Christmas/New Year name for a girl?

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DD1 due 2 Jan. I'd quite like a pretty name that pays tribute to the season without being cheesy/cring-inducing. So Mary, Carol, Holly and Ivy are definitely out but something less obvious like Nova or Aurora (dawn- so sort of New Yearish) might work. But I don't want a name that ends in an "a" as both DH and I do and it's all getting a bit alliterative.

Any ideas?

Natalie means "Christ's Birthday" and is a traditional name for Christmas babies.

Tiffany has traditionally been used for girls born on January 6th which is the feast of the Epiphany.

Esther - Eastern star, 3 wise men etc

Thanks TWW. I forgot about Natalie and didn't know about Tiffany- that's really interesting. But I'm not that keen on either.

I think you've helped me realise what I'm looking for is something more.... Latin or possibly French or generally more romantic/ spiritual/mystical, even

Ah, now Esther I do like

Angelica/Angela
Natasha

Eira is Welsh for snow, could there be another form that doesn't end in -a.

Hilary term at Oxford is the January term - though not sure I like Hilary!

January is used as a girls' name, of course, but ditto.

Names from Twelfth Night are all -a, unfortunately - Viola, Olivia, Maria

Eirlys is another welsh Snow variation.

I started a thread like this today only I'm having a ds !! Due in nov so would like a wintery or autumnal name for him . Well it's just something I have been thinking about as I really can't find a name I love .

Anyway sorry for the hijack !! I love Noelle my DSis was a Christmas baby and I always tell my mum that should have been her name !!!

Noelle (already suggested the male form once today!)
Gabrielle
Was seriously on the tip of my tongue to suggest Emmanuelle, but obviously, NO
Gloria
Comfort
(or Joy)

I like Noelle, Gabrielle and Joy. Lovely

What about Nollaig (NULLag) it's Irish for Christmas. Love it. I also like Christabel. Which could be a Christmas name?! Christabel Joy would be lovely.

Oh there are some lovely suggestions here- thanks so much. Joy is actually my DGMs name so I was thinking of using that as a middle name come what may. She loathes it, but I think it is lovely.

I LOVE Eirlys- that's seriously beautiful. Excuse my ignorance but do you say it as you see it ie Air-liss?

Also really like Christabel- very romantic and old-fashioned. Re Nollaig, I like it but we have a very well known Irish surname (from some extremely historic heritage) so people may expect her to break out into Irish at some point in her future if I give her an overtly Irish first name

Gabrielle also lovely but very alliterative with said surname

Congrats on your DS Magic!

Ps. Emmanuelle is lovely eg Emmanuelle Beart but is it no because of the film?

If you like French names and Noelle, I suggest Noelie.
Sylvie, Sylvia would fit in too because they are derivatives of Sylvestre (December 31)

Nieve is Spanish for snow. I know a child called this because he got snowed in at the hospital when she was born, and he walked home in the snow.

Nisse (Danish - elf) pn Nissa
Yulie
Robyn
Aster (Star)
Eiriol (Welsh - snowdrop)
Lumi (Finnish - snow)
Yuki (Japanese - snow)

Yes, because of the film. But maybe it's not everyone's first association I hadn't thought of Emmanuelle Beart. It is lovely, I agree. Like the male version too.

Seren - welsh for star
Noelle
Emmanuelle
Gabrielle
Esther
Joy

There you go, Badvoc doesn't immediately think of smut.

Felice
Morana- This is the name of the goddess of Winter

Stella (Star)

Josephine

Evangeline (Means "spreader of good news")

Helen/Helena (for "light")

Lucia

Seraphine/Serafina

Joy

Jemima and Paloma both mean "dove", I believe :)

Lumi is Finnish for snow, and I think it's lovely

Good luck! Lots of fun choices!

And Clara, which means light and is also the little girl in the Nutcracker. :)

I am so spoilt for choice here! Thanks so much everyone for these beautiful suggestions. Christabel Joy and Evangeline Joy are the current front runners. Sylvie Joy is also beautiful, I think. I love some of the words for snow but may struggle to get DH over the line. But we shall see. Lots of food for thought..... Thank you!!

Smut??
What have I missed??
:)
I love Helena btw....

Sylvaine (seel-vehn) - another French variation of Sylvie.