think its lovely for a christmassy baby.

I knew twins born on christmas day who were named Nicholas and Noel - I know they wished thier parents hadn't been so cheesy.

I know it's going agianst the grain here but I do think Holly is too cheesy for a christmas baby. I'm due on December 27th and get Holly suggested all the time but I wouldn't dream of using it

No, WhiteStiltonWithApricots would be too cheesy for a christmas baby

Holly is sweet

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.

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

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.

Aunty Ronald!! Ha ha

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

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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.

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

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.

Carol. Dare you to revive the Carol trend

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!

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

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

Holly is lovely. Or Ivy or Robin.

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

Noelle is nice. I like Holly.

Or Lucia?
But Holly's nice IMO.

What about Robyn - not too cheesily Xmassy

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.

Had ds been a girl we were thinking of Noeli

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.

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!

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

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?