Festive Combos

We are cautiously expecting a [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f] baby! If it’s a girl I am tempted to make the middle name reflect the spirit of of season!
Front runners for the first name are [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], Olenna, and [name_f]Linnea[/name_f].

Things like [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Snow[/name_f] are along the lines of what I mean, anything goes! (We aren’t really religious FYI)

If baby comes on Boxing [name_u]Day[/name_u] (the 26th) I would love [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] or [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] to be in the combo after my grandmother as that was her birthday!

Give me your best ideas!

(A boy will likely be [name_m]Ramsay[/name_m] [name_m]Philip[/name_m])

Ollena [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]

Yay, congrats kibby!

I like:
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
Olenna [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]

Your signature led me to [name_u]Frost[/name_u]! [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_u]Frost[/name_u], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Frost[/name_u] and Olenna [name_u]Frost[/name_u] all have a nice rhythm.

Congrats again! Boxing [name_u]Day[/name_u] is my birthday too :slight_smile:

I love all of your grandmother’s names, and I think something like [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] or [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] would be to die for!

Ideas for festive middles:

[name_f]Snowdrop[/name_f]
[name_f]Carol/name_f
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Paz[/name_u]/[name_u]Pax[/name_u]
[name_f]Lux[/name_f]/Lumen
[name_u]Yule[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f] (or [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], since both mean “light”)
[name_f]Dora[/name_f] (“gift”)
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f] (“white footprint”)
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Merry[/name_f]/[name_f]Merryn[/name_f]/[name_f]Merrily[/name_f]
[name_u]Berry[/name_u]
Hark
[name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f]/[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Zuzu[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Holiday[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]/[name_u]Clove[/name_u]/Nutmeg/[name_f]Saffron[/name_f], etc.
[name_f]Belen[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]…

Plus a few more seasonal-but-not-[name_m]Christian[/name_m] ideas here: “A Festivus for the Rest of Us!” – Onomastica

As a [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f] baby, I think it’s good your putting it in the middle. I think the idea is sweet, I would just be super annoyed with a [name_u]Christmas[/name_u]-y name up front. That said, [name_f]Holiday[/name_f] and [name_f]Merrily[/name_f] are my favorites. [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Holiday[/name_f] is adorable.

My favourite winter name, and I love, love it, is [name_f]Lumi[/name_f], meaning snow. All the best!

I love [name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] and [name_f]Linnea[/name_f].

[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] and [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] are lovely.

Some festive possibilities:
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] [name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Lumi[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_u]Peace[/name_u]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]

[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Finola[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Merry[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Star[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f]

There’s [name_f]Christabel[/name_f], [name_f]Eliora[/name_f], [name_f]Angelica[/name_f], & [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]! :slight_smile:

As always a pile of lovely suggestions ladies! I barely know where to start. Thank you for the congratulations! Things are moving along so far which is exciting!
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] feels magical!
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] has been on my list as my [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] combo for awhile I am glad to see it getting some love!
I can’t believe I overlooked [name_u]Frost[/name_u] as an option but to me it feels more masculine??
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] really makes me happy as well, it’s a combo I have considered before but it makes good sense for a [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] baby!
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] were very high on my list for many years I had forgotten it’s Christmassy connection!

There’s so many good suggestions here I can’t touch on them all!

Congrats! I love [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]…

Potential middles (& apologies for repeats):

[name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f] (AY-ra)
Eirlys (AYR-liss)
Eirwen (AY-ren)
[name_f]Holly[/name_f] or [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Solstice[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_u]Yule[/name_u]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u] (makes me think of twilight that falls early in [name_u]December[/name_u])
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Estrelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Estrella[/name_f]/[name_f]Estella[/name_f]/[name_u]Seren[/name_u] (all about the stars)
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]/[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]/any [name_f]Gwen[/name_f]- name
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Crystal[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/[name_f]Clara[/name_f]/[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]/[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]

I think [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] is beautiful and flows well.

[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]-nah…it’s a summer flower, and it contains two [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] religious connatations…[name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_m]Gold[/name_m] from gold, frankinscense and myrrh. And can even sound like Myrrh-gold!

Olenna and [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] are just okay.

I don’t like [name_f]Snow[/name_f] as a name at all, and [name_u]Frost[/name_u] is just too chilly for me.

Congrats!
I like:

Olenna [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Frost[/name_u] (I like [name_u]Frost[/name_u] with [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] since [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] is very girly to me)
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]

Olenna [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]