North pole name game

Name you children with these. Middle names are your choices.

You can have as many children you want.

[name]Balthasar[/name], [name]Balthazar[/name]- [name]One[/name] of the [name]Magi[/name]

[name]Casper[/name], [name]Gaspard[/name], [name]Jasper[/name]- While he doesn’t appear in the Bible, this is also said to be the name (here in several versions) of one of the three wise men

[name]Christian[/name], [name]Christine[/name], [name]Christina[/name], [name]Christopher[/name], [name]Christabel[/name] (girl) and [name]Cristobal[/name] (boy) – Followers of [name]Christ[/name]

[name]Emmanuel[/name] for a boy, or [name]Emmanuelle[/name], for a girl

[name]Epiphany[/name]- For the celebration just following that commemorates the visit of the [name]Magi[/name]

[name]Estelle[/name], [name]Estella[/name], [name]Esther[/name], [name]Seren[/name], [name]Stella[/name]- All have meaning related to “star”

[name]Eve[/name]- For the night before

[name]Jesus[/name]

[name]Joseph[/name], [name]Josepha[/name], [name]Josephine[/name] (also cognates [name]Giuseppe[/name] and [name]Jozef[/name])

[name]Yeshua[/name]- Other versions of the name [name]Jesus[/name]

[name]Maria[/name], [name]Mary[/name]- The mother. [name]Miriam[/name] is also etymologically linked to this name

[name]Melchior[/name]- The third king to visit [name]Jesus[/name]

[name]Natalia[/name], [name]Natalie[/name]- Derived from natal which means “birth”, [name]Natale[/name] is the Italian word for [name]Christmas[/name]; [name]Natasha[/name] is an Eastern European nickname for [name]Natalia[/name]

[name]North[/name]- After the guiding [name]North[/name] [name]Star[/name]?

[name]Theodore[/name]/a, [name]Dorothea[/name], [name]Dorothy[/name]- “Gift of God”

[name]Virginia[/name]- There are any number of names that represent the Virgin [name]Mary[/name]. Plus you can say to her, “Yes, [name]Virginia[/name], there is a [name]Santa[/name] [name]Claus[/name].”

Names connoting light:

[name]Claire[/name]

[name]Clara[/name]- Also the little girl in the Nutcracker, who in some versions is referred to as [name]Mary[/name] or [name]Maria[/name]; her brother is [name]Fritz[/name]

[name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Eleanora[/name], [name]Leonor[/name], [name]Lenora[/name], [name]Nora[/name]

[name]Helen[/name]

[name]Lucia[/name], [name]Lucian[/name], [name]Lucius[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Lux[/name]

The [name]Angelic[/name]:

[name]Angel[/name], [name]Angela[/name], [name]Angelica[/name], [name]Angelika[/name], [name]Angelina[/name]

[name]Gabriel[/name]- [name]Angel[/name] who broke the news to [name]Mary[/name] that she was pregnant; [name]Gabriella[/name], [name]Gabrielle[/name]

[name]Hermione[/name]- “The messenger”

[name]Malachi[/name]- “My messenger” or “my angel” in Hebrew

[name]Michael[/name]- Another of the seven archangels, and a good choice if your loved one is away in battle, as he is patron saint of soldiers

[name]Serafina[/name], [name]Seraphine[/name]- From the highest order of angels, the seraphim, and with the slightly ironic meaning “fiery”

Names that recall the spirit of the season:

[name]Faith[/name], [name]Fidelity[/name]

[name]Felicia[/name], [name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Felix[/name]

[name]Gloria[/name], [name]Glory[/name]

[name]Hope[/name]

[name]Joy[/name]

[name]Merrily[/name], [name]Merry[/name]

[name]Pax[/name]

Meaning “dove”, the symbol of peace:

[name]Colombe[/name]

[name]Columba[/name]

[name]Dove[/name]

[name]Jemima[/name]

[name]Paloma[/name]

Greenery:

[name]Berry[/name]

[name]Cedar[/name]

Celyn- Welsh for “holly”

[name]Elm[/name]

[name]Holly[/name]

[name]Ivy[/name]

[name]Juniper[/name]

[name]Pine[/name]

(Mistletoe and Poinsettia are other possibilities, though I can’t get behind either one)

Related to the season, as it is in the northern hemisphere:

[name]Bianca[/name], [name]Blanca[/name]- “White” in Italian, Spanish

[name]Blanche[/name]- French for “white”

[name]Eira[/name]- Welsh for “snow”

Lumi- Finnish for “snow”

[name]Neige[/name]- “[name]Snow[/name]” in French

[name]Nevada[/name]- “[name]Snow[/name]-capped” in Spanish

[name]Nieves[/name]- “[name]Snow[/name]” in Spanish
[name]Robin[/name],[name]Snow[/name],Solstice,[name]Winter[/name],[name]Yuki[/name], [name]Yukiko[/name]- Japanese, [name]Yule[/name],[name]Bell[/name], [name]Belle[/name],[name]Carol[/name],[name]Christmas[/name],[name]Claus[/name], [name]Nicholas[/name], [name]Nicola[/name], [name]Nicole[/name],[name]December[/name],[name]Noel[/name], [name]Noelia[/name], [name]Noelle[/name]

[name]Casper[/name] [name]North[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name] [name]Noel[/name]
[name]Nora[/name] [name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]

[name]Virginia[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] & [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Angela[/name] [name]Bellamy[/name] (16)

    • son: [name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Jasper[/name] (1)
      [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Austin[/name] (12)
      [name]Eleanora[/name] [name]Grace[/name] (11)

[name]Serafina[/name] [name]Bell[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name] [name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Dove[/name]
[name]Eve[/name] [name]Lenora[/name]
[name]Robin[/name] [name]Winter[/name]
[name]Christabel[/name] [name]Glory[/name]
[name]Esther[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name] [name]Merry[/name]
[name]Holly[/name] [name]North[/name]

[name]Felix[/name] Celyn
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Frost[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Cedar[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Elm[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name] [name]Yule[/name]

[name]Juniper[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Merrily[/name] [name]Christabel[/name]

[name]Faith[/name] [name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Maria[/name] [name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name] [name]Winter[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Christian[/name]

[name]Bianca[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Angela[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Esther[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Malachi[/name]

6 children:

DD (12) [name]Claire[/name] [name]Juniper[/name]
DD (8) [name]Mary[/name] [name]Lux[/name]
DS (7) [name]Theodore[/name] [name]North[/name]
DD (6) [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
DS (3) [name]Felix[/name] [name]Jasper[/name]
DS (2) [name]Malachi[/name] [name]Pax[/name]