Loveday was a common English medieval [name]Christian[/name] name. The name was originally bestowed on boys or girls on a [name]Love[/name] [name]Day[/name], a day appointed for a meeting between enemies and litigants with a view to an amicable settlement. The name is now only given to girls.
Name variations:
Leofdag (Old English)
[name]Lief[/name] Tag
Loveday originally came from Leofdoeg (Leof=dear, beloved;Doeg=day)
What do you guys think about this name?
What nicknames would you use?
If you had to use the name, would you use it on a girl or boy?
@flamingo Thanks for the response! It is rather a strange name. I was very intrigued by it when I first saw it. The history and usage is very interesting. If I HAD to use it, it would be feminine as well.
I’ve heard of Loveday being used in [name]England[/name] as a girls name. [name]One[/name] combination I’ve heard is [name]Violet[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] Loveday, which I thought was actually rather gorgeous! I wouldn’t use as a first name, but in the middle it’s quite pretty.
There’s a (female) character named Loveday in The [name]Secret[/name] of Moonacre, which is where I first heard it.
It sounds like it’s trying too hard. The Old English origin makes me like it slightly better; before I thought it was a trendy, made-up name in the vein of [name]Nevaeh[/name].
It’s too saccharine for me, but if I had to I’d use it on a girl.
Female, but it’s way too un-namelike for me to even take it seriously. I mean, for me, it’s like saying your name is [name]Peace[/name] Month or Kind Year. Maybe as a mn as it sounds a bit like an uncommon last name, but meh.
I think it could be a great mn or second mn for either a boy or a girl.
I’d probably be most prone to choose if my child were to be born on Valentines day (obvious I know but a great alternative to [name]Valentina[/name] etc), on the day I started dating my SO or on our wedding day (once we are married). That way it would have extra meaning to our family as well.
My first thought was [name]Jennifer[/name] [name]Love[/name] [name]Hewitt[/name] and then I thought about my friends grandmother, [name]Lovey[/name]. [name]Lovey[/name] is just such an endearing name/nn. I’d probably choose this over Loveday for a girl. For a boy I’d probably choose an older English version like Leofdag.
Thanks for the great responses! The general concensus seems to be that it’s too sweet and looks made up at first. I think that @sarahmezz I think [name]Violet[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] Loveday sounds gorgeous! It’s so classic, sweet, but also strong. I think Loveday works best as a middle name.
I like it. Loveday was eventually confined to Cornwall where it is still used- I grew up with several girls that had it as a FN or MN and I’ve been toying with it for a MN myself. Those I know with Loveday as a FN don’t have any NNs. Used exclusively for girls here, though [name]Lief[/name]/[name]Leif[/name] could make suitable alternatives for boys
