Thanksgiving? It is too much?

[Cma1988]

Hiya, I’ve name changed here as I’m giving my child’s name so just using this username for this thread.
I’m due baby girl in a few days, (Dd3) and my DH and I are trying to pick a name.

We are really looking for a virtue name - we have Dd1 who is Honour, and we also had dd2 who sadly was born sleeping, due to lots of complications in pregnancy, who we also gave a virtue name.

We are looking for a name that marks the joy of having another girl after our loss and for what has been thankfully a good pregnancy.

We can’t use Joy though as a baby in our very close friendship circle has just been name Joy. Also can’t use Grace for a similar reason.

We are thinking ‘Thanksgiving’, as this conveys thankfulness and a sense of giving back for our blessing. DH loves it and wants it to be a done deal but I am thinking - it’s quite a mouthful and a big name to give to a little girl, what if it’s too much? And what would we shorten Thanksgiving to?

Can I have your thoughts on Thanksgiving, or if you think it’s too much, do you have any other suggestions?

We are Christians if that gives any context.

Ashar I think I read means Thanksgiving.
But would mean your child won't mind it being called out at school.
Tell your husband to stand in the mall and shout out your child's name and see if he feels stupid.
Shouting Thanksgiving will sure make people state, and not in a good way.

Hope is such a beautiful name. I love the virtue names as well. Patience is a fave of mine.

Just thought of Merci ie. French for thanks. Or spell it Mercy and you have another virtue name.

I thought the title meant you were planning over the top thanksgiving celebrations for this year and had posted in the wrong section.
Not for a second I thought that would be a name suggestion, I am accepting of any name and after meeting someone once with an alternate name you're used to it but I do think thanksgiving is a ridiculous choice, sorry.
The sentiment behind it is lovely but I would go with a suggestion from pp's, there have been some great ones.

Thanks is such a common word that it'd be confusing to have it as your name.

I hope your husband will reconsider, it's a burden to be saddled with such a clunky unusual name which has direct connotations with the American festival celebrating Autumn harvest.

Do you mind me asking if you’re of southern African heritage? I love the virtue names from this area, the devotional strength of them is wonderful.

I like Thanksgiving but agree that any shortening would be tricky, yet possibly needed for a child because of its length.

Comfort?

Is this a joke?

No no no no no. That is not fair. Your daughter has to live with this name for life, you don’t. I’m sorry you had this awful experience, but that is no reason to do this to her.

Theodora means gift of God
Dorothea - same
Genevieve - God’s blessing
Felicity means joy
Serena - serenity
Sophia - wisdom
Beatrice - she brings happiness
Miriam - wished for
Mirielle/a - miracle
Gwyneth - blessed
Constance, Faith, Hope all nice too

There will be many more

@UGH1

Comfort?

Oh god no - Comfort = comfort girls - don’t do that

Comfort, Charity, Blessing, Gloria, Harmony, Mercy & Precious are relatively common names in black African communities in my area, and all pretty.
More traditionally English are Verity, Felicity, Constance, Hope, Faith & Prudence.
Not sure that Chastity would work any more!

Thanksgiving just sounds bizzare; I get the meaning appeals to you but it's a festival, not a name.

Faith is a beautiful name. I don’t think she’d thank you for a name like thanksgiving.

Try and think what it would be like for the poor child to be saddled with that for a name. They'll be ridiculed throughout school and will be forever explaining it for the rest of their life. It's not just about what you like, it's about the child too.

I like Faith or Felicity as I think they convey the meaning you want without being too obvious.

Thanksgiving is just plain weird.

Thank you for all the sugggestions.

To those asking if it’s a joke, I get that the name is not to your taste, and I have admitted that I was cautious of it and thought it may have been too much, so I am not surprised by many of the replies, but to ask if it’s a joke is actually quite hurtful and rude. I don’t mind people not liking a suggestion but please don’t ridicule me. I have explained our story, which can show why we wanted a name to convey thanksgiving and gratitude and joy.

@TrickyBiscuits we are not of South African heritage, I’m of Caribbean heritage and DH British

If you like Faith I'd go for that. It is a wonderfully underused name and will fit in beautifully with the two names for your other DDs

I think Blessing is lovely.

Felicity is a lovely name but I hate the shortened version of Flic so you’d have to be careful to nip that in the bud for her first few years.

Ridiculous name. You’re setting your child up for a lifetime of misery with that name. Please don’t do that to her.

I knew a little girl called Promise. I also like faith.
Sorry for your loss. Hope is a beautiful name

I've dealt with a lot of little girls called Blessing/Blessed, Miracle, Comfort and Gift from predominantly Black African backgrounds but from other cultures too. I think they are gorgeous names, you can just imagine the sheer love and happiness of the parents meeting their baby girl summed up in these names.
I'm more familiar with Hebrew/Old Testament names although a lot are also popular in Christian families too
Abigail means Father's Joy, Aliza means Joy,. Eliana means my God has answered me and Thea is gift from God.

I don't think that Thanksgiving is an appropriate name. It isn't a person's name for a start, it is an North American holiday. What about Faith as you already like it and then a name meaning Thanks or Joy as a middle name

I think that Blessing would be perfect. It's a pretty name, and fits with your journey.

I really wouldn't. My friend named her baby born after loss Mercy and I named mine Matthew which means gift.

I’m so sorry for your loss.
I think Faith is a lovely name and would really work with your other children’s names. My friend named her DD Faith, after experiencing problems conceiving.

Asher means thanksgiving I think. How about Trinity?