Baby Names Inspired by the Holidays
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Though we are a nation blanketed in unbelievable mourning in the wake of the Newtown massacre, many of us are doing our best to prepare for the upcoming holiday by filling it with extra love, laughter, hugs and kisses. And for those of us who are waiting on the arrival of a baby boy or baby girl, we’ve got the best holiday names to inspire you!
Top holiday girls’ names
Noelle
January
Seraphina - Hebrew for “powerful angel”
Winter
Gloria – Latin for “glory”
Angel
Laila – Hebrew for “light”
Holly
Joy
Natalia/Natalie – Latin for Christmas day
Mary
Eve
Top holiday boys’ names
Nicholas
Kris – After Kris Kringle
Gabriel – Responsible for telling Mary she was pregnant
Fritz – Little boy in the Nutcracker
Joseph
Caleb
Moses
Felix
Shepherd
Micah – He foretold that the birth of Jesus would be in Bethlehem
Michael – One of the seven archangels
Callum – Means dove, the symbol of peace
What is your favorite holiday-inspired name?
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Nuel/Noel for boys
Emmanuel for boys
Epiphany for boys
Nuella for girls
Emma for girls
Zoe for girls
@grace Please don’t name your child Epiphany.
We named our daughter Valentine.