With the very real possibility that I could end up with a [name]July[/name] 4th baby, I thought it would be interesting to get some ideas of ‘firecracker’ or [name]July[/name] 4th inspired names. I would consider a middle name to pay homage to the fact that she is indeed an Independence [name]Day[/name] baby. I would love to see what some of your favorite Independence [name]Day[/name] inspired names are!
[name]Gloria[/name] - as in Old [name]Glory[/name]
Besty - as in [name]Betsy[/name] [name]Ross[/name]
[name]Liberty[/name] - a guilty pleasure name but if used in fn slot it has nn of [name]Libby[/name]
[name]Belle[/name] - as in the [name]Liberty[/name] [name]Bell[/name]
[name]America[/name], [name]Glory[/name], [name]Liberty[/name], Independence, [name]Amber[/name] (waves of grain), [name]Justice[/name], [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Freedom[/name], any state name (I’ve heard of [name]Virginia[/name], [name]Indiana[/name], Mississippi, [name]Missouri[/name], [name]Dakota[/name], [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Carolina[/name])
You’ve got some great suggestions already! [name]How[/name] about…
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] (means [name]Free[/name] [name]Man[/name])
[name]Marina[/name] (US Marines)
[name]Catherine[/name] ([name]Catherine[/name] Wheel firework)
[name]Apple[/name] (what’s more American than [name]Apple[/name] Pie?)
[name]Belle[/name] (the [name]Liberty[/name] [name]Belle[/name]?)
[name]Delphia[/name] ([name]Philadelphia[/name])
[name]Freida[/name] (like [name]Freedom[/name]?)
Any name meaning star like, [name]Estelle[/name]/[name]Estella[/name], [name]Astra[/name], [name]Esther[/name], [name]Roxana[/name], [name]Seren[/name], [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Francis[/name] ([name]Francis[/name] [name]Scott[/name] Key wrote the national anthem)
[name]Deborah[/name] ([name]Deborah[/name] [name]Sampson[/name] was the 1st known woman to impersonate a man to join the revolutionary army)
[name]Mercy[/name] ([name]Mercy[/name] [name]Otis[/name] [name]Warren[/name], a patriot writer)
[name]Polly[/name] ([name]Polly[/name] [name]Cooper[/name], an [name]Oneida[/name] [name]Indian[/name] woman who took part in an expedition to aid the Continental army at [name]Valley[/name] Forge)
Revere ([name]Paul[/name] Revere)
[name]Molly[/name] (Mollt Pitcher, born [name]Mary[/name] [name]Ludwig[/name], given that epithet because she fetched water to soldiers in battle; later [name]Washington[/name] made her a non-commissioned officer)
[name]Lydia[/name] ([name]Lydia[/name] [name]Darragh[/name] Quaker woman who (probably) warned [name]Washington[/name] of an impending attack)
[name]Sybil[/name] ([name]Sybil[/name] Ludington – a sort of female [name]Paul[/name] Revere who, at 16, rode 40 miles in a night storm to warn the militia that the British were burning Danbury, Connecticut)
Ditto that others said. If I were you, I’d go with either [name]Gloria[/name], [name]Liberty[/name] or [name]Arizona[/name]/[name]Georgia[/name]/[name]Virginia[/name].
This is all I can think of…good luck!
[name]Justice[/name]
[name]Celestine[/name] (stone that contains strontium, a mineral used in fireworks!)
[name]Julia[/name] ([name]Julia[/name] as in [name]July[/name])