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.

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.

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 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.

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'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.

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.

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

Constance (Connie]
Prudence

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.

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)

Hosanna Joy.