There’s no Baby Name of the Day post today, and normally I’d just link up to a bunch of the best holiday-inspired baby name posts in Sunday’s Summary.
But then I spotted Nameberry’s cool Thanksgiving Baby Names post, complete with slideshow.
And I remembered this post, from last year’s holiday.
So I’m asking: if you had to name a baby today, and you absolutely had to incorporate the holiday your child’s name, what would you choose?
Feel free to play along even if you’re not in the US … actually, you’ll probably have more free time.
I’ll choose a handful and run a poll in the Sunday Summary so we can vote for our favorite. Winner gets bragging rights!
So bring ’em on: girl or boy, what would you name a Thanksgiving-born child? Mercy? Myles? Tom? I can’t wait to read the comments!
NOTE: I’ve closed comments, since the polls are already up in this week’s Sunday Summary. Feel free to leave another idea there – and vote!
This is a hard one! i love virtue names and i think that many of them could play tribute to this holiday not only because of names worn by the Pilgrims but also in their meaning for Thanksgiving.
My favorite virtue names are Liberty, Merritt, Hope, Temperance, Honora, Amity, and Verity.
However, i think that my choices would have to be:
Dahlia Carys (Dahlia means “fate, luck” and is also the name of a flower, bringing me to mind of “Mayflower”; Carys means “love” and i believe love is a large part of this holiday.)
or
Hugh Bennett (Hugh means “heart, mind, spirit” ;Bennett means “blessed”; together they list things that i feel blessed for – healthy heart, mind, and spirit.)
Strictly because of meaning:
Benedict Palmer (blessed; pilgrim.)
Frida Beatrix (peace; voyager, blessed.)
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
Ooh, I love Benedict Palmer!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Hope you have a great day! ^__^ <3
From: Laney and the rest of the McDonald/Robinson/Modell clan.
For a girl, Melora Constance (Melora means “Golden Apple” and Constance was the name of a passenger on the Mayflower) and for a boy Bartholomew Aurelius (Bartholomew was a passenger and Aurelius means “Golden”)
Ooh … those are great pairs!
Pilgrim names for girls I would think Grace, Temperance, and Patience, but if I actually had a kid born on Thanksgiving, I’d be more creative by considering Gracias, Merci, or Grazie for girls. I think Merci or Grazie would look adorable on a little girl. 🙂
When I think of Thanksgiving, I usually think of wild animals being hunted: deer and turkeys. So I would probably consider boys’ names to be Archer, or Hunter. Courage would also make a nice middle name. 😀
Very creative!
I agree with Anya. Definatly Hope.
Oooh! Fun Game!
For Boys: I’m sad that Myles seems to be growing in popularity. Hands down that would be my first Thanksgiving baby name of choice. Also, Abraham (nn Abe) or Lincoln would be in consideration as he started the holiday.
For girls: Although I honestly know very little about the the pilgrim women, I do like some of the character-quality names they used for girls – Grace (nn Gracie) would be the top of our list, although I really like Constance too.In keeping with their Bible-naming trends, I also might choose Ruth (nn Ruthie). It’s my mother’s middle name. After all, she’s worked very hard to make most of MY Thanksgivings very special. I realize that might be a stretch for this game, but true for my life!
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Well, I actually just thought a little more about Constance. I would need a different last name to use her. Our last name starts with Con.
But if not for that, Constance is a great name, and heard so rarely today!
I found names I liked but not very many names I really liked. Rose and Elias are good. Joan and Hope and Francis and Samuel are all good too.
I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, out of respect and remembrance for the treatment of Native Americans. Even though my husband’s family is Cherokee and a bit of Sioux, if I *had* to name my child for this day, I’d choose a Native name from the era/area. Perhaps Samoset for a boy, Shenandoah for a girl.
That’s a nice thought, Panya, and they are lovely names.
I feel similarly, Panya. I thought of Honor for a Thanksgiving name, as a hope for understanding and respect between cultures.
I suppose I might use Peregrine or Giles, since they are my ancestors. I also like Mercy and Remember. Thankful is not too bad either.