Hello!
My husband and I are expecting our first, long awaited, babe in early [name_u]January[/name_u]. We are having a tough time with girls names!
I’m looking for some names I haven’t thought of yet, and I like the idea of a wintery name that’s not obvious, but just has the vibe - kwim? (In other words, no [name_f]Holly[/name_f], [name_u]Noel[/name_u], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_f]Snow[/name_f], etc).
If it helps, I’m expecting our child to be dark haired, probably curly. I thought I liked classic, grandma names, but they’re proving difficult. We tend to be having the best luck with nature names. I definitely go for shorter names. [name_m]Just[/name_m] to give you something to go on, here’s what we’ve agreed on so far, although none of them are quite right, or have a wintery feel.
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] - so far this is the only name that really speaks to me.
I really like [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f] and [name_f]Alice[/name_f] from your list. They may not give a wintery feel necessarily but they don’t give a strong feeling of another season- which is maybe a better focus. [name_f]One[/name_f] name that makes me think [name_u]Winter[/name_u] is [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], since it can mean “born at [name_u]Christmas[/name_u].”
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]- means white
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]- means white
[name_u]Whitney[/name_u]- means white
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]- means white
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]- ski association
[name_u]Demeter[/name_u]-the ancient Greek goddess of fertility and the harvest, but she was also the deity responsible for creating winter
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]- [name_u]Demeter[/name_u]'s daughter who was taken to the netherworld for 6 months a year, thus causing [name_u]Demeter[/name_u] to create winter
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]- Welsh word for snow
[name_u]January[/name_u] (kind of obvious)
[name_f]Neve[/name_f]- from the Latin for snow
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]- star
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f]- a carnation is [name_u]January[/name_u]'s flower!
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]- February’s flower
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]- you had mentioned your child would most likely have dark, curly hair, but though this name’s meaning involved fair color, you could choose to interpret it more like the light color of the snow
[name_f]Neva[/name_f]- spanish for white snow
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]- this one is sort of obvious, but I thought I’d throw it in there because you hadn’t mentioned you’d thought of it. [name_u]Early[/name_u] [name_u]January[/name_u] makes me picture both [name_m]New[/name_m] Year’s and [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]. And if [name_f]Eve[/name_f] is too obvious, then how about: [name_f]Eva[/name_f] (pronounced either ee-va or ay-va), [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], or [name_f]Evangelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] from The Nutcracker ballet could be nice. It’s short, sweet, and has a classic feel. And it’s a name that one might not necessarily connect to winter immediately.
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
Some suggestions for you -
[name_f]Neve[/name_f] (snow), [name_u]Nevada[/name_u] (snow-capped), [name_f]Misty[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Lux[/name_f] (reminds me of twinkling lights on a dark, wintery night), [name_u]Hollis[/name_u], [name_f]Rima[/name_f] (white frost), Lumi (snow), [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] (white), [name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f] (white), [name_f]Angelique[/name_f] (angel), [name_f]Alba[/name_f] (white), [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] (white circle), [name_f]Jenna[/name_f] (white shadow), Caelia (heavenly, starry sky), [name_f]Plum[/name_f] (warm plum pudding on a winter’s night), [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] (star), [name_u]Frost[/name_u], [name_u]Storm[/name_u], [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] (white), [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] (fiery), [name_f]Arwen[/name_f] (white).
Some winter plants - [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], [name_f]Orchid[/name_f], [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Camellia[/name_f], [name_f]Freesia[/name_f] and [name_f]Aster[/name_f].
Wishing you all the very best in your naming journey.
I’ve been liking [name_f]Icy[/name_f] these days. It is an old name pretty common at the turn of the 20th century (1880s to the 1920s). I like [name_f]Icy[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. Perhaps with an I.C. initial set. [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] nn [name_f]Icy[/name_f].