Seasons

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What's the rule around seasonal names (if there even is one?)

Currently pregnant (not going to find out the sex) and my fave girls name is Autumn, but baby is due in February. Does this matter?

DP loves Summer but again, unsure for the same reason.

Joint favourite is Willow.

I don’t think it matters tbh.

I mean, DS had an April in his class that was born in June, it’s just a name so it’s fine, no matter when her b.day is.

I really don’t think it matters

I like both Autumn and Summer and I think Willow goes nicely with both

Willow Autumn or Willow Summer are lovely

I personally think it’s a bit odd unless there’s a birth connection. I liked Winter but had a summer baby…

I don't think it matters , it also be based on when DC is conceived or born .

Thank you, you've made me feel better! I had pretty much written them off but as the general consensus is it doesn't matter they are now back in the running 😀

I don’t think it matters. I prefer Autumn over Willow! Its got an unusual but not strange feeling to it!

My daughter is called Autumn and her birthday is also in February! Never has anything but compliments about her name and she's in her late twenties now.

I'm not keen on season/month names anyway but it's not my baby.
Wouldn't she get asked if she was born around then a lot?

Love seasonal names and no I don’t think it matters

We're more than our birthdays! It doesn't matter at all. It probably feels like it matters because the only thing you currently know about your daughter is what season she'll be born in, so calling her after another season seema strange. But with time, what season she's born in will be a topic that only ever comes up once a year.

@Rosehiptea , someone I know has a month name as a middle name. Her first name and surname are common ones so the middle name gets used too.
(e.g. Olivia April Smith). Her birthday isn't anywhere near April, but the second of her two older brother's is.

I think it’s slightly odd to call your kid Autumn or Summer if she’s born in Feb, but it’s not like it really matters,

To me personally, I find it odd to use month or season names without any connection to them. But I think that's literally just my opinion as everyone I know or know of with a Summer, Autumn, June, April etc are never born in those seasons or months

I know 3 Carols who were born in late December - as was Noel Edmonds.

Obviously millions of other babies born around this time do not have Christmas themed names.

I hate seasonal names for this reason. It’s twee if the name matches the season and yet slightly odd if it doesn’t. They aren’t even nice sounding words to make it worthwhile.

I know an Autumn born in the Spring.

It’s just a name, like a flower name. You wouldn’t assume a girl named Rose or Violet to have any connection to a flower (or colour for that matter) so why should it different for a season?

I’ve always loved the name Winter for a girl and when we found out we were having a daughter due in January we gave her the name. We wouldn’t have named her Winter if she wasn’t born in Winter x

The name - Autumn Willow - is gorgeous.

I agree with the above. Autumn Willow is beautiful

Autumn Willow sounds like something you'd pick up at a garden centre or a paint colour

I like Autumn as a name. But not for a baby born in February.

Agreed. The combination makes autumn sound like an adjective.

Salix serissima - Wikipedia Autumn Willow