I got in the habit of creating birthday themed threads a few years ago, so here’s me, continuing the trend. [name_f][/name_f] Currently staying with my nephews and I know I’m not going to have a second tomorrow to pop on Nameberry when my birthday actually[name_f][/name_f] is, so I’m posting the night before this time. [name_f][/name_f]
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But here’s my fun birthday-themed name question for 2025–if you had to name a kiddo honoring you birthdate, what name would you use? [name_f][/name_f] And alternately, if you could pick your own birthdate for the name possibilities, what date would you pick and what name(s) would you choose?
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I’ll respond to the questions in the first post. [name_f][/name_f]
If I were naming a kiddo based on my own birthdate, I think I’d pick something like Peter Linden or Anastasia Chloe or Violet Mariposa. Or maybe just something like Posy Marcheline?
If I were to pick my own date I’d pick October 11, maybe? Somewhere around there. I love autumn and always wanted an autumn birthday! If I were an autumn kid I would have given myself the name Aurélie Hazel I think, nn Ari?
If I were naming one for my own birthdate I would use [name_m]Seven[/name_m] or [name_m]Thursday[/name_m] for sure! Both are guilty pleasures for me anyway, but the excuse as a self birthdate honour would make it a must! So maybe [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] [name_f]Peridot[/name_f] [name_m]Thursday[/name_m] or Arielah [name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_m]Seven[/name_m] or [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_f]Ariel[/name_f] [name_m]Seven[/name_m] or [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] [name_m]Onyx[/name_m]
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Picking my own birthdate, I love [name_f]Winter[/name_f] and icy, snowy weather, so maybe sometime the end of January; let’s say the 27th. I would go with [name_f]Farah[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Dagny[/name_f] or [name_f]Iseult[/name_f] Gwynevere [name_f]Ylva[/name_f] or [name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_f]Winter[/name_f] [name_m]Wolf[/name_m] or [name_f]January[/name_f] Isulf [name_m]Dag[/name_m]
[name_f]Happy[/name_f] birthday, @ashthedreamer[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] I particularly like [name_f]Posy[/name_f] [name_f]Marcheline[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]
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I like my birthday month as a name, and [name_f]April[/name_f] was popular in my birth decade, the 80’s! I used to like [name_f]Avril[/name_f] more, but I slightly prefer [name_f]April[/name_f] now. So maybe [name_f]April[/name_f] [name_f]Pascale[/name_f] or [name_m]Pascal[/name_m] [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f]
[name_f]My[/name_f] birthday is in [name_f]October[/name_f] so I would definitely use the name the [name_f]October[/name_f] for either gender! I would also use something that reminds me of [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] (the name [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] makes me think of fall for some reason lol) maybe [name_f]October[/name_f] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] or [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] [name_f]October[/name_f], [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_f]October[/name_f], [name_f]October[/name_f] [name_m]Finn[/name_m] or without using [name_f]October[/name_f], [name_m]Rowan[/name_m] [name_m]Finn[/name_m] or [name_m]Forest[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] for boys and [name_f]October[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]October[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Samantha[/name_f], [name_f]October[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] and [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] [name_f]Blithe[/name_f]. This was fun!
[name_f]Happy[/name_f] birthday, @ashthedreamer!! [name_f][/name_f] All the best wishes to you on your special day
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If I were naming a daughter to honor my birthday, I think I’d go super straightforwardly with [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] [name_f]June[/name_f], [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] [name_f]Junia[/name_f], or [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]! For a boy, maybe I’d go for [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] [name_m]Julian[/name_m] or [name_m]Elio[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m].
happy birthday!! [name_f][/name_f]I’d be inspired by the saints and martyrs who share a saint’s day with my birthday, so [name_m]Francis[/name_m][name_f][/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m][name_f][/name_f], [name_m]Christian[/name_m][name_f][/name_f], [name_m]Laurence[/name_m][name_f][/name_f], [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] and [name_f]Amalia[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] are all options!
I would most likely use [name_f]Violet[/name_f] as its my birth month flower. Maybe something like [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Amadea[/name_f] or [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Maite[/name_f]
I’d choose Cora-Lynn [name_f]Claire[/name_f] to honor both myself and my cousin (who have very close birthdays and I’m very close to her)
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And if I could change my birthday—which I don’t mind its placement rn tbh—I’d probably choose smth super basic like 10/31 or some time in [name_f]May[/name_f].
Seeing as the day is called the light of [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_f]Alba[/name_f] and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] would be the obvious ones, like [name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f]Selena[/name_f] would be gorgeous. [name_f][/name_f]But [name_f][/name_f] it’s also the longest night of the year, and it happened to be a [name_f]Monday[/name_f] the year I was born so something to do with the moon would be perfect.
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[name_f]Girl[/name_f]: [name_f]Aylin[/name_f] (Turkish name meaning moonlight or moon halo) [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Boy[/name_m]: Ayyur (Berber god of the [name_f]Moon[/name_f], also the word for moon)
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There I go, using two favorites that I couldn’t give my kids. What would you pair them with though for a winter solstice baby?
Based on my birth month, I might do something like
August Lucinda / August Wilfred
Augusta Clare
Grover Augustine
Hal Augustus
Based on symbols:
Poppy Sunniva + Leo Ignatius
Feast and name days:
Henrietta Ivalo Mary / Ivo Oswald
I think my birthday is great. But I might pick one like June 22. I was born in late August and it’s always right around the start of school which has always been stressful for me.
and if we’re being literal I could go with [name_f]October[/name_f] [name_f]Sixtine[/name_f] (10/16)
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Picking my own birthdate I would still choose my birthdate, cause I love everything about it but if I had to choose, I’d say somewhere in august because I adore the names [name_m]August[/name_m] and [name_f]Augusta[/name_f]. [name_f][/name_f]So [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Peridot[/name_f] would be my first choice.
Thank you for all the birthday wishes, everyone! [name_f][/name_f]
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@GreenEyes375[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Zane[/name_m] [name_f]Winter[/name_f] [name_m]Wolf[/name_m] is amazing! [name_f][/name_f] I also love seeing [name_f]Peridot[/name_f], such a great gem name! [name_f][/name_f] I’ve long wished I knew someone with an [name_m]August[/name_m] birthday so I had an excuse to use [name_f]Peridot[/name_f]!
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@daisydarcy[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] [name_m]Julian[/name_m] and [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] [name_f]Junia[/name_f] are amazing!
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@Mary_Rose[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- how did I forget name days?! [name_f][/name_f] I would probably have to add [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f] [name_f]Aquamarine[/name_f] and [name_m]Joakim[/name_m] [name_f]Sunday[/name_f]!
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@LibelluleClaire[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- I’ve always loved the option of [name_f]Violet[/name_f] to honor my dad who is also a [name_f]February[/name_f] baby! [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Amadea[/name_f] is beautiful!
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@maleficent101[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Romy[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] is so sweet!
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@Greyblue[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Suvi[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Rory[/name_m], and [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] are amazing! [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] is so sweet too.
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@lateaugust[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] are amazing! [name_f][/name_f] Same with [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] [name_f]Ivalo[/name_f] Mary—Ivalo is such a great name. [name_f][/name_f] I also love my birthday—March is one of my favorite months and I love that my birthday is the first day of spring! [name_f][/name_f] I do sometimes dream of having an [name_f]October[/name_f] or [name_f]December[/name_f] birthday though haha.
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@whimsyberry[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- love [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] [name_m]Bram[/name_m] and [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Peridot[/name_f]! [name_f][/name_f] I love [name_f]Peridot[/name_f] so much!
[name_f][/name_f] I particularly like [name_f]Posy[/name_f] [name_f]Marcheline[/name_f] 
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[name_f][/name_f] All the best wishes to you on your special day 
