Baby due Christmas Day, lots of people have said she should have a christmassy name ...

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Holly maybe

Is this a big no-no?

Maybe middle name?

I was born on Christmas day and have a christmassy sounding name (although that was a coincidence I wasn't due on xmas day and I don't think my parents thought it through).

At college some friends used to follow me round saying 'XXX born on xmas day' over and over again. It was irritating! Don't do it!

Wherehaveyoupullthebloodybateries for a girl

and Imnotcookingforyourbloodyfamilynextyear for a boy?

If you want to be traditional

is there any reighndeer names that are nice? my brain isn't working tonight?

from the poem

'Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!'

Rather cruel all!

donna?

being born on Christmas Day isn't a curse, though, it's not like a dark cloud hanging over a child's head everyday, so why would a 'christmassy' name just remind them of this so-called trauma?

(and I do like the name Holly. A lot )

I'd go for a name that relates to a completely different day in the summer; so she can have an official birthday separate from Christmas. The only one that springs to mind is St.Bartholemews day (24th August), but there must be some saints with girly names... or May ? June ?

My DS2 is a Robin and he was born on the 29th July so you couldn't get farther away from Christmas if you tried. However no one has ever suited a name more. He's like a chirpy little bird with huge brown eyes.

It's almost Happy Birthday to your DS2 Roboshua

I know of a Mistletoe, shortened to Missy. Absolutely suits the little girl down to the ground!

I don't get this xmas namey thing. My cousin was born on xmas day and has a completely non-xmas name - because her parents liked it!

My gran was born on Easter sunday but not called bunny or egg,
No one has a birthday on 4th July and the name Liberty or Indpendence..

I've no idea when St Georges day is but there sure ain't a ton of little Georges/Patricks/Andrews/Leeks () born on the 4 national days!

31st Oct, do you call the child a halloween name? Pumpkin anyone? NO!!

No doubt someone will come along to say they know someone born on 5th November called Guy but I can beat you to that - my sis got a doggie on that date and called it Guy so there (and now I will Fawke off to bed)

if you want to be really unusual, you could call her Hedera (latin name for holly)

I was born on Dec 23, ds2 is Dec 28, ds1 is Dec 31 and none of us have christmassy names. It's a bit daft, like calling an august baby 'Summer' or, erm, 'August'. Or an easter baby 'Bunny'.

Go with a name you like for itself, not one that fits a theme. It's hard enough to choose a name without making your options even smaller.

Am PMSLing at Imnotcookingforyourbloodyfamilynextyear.

my friend who keep sheep had a lamb born on Easter Sunday and she called it Esther...

I actually LIKE the idea of the Latin name for holly, Thumbwitch...but the name itself doesn't look appealing somehow.

My forthcoming DD is getting a Latin name and if I have a DS in the future, already have a Latin name picked out.

Any Latin names up your sleeve? (Hijack, hijack)

By latin names, are you meaning names like:
Juno, pluto, apollo, vesta, venus.
Or common ancient roman names like:
Antonia, Camilla, Helena, Julia, Favonia, Sosia, Livia, Lydia, Lucia, Octavia.

Very nice names, almost all of them (the second list rather than the first).

The latter. I don't know why, I really love the way they look and sound.

I agree. They're the classical columns of the name world IYSWIM - simple and beautiful and ancient.

Hark at me waxing lyrical!

Should I ever have another girl she'd be Helena I think. Is also my middle name, and was my great grandmother's name.

I liked Helena for a girl but DH decided against that one as well - still lucky we got a boy. He is named for ancient Greek rather than Roman.

I also like Laetitia but haven't dared mention that one just yet...

DS was due on 21st Dec, but didnt' arive until the new year, so don't get too hung up on your baby arriving at Christmas.

What about Eve if she is born 24th?
Christmas is a bit Bond Girl but then I thought Felicity Fox was too bond girl.
Or to be Celtic, if you are Celtic? a gaelic name "nollaig" it means Christmas, and is pronounced Nullag. Different.

Stephanie for the 26th December??

My Mum was born on Christmas Eve - she is called Carol

DS1 was due on Christmas Day - he wasn't born until 10th January though so a Christmassy name would have been a bit passe by then

Christmas was a very common boys name in Wales at one time for Christmas babies. Our local ironmonger was CHristmas Evans