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.

Well, this WAS a feast to read! Thanksgiving? I thought you were talking about the holiday! My children have what in my opinion are most sensible names. I suggest you delve into the world of Sarah's and Mary's.

So sorry for your loss op x I have to agree about thanksgiving I think it lacks the grace and beauty of honour and hope and also opens her up to teasing kids can be mean. Faith is a gorgeous name I also love blessing. Or how about glory, bliss or destiny It wouldn't be too my taste but the girl I know with the name suits it.

@Lovebug06 Promise is lovely

Heaven

I would go with either

Blessing
Faith
Felicity

Sorry for your loss but come on op.
Thanksgiving?! That's not even a name . Please think of the poor child as it grows up.

What about Thankful as opposed to Thanksgiving. I agree Promise is lovely

I’m sorry for your loss but thanksgiving is one of the worst names I’ve ever heard.
How about Blessing (nickname blessy would be so lovely!) or other virtue names like Verity, Faith, Charity, Serenity, Constance (nickname Connie)
Or less obvious virtue names like:
Felicity (nickname Fliss) means happy/good fortune in Latin,
Blythe - means carefree and happy

I’m so sorry for your loss OP. I agree that Thanksgiving doesn’t sound like a name and would be hard to shorten and maybe lead to teasing.

There are some lovely suggestions so far. I love Faith, Blessing, Mercy, Eliana.

Other ideas:
Celestine (meaning heavenly)
Elisha (God is my salvation)
Eve (to live)
Gia (gods gracious gift)
Jessica (blessed)

Just noticed someone has suggested Trinity. I love that as it would be a reference to all three of your daughters.

There are lots of great suggestions on this thread. I strongly urge you to not name your child thanksgiving; she could be bullied terribly (I'm a secondary teacher).

i have a virtue name of the kind you have considered.
i've got to be honest, i have found it very difficult to live with. It invites comment all the time, people make jokes about it( often the same joke in various forms) and people think you should act/behave as your name.
I completely understand your sentiment but i really would think very hard about it.
I very much wish my parents had NOT gone down that road.

Charity or Mercy would be my choice for something more unusual. Otherwise Faith is lovely and very classic.

Blessing or Precious seem more fitting to me. Good luck.

I don’t see Thanksgiving as a virtue name so for me you wouldn’t be achieving what you wanted by choosing it

Do you like Prudence? Or Constance?
There have been some other lovely suggestions. Best wishes

I think that would be a hard name to handle.

Celeste?
Patience?
Merryn means joyful, and you could shorted to Merry too

OP I am sorry for your loss.

I agree with others tho that Thanksgiving is a bit much. I love Felicity and Blessing also goes well with your other DDs' names. Honour, Hope and Blessing - lovely. Verity tho it has a different meaning is another lovely name and was used by a friend after a loss of a child.

So sorry for your loss.

I agree with the other posters - Thanksgiving is truly awful. I'm personally not a fan of matching sibling names, at least not in an obvious way. If you really want a virtue name, then I think Felicity, meaning 'happiness', would be nice. Otherwise my choice would be Beatrice - 'she who brings happiness'. Or possibly something a bit different with a similar meaning, like Farrah or Ilaria.

but to ask if it’s a joke is actually quite hurtful and rude

I appreciate this is a subject close to your heart, but when you are proposing such an OTT name, it’s really not surprising that people ask if it’s a genuine question. If anything, the reaction from posters should show you and Your DH just what you’d be saddling you’re daughter with for the rest of her life if you choose this. She’ll need a far thicker skin than you.
There are some lovey suggestions on here though.

How about Hope, Grace or Joy? Agree that Thanksgiving is a mouthful though the sentiment is nice.

I really, really don’t think you can. Would you like to go through life as Thanksgiving?

Faith works well - through the tough journey to get to DD3 you and your DH kept “faith” in it all and this is your outcome. I think it’s lovely.

Gift - really grew to love this name on a girl I once knew at school. Your DD3 could be your gift after what you’ve been through?

Or I also thought of Abigail - Father’s Joy.

Also, don't worry about using names that friends have used, no one owns a name and you should absolutely use the name if you want to!

I came to agree with @ViolaValentina - Felicity is a lovely virtue name meaning happiness or bliss.

I think Thanksgiving is a bad idea OP, though I'm really sorry for your loss 💐

Others I like are Hope and Faith.

I knew someone called Blessings once, and everyone (including me) thought that was such a lovely name, and really suited her too.

Sorry for your loss OP
I agree Thanksgiving isn’t suitable though - it’s not a name. I love Prudence and Constance, they would be on my list but I can’t use them for various reasons. Felicity and Verity are nice too. If you liked Joy but can’t use it then I think Felicity is a good alternative.