Thanksgiving? It is too much?

Hosanna Joy.

Sorry for your loss .

I would use Thanksgiving as a middle name.

For a first name:
Rosemary (a symbol of remembrance)
Anastasia (resurrection)
Beatrice (brings joy)
Tirzah (Hebrew - 'she is my delight')
Benedicta (blessed)

Sorry for your loss OP.

Thanksgiving isn’t great I’m afraid, I don’t think your daughter would thank you.

How about a name with an appropriate meaning? I chose Anya for my DD because it means “God has favoured me with a child” as I’d had years of fertility problems and am also a Christian (so I threw Mary in too 😇) I also like Nadia meaning hope.

Constance (Connie]
Prudence

Choosing a name is difficult as it is with all of the pregnancy hormones then add loss into the mix and it makes the task even more complicated. The idea behind Thanksgiving is lovely and sincere but I'll be honest I don't think it's right for a person. Have you thought about having a prayer or poem about Thanksgiving or Hope framed in little ones nursery? You could even have Thanksgiving embroidered into a blanket for her or engraved into a locket?

Here are some names that you might like with meanings related to hope, faith, peace, love:

Celeste
Destiny
Estelle
Talitha
Eve
Hannah
Hosanna
Ciel
Jemima
Alheri
Liberty
Thando
Imani
Vera

I assume you might well have had the baby by now, @Cma1988 . I'd love to know what name you chose, as I thought the meaning/purpose behind your choices were so lovely.

I'm very sorry for your loss. I love the idea of having another virtue name, but like the others I think Thanksgiving might be a bit too out there.

There are some lovely virtue names out there (many have been suggested already!) My personal favourites are:

Felicity (good fortune)
Verity (truth)
Blythe (happy, carefree)
Serenity (peaceful)
Reverie (ethereal, dreamlike state)

My favourites for you though are:

• Constance - I thought this would this would be nice for you as it means "constant/steadiness," which is something you are probably seeking after what you've been through. Plus, Connie is a lovely nickname
• Haven - with it meaning "a safe Haven" I thought this would be nice for your family and your new daughter. And with it starting with a H, it's a nice way to link all three of your lovely girls.

I hope this has helped in some way.

Sorry I have to say Thanksgiving is awful and let's face it, it's not even a name.

I get your thought process behind wanting a certain name with a certain meaning. But don't force a specific type of name onto your child because of the meaning, pick a name you love and ideally one that won't cause your child foreseeable hardship in the future.

I'm having a rainbow baby too, so I do get it... but the name doesn't have to represent that and you might end up regretting it when your child grows up to hate their name.

For virtue names I like Grace best though but see that you can't use that.

I really like Blessing & Mercy.

Mercy reminds me of a very emotional song by Madame Monsieur about a child called Mercy born on a refugee boat where other children had been lost en voyage.

Amari means miracle from God.
Odelia means I praise God

Thank you in many languages can be a name
Gracia (Spanish)
Asante (swahili)
Toda (Hebrew)

Also lots of names beginning with El or Eli mean of God or from God

I know a Jubilee which now I am used to it I love!

Blessing is one of my favourites from what has been suggested.

I understand where you're coming from as I'd like a name that means miracle for our surprise arrival.

In the West African language of Yoruba, Ope means thanks and is a very popular short form of several long versions; Mofope (I give thanks), Mofopefunoluwa ( I give thanks to God) this one has been particularly popular in the last 15years. Modupe (I'm thankful) short form is Dupe (give thanks) which is my very dear late mum's name. Modupeoreoluwa (I'm thankful for God's blessings/gifts). Mofiyin (I give praise) Mofiyinfunoluwa (I give praise to God).

There're many names that express thanks and gratitude to God but usually in more traditional cultures.

I'm over 40 and my hubs is over 50, we don't have kids yet; so I understand how happy you must be.

I know your heart is full of thanks and I pray you find a way to express and honour it.

Google names that mean Thanksgiving and no shortage of very lovely names come up that will not saddle your child with a lifetime of negative comments. I also found a list of names inspired by American Thanksgiving which also looked very promising.

I understand that the meaning behind a name can be important. My own DD’s name has very disparate meanings depending on which derivation of the name is used as the source. That dichotomy is partly what drew me to the name because the meanings are very powerful opposites.

I teach a lot of children of African heritage so wouldn't bat an eyelid at thanksgiving, and neither would her classmates in my experience. But I do prefer Blessing, and have previously taught a Blessing.

So sorry for your loss op, but no it is a really bad name. I really think she'd suffer going through school and even adulthood having to introduce herself as that.

Hope is beautiful and very fitting.
Brayleigh means ray of hope
Evangeline means bearer of good news
Vita means hope of life
Alya is Arabic for sent from heaven
Eudora means generous gift
Gia means gods gracious gift
Thea means blessing of the lord
Sian is welsh for gods gift
Shani means god sent this
Ayah is Arabic for a miracle
Genevieve is french for gods blessing
Elladora sent from heaven and full of light
Giovanna the gift from god
Macie a gift from god
Madsen which is a feminine Matthew which also means gift from god in danish
Matisse same meaning as above

There's so many names that mean blessing or hope or gift, those are just a small few!

I'm so sorry for your loss OP.
Having taught a lot of Nigerian children with lots of beautiful faith-based names, I wouldn't bat an eyelid if a Nigerian family named their child Thanksgiving- I would think it slightly strange if a British family did, but you quickly get used to names and they don't seem unusual for long.
If you like Thanksgiving, use it. But if people's reactions here have put you off, I would agree with the posters who have suggested Blessing, Precious, Comfort (my first midwife was called Comfort - what a fitting name), Glory, Beloved, etc. I once knew a child called Sunday - I thought that was lovely too.

I love the virtue names of people I know who are from African cultures.

I think if you are part of a community where that wouldn't be too unusual then you could get away with Thanksgiving. I don't hate it actually.

I do like Blessing, Joy, Cherish and Faith more though.

I understand you wanting to express your gratitude to God for your lovely new baby, but... no, don't name her Thanksgiving.

Faith, Hope and Felicity are all lovely virtue names which express the same sentiment of trust in God and happiness for the wonderful blessing he has given you.

Ooh I love the suggestion of Hosanna! Perfect imo, an exclamation of joy, and goes beautifully with Honour.

Rejoice is a GORGEOUS name!

I love Rejoice

I came on to say Gloria.

I like Hero too.

How about Eve?

I'm struggling to think what you could shorten Thanksgiving to.

I love the name Gloria. I also heard Nicky Gumbel has a daughter called Hosanna. I quite like that.