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Is Holly too cheesy for a Christmas baby?

41 replies

Teebeexxx · 18/05/2009 13:25

I'm due around Xmas / New Year and love the girls name Holly but is it a bit cheesy to name a Christmas baby Holly?

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SarahL2 · 01/07/2009 17:19

I knew twins born on christmas day who were named Nicholas and Noel - I know they wished thier parents hadn't been so cheesy.

I know it's going agianst the grain here but I do think Holly is too cheesy for a christmas baby. I'm due on December 27th and get Holly suggested all the time but I wouldn't dream of using it

chimchar · 01/07/2009 17:25

celyn is welsh for holly....

but i love holly, and think its lovely for a christmassy baby.

TwoSunnyDays · 01/07/2009 18:06

I would probably relegate it to a middle name Too cheesy for me as well.

Fimbo · 01/07/2009 18:21

Do not pick Natalie, everyone drops the t and makes it sound awful.

sophiesmummie · 01/07/2009 21:52

I like Holly, but prefer Natalie or Natalia if you want a 'Christmas' association.

NaccetyMac · 02/07/2009 06:57

DS2 was a due at Christmas but turned up late baby. He was born on New Year's Day and is named Rowan - it's a winter tree too. I was going to use Rowan for either gender, I love it.

ilovesprouts · 02/07/2009 07:08

ooh holly a lovely name ,you could always spell it hollie ,go for it

piscesmoon · 02/07/2009 07:20

I like it but spell it properly!

Bumperlicioso · 02/07/2009 07:34

Holly is ok, and not cheesey, but I like Noelle for a Christmas name!

I used to live in Wales and work with babies and there was a baby called Llawen. Merry Christmas in Welsh is Nadolig Llawen and my colleague explained to me that she had never heard the name Llawen before, (or it might have been a really old fashioned name) and was essentially like calling their baby 'Merry'. She thought it was very sweet.

ilovesprouts · 02/07/2009 07:42

also i know a couple of girls called holly,born in aug/sept although ones is spelled hollie

TwoSunnyDays · 02/07/2009 11:05

or Ilex maybe

MamaLazarou · 02/07/2009 12:43

Holly is lovely for a Christmas baby.

My mum is a Christmas Carol.

cheesesarnie · 02/07/2009 12:45

i love it.ds2 was 19th dec and his middle name is robin which dd chose.

i know a santa-really!

MamaLazarou · 02/07/2009 12:59

Poor Santa.

MaggieBeeBeau · 02/07/2009 18:08

I like HOlly. I also like Ivy and Robin and Noelle, and Natalia and Eve and Christmas and Stephanie (St Stephen's day is 26th December). OK Christmas is pushing it! but she could be Christa which is lovely.

MaggieBeeBeau · 02/07/2009 18:12

bumper, You would see irish xmas cards with Nollaig Shona in the middle and the Shona part means happy and is a name. Nollaig is also a name, but it's very rare. Don't know any. I know a couple of Shonas though.

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